ANAFRANIL Reviews (CLOMIPRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.7 (133 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ANAFRANIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ANAFRANIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Depression Panic Disorder | Felt this weird sensation like I had a weight sitting on top of my head. | Not beneficial for me but I understand it will improve OCD symptoms quite well. Watch out for blood disorder side effects | M | 50 | 9 days 25 MG 1X day | 9/30/2014 | 4 | OCD | Acid reflux | When I first started Anafranil, I started with one a day, and slowly increased to where I am now-- 4 a day. I initially didn't feel any difference until week 4 and it has seriously helped me. I get this "acid reflux" like feeling after I take them. I try to eat a little something before I take it, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. | F | 22 | 6 weeks 25mg 4X day | 10/7/2014 | 4 | Sexual disorder | Very bad constipation | F | 63 | 30 years 25mg 1X day | 10/13/2014 | 5 | depression | Hypergydrose, tremor, low blood pressure, hypo-salivation. | This antidepressant only helped me. | M | 34 | 1 years 150 | 12/6/2014 | 4 | Severe pure ocd and anxiety | Severe Weight Gain Acid Reflux | Saved my life but came off it because of weight gain but started on it back again. | F | 34 | 5 years 150 mg | 3/18/2015 | 1 | depressipn | Weight gain,comtsipation,sweating,sex problem,excessive sleepy, | Above effects occurs when i was using clomoprill for 3 years.but i have still side effects like weight gain and excessive sleep. Was doctor suggest rightly ,such long course for boy of 17 | M | 20 | 3 years 150 | 7/14/2015 | 1 | Tinnitus | Nausea, myoclonus, hypothermia, insomnia, anal itching. | I have been suffering from a low pitch tinnitus in my right ear for the past 4 years and have tried numerous drugs without much success. I thought I'd give this one a try after reading that tricyclic antidepressants have helped some people get rid of their tinnitus. Well, in my case we'll never know. The side effects were so bad (esp. the nausea, insomnia and hypothermia) that I gave up after only 4 days. The tinnitus bothers me, the Anafranil however made me really sick. You do feel high on this drug though so there's definitely an antidepressant effect there, hidden beneath all the nasty side effects. | M | 42 | 4 days 25 MG 1X day | 11/24/2015 | 1 | anxiety ocd | Sleepy | I found it really didn't do anything at all good or bad. Not sure if I needed to up the dose and stay on it longer. Could others please include the dosage they were on for ocd purposes. | F | 32 | 2 weeks 50 MG | 12/2/2015 | 1 | anxiety and depression | Shaky worse anxiety sick feeling crying all the time no relief. Dear God I need some relief from this medicine if my Dr. will not take me off I going to take my self off couldn't feel any worst from withdrawal. | I took this back in 1990's the Generic doesn't come close to the original. This is working in reverse of what it did at that time. Thanks drug companies always looking for ways to make money and don't really care about the patients. If you did you make it affordable and make back to the original. | F | 64 | 35 days 100 1X day | 12/7/2015 | 1 | OCD | Nausea, heart palpations, vision, sickness, dizzy, blood issues, | Took for one day insomia bad sickness to avoid this crap mellows you out but has sides | M | 24 | 1 days 25 MG | 12/21/2015 | 5 | ocd, anxiety, bulimia | nausea, acid reflux if I don't eat right after taking it | The only med out of 6 or 7 antidepressants I tried for my anxiety/ocd/eating disorder. I take dramamine for if I'm not the driver in the car. I feel SO much better than I have since I was 7 years old. My bulimia is totally gone. | F | 29 | 2 years 150 1X day | 1/13/2016 | 5 | Ocd | M | 22 | 3 weeks 25 | 2/28/2016 | 4 | Depression, anxiety. | Weight gain and bloating | It helped | M | 25 | 8 months 10 | 10/26/2016 | 1 | Depression and anxiