There are 59 ratings for the drug: ANAFRANIL in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for anafranil: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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4	OCD,PSTD,DEPRESSION,ANXIETY	constipation, dry mouth, sleepy, extreme thirst, heart burn, acid reflux	rampant thoughts have left, ocd still there when i get extremely agitated, but the racing obsessive thoughts are tamed, i can't believe how quiet my head is. Depression and suicidal thoughts, still lurk in the shadows.	F	34	3 months		1/31/2010
5	OCD	Side-effects as to be expected from a TCA: dry mouth, little sedation (got less after weeks), obstipation and ... no orgasm anymore	Life-safer. First time I visited a psychiatrist I was diagnose as bipolar disordered because I decribed my thoughts as "racing" and got a terrible acathisia on SSRI's which he thought to be hypomaniac symptoms. Took me 8 years to get rid of that diagnosis. I'll save you that story. Anafranil made the violent, sexual thoughts, the continuous doubt and need to position things "right" and the need to "confess" so much less. Adding a little risperdal (0.5 mg) made things even better! Symptoms are 60% less and I can have a professional life again! Damn that anorgasmia though ... but it is worth it. I actually don't really understand why TCA have this bad reputation; I personally find them even to be better tolerated than the SSRI's, that for sure.	M	32	6 months		1/6/2010 Email
5	Depression/OCD/Social Anxiety	Constipation and slight dry mouth. Higher sex drive which is not usual in anti depressants.	Works GREAT for OCD and Depression. Also helps a bit with anxiety! I went on this drug about 18 months months ago and my life completley turned around. I felt like I needed a break from it a few months ago so came off it. I was feeling fine for about 6 weeks then all of my symptoms came back, especially severe depression. I have gone back on it now and realised I need this medication at this point in my life. I have to put up with the side effects because this is the only drug I have had that has been effective.	F	22	18 months		1/5/2010
5	depression	weight gain, sleepiness	It changed my life, now I´m a happy person again. It is the best medicine by far.	M	31	5 years		1/4/2010
5	FOR ANXIETY WITH OBSESSIVE THOUGHS	DRY MOUTH,CONSTIPATION,HEART BURN	I HAVE TRIED MANY OTHER ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND HAVE NOT HAD SUCCESS WITH THEM LIKE ANAFRANIL.I AM ABLE TO WORK AND HAVE A NORMAL LIFE. I HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THIS DISEASE ON AND OFF SINCE I WAS TWENTY ONE.	F	43	10 years		12/19/2009
5	OCD/depression	constipation, weird dreams, difficulty losing weight	I rather be overweight and happy than thin and miserable. Really helped with both depression and obsessive thoughts,	F	56	2 years		9/24/2009
1	OCD phobias and panic disorder	I wanted to revise my previous comments.I took this for almost 3 months and got worse on it,manic,racing thoughts,shaking,worsening of my OCD and anxiety.This durg worked for me for 6 years,but doesnt anymore.I pray I never have to take another antidepressant of any kind,they have all be horrible.I will stick to my Ativan and my therapy,but most of all will stop this madness on my own.Hope you all have better results than I did this time around.		F	44	90 days		8/22/2009
2	Anxiety, OCD, Panic Attacks	Terrible nausea, zero energy, and extremely sleepy, Zombie-Like state, very dry mouth.	I have tried to go on this drug twice without success due to the bad side effects. I was only on it twice for 2 days each but could not handle the horrible feelings. May work for some but not for me. I even had to special order this drug since it is not readily available at most pharmacies.	M	63	4 days		8/6/2009
4	Social Anxiety & Paranoia	Sweating more (head),dry mouth,sudden movements of hands when sleeping,lower sex drive & Weight Gain	Has helped me quite a bit through anxiety	M	44	2 years		8/5/2009
5	OCD Anxiety Disorder	I took this drug over 10 years ago for 6 years.It saved my life.I have had horrible phobias since I was 5.It took all of that away.I stopped due to the incredible weight gain and profuse sweating.Now I find myself in really bad shape from phobias again and have gone back on it.The side effects I have now are in the morning, dry mouth,slight dizziness,shaking/tremors,hot flushes all over my body.Im on 25 mgs now and am going to bump up to 50 soon.It has already helped some and I've only been on it 2 weeks.If you can get past the side effects,it is the most effective drug for OCD.	Does anyone else have excessive thirst or bad taste in their mouth from this?	F	44	2 weeks		7/24/2009 Email
5	BPD; depression; ocd	spontaneous, tic like, random movement of my muscles (extremities); "busy mind" when I sleep - wake up feeling refreshed but not enough sleep (like I will wake after just a couple hrs of sleep); agitation in the manner of nervousness/restlessness, not anger like agitation.	Of all the meds I have ever taken for depression this one seems to help me the most, but now after 1 1/2 months I am starting to get side effects	F	46	7 weeks		6/21/2009 Email
1	Depression, Anxiety ,Panic attacks	Paranoia, Dizziness, Did not sleep Head ache, Lack of hunger, Heart feels like its beating wrong, Jittery, equilibrium is off Horrible feeling		F	23	2 days		6/19/2009 Email
5	Depression/Anxiety	Sweating, weight gain (about 20 lbs) other than that none really.	I have tried all SSRI's and this so far is the best. I take 100-150 mg per day. I was surprised because alot of the pharmacies don't even carry it anymore. Helped my anxiety, obsessive thoughts, which in turn eased my depression. I would highly recommend it.	F	55	7 months		6/10/2009
5	Depression/Anxiety/Depersonalizatio	None as yet	I have tried Aropax/Zoloft/Luvox/Clonoazepam/Xanax and more recently Cymbalta - most of these with valium, as needed to varying degrees. The side effects of these drugs as well as there inefficacy has led me to try Anafranil - Having only been on this drug for about a week i have felt much better! Less distracted and able to concentrate on uni, and the people i care about.	M		6 days		5/13/2009
5	OCD/disturbing reoccurring thoughts	Constipation, Sleep ALOT, no orgasm, black out when stand up too fast	LOVE it. I've been having awful thoughts for many years and I had no idea that anything could stop them. Anafranil has saved my life. I no longer go to sleep fearful, so far, so good.	F	21	1 months		3/16/2009
4	Trichotillomania	I don't remember any minor side effects, but I had a real problem with mental confusion, to the point that I stopped this medicine even though it was working. It was like functioning on 3 hours sleep - my short term memory was shot and I had trouble recalling passwords and facts.	This drug is amazing for OCD and trichotillomania. I took a pill and within minutes had zero desire to pull. I stopped taking it because I couldn't tolerate the mental confusion but I'm not sure if it it is a brief side effect that gets better over time or not. I plan on trying it again soon because I need the help.	F	31	2 weeks		3/15/2009
5	suicidal depression, anxiety, OCD	25 years experience. Works very well but side effects keep me trying other meds. Yet always a relief to get back to clomipramine (anafranil). Anticholinergic effects include acid reflux leading to scarring of esophagus and inability to swallow many foods without simultaneously drinking lots of warm/hot water, necessitating so far 2 outpatient operations to stretch esophagus. No sexual dysfunction for first 12 years but now severe (depending on dosage, as is libido loss) as I age. Reflux plus dry mouth anticholinergic effect have caused bad tooth decay. Bloating and weight gain. Mental confusion and difficulty urinating on higher doses, i.e., over 100 mg daily sometimes, but at other times fine on 165mg. Constipation, sweating, trembling, imbalance were mainly issues in the earlier years during which I often experienced some borderline serotonin syndrome.	Saved my life for sure. I was hospitalized, so they could go straight to 150 mg, and by the 4th day I felt great. Maintains a real sense of well-being. Still have intrusive obsessional thoughts at times, but now I'm almost detached from them and they pass quickly. I keep trying to lower the dose because of side effects, and success depends upon changing life circumstances, seasons and how much anti-anxiety meds I am prescribed. Tricky, but I've done this often enough I don't have to wait to feel suicidal anymore to know I need to increase my dose. I've been on as little as 40 mg daily for 2 months and as much as 200 mg daily when things aren't going well, soon tapering to 150 due to borderline serotonin syndrome. A dose increase like this after falling into depression is like being plucked out of hell into a state of grace, no exaggeration. My average daily dose is 75-90 mg. Also really helps against anxiety and insomnia. Higher doses are the best painkiller ever for my bad back. My generic is APO. Once I filled my Rx at a different pharmacy and sunk into a severe depression. I hadn't noticed the generic was GEN. My shrink said that generic had that reputation. Why don't these dummies tell you these things beforehand? I've also never had a doc tell me about tooth decay from dry-mouth-causing drugs. Drinking water, etc. isn't enough. Dental hygienist says you need a salivary enzyme replacement toothpaste and/or mouthwash, e.g., Biotene.	M	62	25 years		3/13/2009
3	OCD and depression	Dry mouth, Dizziness when standing up, nausea, diarhoea, constipation, drowsiness, twitching muscles and hands, indigestion- this drug is quite acidic, edgy feelings after being on it a while, increases anxiety and skipped heartbeats, fatigue for first few weeks- wears off. Upon forgetting to take it I had nasty side effects, i sweated profusely, shortness of breath, frequent toileting, alerted feeling, a little panicky at times from the high temperature. I find this particularly nasty, the physical addiction our body goes into.	I think Anafranil is good for anyone with acute anxiety condition or panick disorder like me. Panic disorders can be hard to treat, but not impossible, it can be gotten rid of for long periods thank God. But its a strong drug even at 225mg a day, forgetting to take it for 3 days i thught i had a stomach bug and flu. I was throwing up and toileteing frequently. I feel these drugs are good for as long as you need to take them and no longer. I feel that with prolonged use side effects would increase. I really dont like the edgy feelings ive been getting with cramps in my gut. I certainly hope toc hange it and recieve therapy from a HSE in crises.	F	30	9 months		3/2/2009 Email
5	ocd anxiety	dry mouth sweating not sure if the rest was me or the drug		M	54	27 days		2/18/2009 Email
4	OCD,panic,GAD,Mjr depresion,moods	dry mouth, spaced out, decreased sex drive. Feeling sleepy and zombified. Fatigued, numb, frequent UTIs, constipation, tremors, feeling of not being myself.	Have tried just about every other medication and nothing helped. This actually works. Sometimes i find the side effects are a bit too much to deal with but would rather have them than my original problems. Don't know what i would have done without anafranil. It saved my life.	F	30	10 years		2/3/2009
5	OCD, anxiety, depression	difficulty urinating, constipation, dry mouth, decreased libido, difficulty ejaculating, sleepiness	Highly effective drug but with many bothersome side effects and a really nasty withdrawal. I would certainly reccomend it to anyone whose symptoms are severe and wants to be relieved no matter the price.	M	29	8 months		1/27/2009
2	social anxiety	shakeiness all over,esp in hands and neck,blurred vision,headaches,increased anxiety,difficult to sleep.not on it long enough to experience no ejaculation,but its common.	not the drug for social anxiety!we spend our lives trying to hide anxiety from others and this maks it tenfold.i think my shrink was going through his med book 1 by 1-have exhausted all the ssris,tried moclomebide,and duloxetine,neither worked. im trying to get him to put me on nardil,the "gold" standard for sa...we shall see....feel free to contact me	M	43	7 days		1/4/2009 Email
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5	OCD	Surprisingly few. A little dry mouth, but only for short periods of time	I have tried all SSRIs other than Celexa. They just didn't cut it. Prozac worked well until poop out after 17 yrs. Anafranil was different (better). With my first dose I could tell the difference. Calming. Now up to 150 mgs and loving it. Don't hesitate if you have stubborn OCD.	M	58	5 weeks		11/26/2008 Email
4	OCD, anxiety depression	low sex drive; dry mouth, occasional dizziness upon abruptly standing up, occasional facial flushing. Of these side effects, the dry mouth, dizziness, and facial flushing diminished as time went on, and in sum these 3 problems have been quite minor. The low sex drive, however, has been problematic, and must be addressed.	Struggled with OCD/anxiety symptoms, along with mild depression, from about age 20 onward (though intermittent symptoms appeared earlier). These problems gradually worsened as my 20s progressed. At around age 30, due to some adverse experiences, I developed a couple of new obsessions that caused my condition to worsen rapidly and substantially. Over a period of 4 years, I tried, in various doses and combinations, Luvox (fluvoxamine, I believe), Celexa (citalopram), Wellbutrin, and Effexor (the most effective of this group), and received only minimal benefit. As a "last ditch" attempt to resolve my problem, believing it was something I just had to learn to live with, I tried Anafranil (clomipramine) and within three days began to feel some improvement: the intense tightening I would feel in my chest whenever an upsetting thought entered my mind was diminished--the first real relief I'd felt in 4 years. As the weeks passed, my symptoms improved further, and now the upsett	M	37	3.5 years		11/3/2008
5	ocd, anxiety, depression	none	I'm mainly trying to take this for anxiety and ocd, so far the drug has cleared my head a lot, everything is so much clearer at 50mg. It has done a little for my anxiety so far, I know doses from 100mg to 250mg are used for ocd, best drug taken I've also taken ssri's, cymbalta,klonopin,herbal remedies,abilfy, nardil and wellbutrin none compare.	M	21	7 days		10/22/2008
3	Gen.Depression Phobias OCD	Libido loss, dizziness, unoriented, too many questions unanswered (Imagining I'm in the right place to start answering them). Felt at my best as never before in my whole life and started rediscovering myself and my abilities. Then hallucinations(like seeing halos around people's faces). After the 1 month on this, then went in the manic phase and then totally totally out of control and tried to cut my wrist. I was lucky the damage on my wrist was minimal.	Well I had to be inserted in a psychiatric ward and doctors started experimenting doses of various drugs.	M	26	1 months		8/6/2008
5	Depression, BDD	Dry mouth, dizziness(1st weeks) loss of sex drive and orgasm (1st months), weight gain, drowsiness, constipation, vivid nightmares (when i forget to take it)	I felt better almost immediately after taking this drug. I have tried a number of SSRIs and other drugs without relief. This drug has completely turned my life around. Suicidal thoughts, days spent hiding in bed, frequent bouts of crying, are all bad memories. I have so much more energy and have developed a lust for life that I haven't had since I was young. Within months of starting this drug my life turned around - I got the job I'd dreamed of, I moved out of my parent's home, weekends started filling up again. Now I have a career, a full social life and am living independently. On the down side I have put on 10kg in 6 months. I went through a period of not being able to achieve orgasm but that has passed. And if I forget to take it at night I get bad nightmares. I also feel drowsy in the mornings and it takes me a while to wake up. All in all the positive effects far outweigh the side effects though.	F	26	6 months		4/19/2008
5	OCD	Dry mouth, constipation for a couple weeks, lower libido	Anafranil has worked the best of all the SRI's I have tried for OCD. I have tried Zoloft, Cymbalta, Lexapro and none made much of a difference, Anafranil is in its own league, it was night and day better than any other med I have tried. The dry mouth is the only real side effect that still bugs me along with occasional night sweats especially on my legs which is funky. Libido is lower and orgasm is more difficult but that isn't all bad!	M	27	4 months		4/12/2008
2	Anxiety and Depersonalization	Increased Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Sleeplesness, Ear Ringing, Pins and Needles in Body, Sore Throat, lengthened the time to reach orgasm.	I took Anafranil for Depersonalization and General Anxiety Disorder. For the first 7 days I felt absolutely Nothing. It's as if I was swallowing candy. But then on day 8 I started to feel very anxious a few hours after I took it. Also couldn't sleep very well. This medication usually makes people tired. But it had the opposite effect on me. It didn't make me any more tired than usual. It actually made it harder to get to sleep. Then on Day 9 I had a full blown panic attack after I took it. I thought I was going to have to call 911. My anxiety went through the roof and I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I was scared!!! The next day my left ear started ringing and I felt as if I was getting a sore throat. This stuff started doing some weird things to me, so I decided to stop taking it before the side effects got even worse. Medication can effect everyone differently. This just isn't the right one for me. Use at your own risk!	M	39	9 days		4/3/2008
5	Depression, Anxiety, Obsessions	Dry Mouth, Sweatiness, Longer time till orgasm	Within a week this medicine has near completely erased my depression, panic, anxiety and mild OCD. Each day gets better and I havent even made it up to 50 mg's yet. So much better than SSRI's and with fewer side effects - plus it doesnt numb you into hapiness, just amplifies everything good about life!		22	2 weeks		1/29/2008 Email
5	Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Paranoia	Dry mouth, Lowered libido, Increased sweating during excersize	Before Anafranil, my life seemed so chaotic. I was constantly fighting with my parents, struggling to meet demands at school, having friendship troubles due to reluctance to participate in large social groups and crowded events. Also, I would constantly obsess over the way I looked and had an overly cynical outlook/sense of humor, all while feeling guilty for no good reason, and believing that strangers were either critisizing my appearance or annoyed by my prescence. My old life seemed meaningless and it got to the point where all I cared about were a couple friends, any kind of illegal 'upper', and obsessing over my looks and my health. An insane asylum seemed appropriate, as I convinced myself that I was schizophrenic. I would skip class if I was late due to my phobia of being stared at when entering the classroom. I would tense up and begin a negatibe loop of thoughts concerning and obsess for days over what other students were saying about me behind my back (how arrogant of me);	M	19	8 days		1/29/2008 Email
5	depression, anxiety, obsessions	Dry mouth, slight fatigue, some sexual problems	I have only been on this medicine for a week and it has been a GODSEND!! After only four days I started feeling better and each day is an improvement on the last. I recomend taking this with huperzine A to counter the anticholinergic effects. This medicine puts zoloft/Prozac/lexapro to shame. The SSRIs have more side effects (don't believe the anti tricyclic marketing) and can barely come close to the fast depression relief anafranil has offered-much less the anxiety and obsession relief. This drug has cured my mind of all doubts, worries, obsessions and paranoia and has left me with clarity to concentrate and happiness to show compassion once again! If your afraid of the side effects, done be, just give it a try and your life as well as those of your loved ones will benefit !	M		7 days		1/28/2008 Email
5	OCD	Heavy sweating, very mild occasional dizziness	Works great for my symptoms. i have now been taking it for about two years.	M	45	2 years		1/14/2008
5	anxiety	I've taken 50mg in one dose in the morning for 2 months and have now got a very dry mouth, apart from that it has been very good.	This is by far the best med I've tried.	M	43	2 months		1/11/2008
4	ocd, panic	constipation, but i take movicolon for that now, previously sweating and probably weight gain, about 5 kilo's	i was on this medication for 6 years and it helped great against ocd, although i became a bit reckless with money. i stopped because i could only do a number 2 once a week and only after taking a laxative. i've went through terrible withdrawings(after 6 months), completely paranoid, bordering on psychois. i've started again 8 weeks ago, together with a very mild laxative prescibed by my gp, and i feel so much better. i just have to come to terms with the conspiraries i've come up with during my anafranil free period, and that's quite hard, because a very small part of me still thinks they are true. so be warned, once you're on anafranil there's no turning back (for me that is) i take 75mg retard tablet a day	F	39	8 weeks		1/10/2008 Email
4	OCD depression/anxiety	no effect on current anxiety problems, weakness, decreased sex drive, loss of orgasm, mania like symptoms in high dose	Other then the side effects it completely stopped my OCD, if you have OCD and you don't mind the side effects then this med is great. But the sexual problems completely sucked, so I wont be taking this anymore.	M	17	4 weeks		1/3/2008 Email
1	OCD, Depression	I was shocked. This was supposed to be the perfect med for me. It had worked for a relative with OCD. Moreover, the fact that I had comorbid depression and anxiety seemed to imply that it would be a great fit. In addition, the med was rated very highly by a lot of other people. Surprisingly, the med made me more anxious, irritated my nervous system to the point of making me feel like I was jumping out of my skin. It also did nothing to improve my poor appetite and intense fear of the future.		M	34	6 weeks		12/12/2007
5	OCD, Panic Attacks, Anxiety	1st Week: mild twitching, loss of appetite. Week 2 & subsequent: very few side effects other than excessive drymouth when nervous, sweating more when its hot, constipation & anorgasmia	This drug is wonderful. The benefits far outweight the side effects. It takes away obsessive thoughts & anxiety without taking away your personality. I started using Anafranil after SSRIs (zoloft) made anxiety & OCD worse. Feel free to contact me.	M	25	4 months		9/25/2007
5	OCD	I enjoy taking it since I know why I take it and that it alleviates my bad habits!! SMILE Plus I am not addicted to it - as like other drugs that I have taken for other issues.	I would recommend it for the correct diagnosis! When I first began taking it - I did notice a start of a little rash on my arm - however it has subsided!	F	30	4 years		9/21/2007
5	Depersonalization, anxiety, OCD	Altered taste perception, difficulty orgasming, reduced sex drive, tiredness	Completely removed anxiety symptoms, OCD under control and easy to snap out of when I'm stressed. Complete remission of Depersonalization.	M	42	8 months		8/15/2007
5	panic, ocd, depression, GAD	constipation	best medicine i have ever been on	F	27	1 weeks		8/14/2007
5	Dramatic mood swings, OCD, PMS	Leg twitching (primarly when falling asleep), extreme dizziness when rising too quickly, larger breast size but no weight gain, fatigue.	For me, this drug has outweighed the side effects--and if you have them, I encourage you to try and ride them out! I take 25 mg. at night along with 450 mg. of Wellbutrin in the morning. The awful mood swings I've had since childhood (about 25 years total) are under control for the first time...and the OCD is no longer debilitating. It rears its ugly head now and then, but it feels more like habit than anything else. There is no better feeling than feeling relatively free of OCD and suicidal thoughts. My boyfriend and family noticed the changes immediately and comment that they've never seen me "doing better" in my life. I hope you, too, experience the same, or better, level of freedom if and when you decide to take it. Also, I want to mention, DO NOT drink excessively (more than 3 drinks) if you take this medicine. I experienced my first complete blackout after drinking alcohol with clomipramine, not to mention vomiting, shakes, head pains and anxiety well beyond the realm	F	35	3 months		8/1/2007
5	for obsessive compulsive disorder	on high doses, twitching; now on a low dose and have no side effects;	I have gone on to live a completely normal life almost completely symptom free of OCD.	F	42	5 years		7/6/2007
5	OCD	Difficulty getting to an orgasm.	It has helped the OCD to a great deal. I've tried replacing it with Prozac, it didn't work at all. I switched back to Chlomipramine (Anafranil) again.			12 years		6/26/2007
5	Panic disorder (Severe)	Dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation and of course very reduced sex drive	This stuff works so much better than anything I have ever been on and I have tried most. Removes completely panic symptoms and greatly reduces anticipatory anxiety - fantastic med if only it didn't kill your libido. I am currently trying different meds, SSRI's - no good for me now on Moclobemide and sex drive back but so is panic! Will be going back on Anafranil ASAP.	M		4 years		7/30/2006
5	anxiety, depression, OCB, phobias	constipation, non existent sex drive, sleepiness, memory loss problems, weight gain.	Have tried so many other medications that didn't help at all and anafranil has taken away all mental issues. Was on 125mg and now on 50. Benefits far outweigh side affects!!!!	F	27	6 years		5/15/2006
5	yes	i gained alot of weight(about60lbs), slept alot 10-12hrs a day and had to take naps, blurry vision, i had no physical motivation and always felt lazy, dizzy spells, no sex drive or intrest in sex, sweated alot		F	31	5 days		4/30/2006 Email
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4	OCD and anxiety and social phobia	dry mouth and a bit dizzy when i get up to quick	anafranil has helped me a great deal	F	13	6 months		10/5/2005 Email
4	OCD	Constipation, lower sex drive.	Made my life better	M	29	5 years		2/25/2005
4	depression and anxiety	The first few days: dry mouth, blurry vision, heat flashes, sweating, anxiety, drowsiness, sedation, etc. After a few weeks: postural hypotension, constipation, weight gain.	This medicine works very fast. However, it should only be used for a short period of itme	F	22	3 weeks		2/24/2005
3	depression	Felt absolutely wonderful. Gained 28 pounds in 4 months and for this reason had to stop medication		F	58	4 months		2/24/2005
4	OCD	erectile disfunction, tiredness - sleep 9-11 hours per day	felt benefits within a few days, fewer side effects compared to Effexor	M	44	6 months		2/10/2005
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5	OCD anxiety	My 16 year old son uses this and he has shown literally no side affects at a 50-75Mg. dose. At first his heart raced some but that quickly disappeared.	My son has used it now for 1 year. This medicine is an older tricyclic that has a good track record for OCD. We are satisfied but if you use a little anxiety med with it like Ativan it seems to make it really work well.Helps greatly ,his obsessive thoughts	M	16	1 years		11/25/2004
5	Depression, Anxiety	Dry Mouth, Anorgasmia	I was suffering for about 5months from Depression, Anxiety, Phobia and Intrusive thoughts. I started to feel better 1 day after taking Anafranil (25mg). After 5 weeks, I increased the dose to 50mg daily. I feel much better. My anxiety symptoms and depression are gone, and intrusive thoughts have diminshed immensly. I'd reccomend this to anyone who suffers these symptoms.	M	41	8 weeks		6/18/2004 Email
1	depression	DRYNESS IN THE MOUTH	DIZZINESS	M	34	1 years		9/12/2003 Email
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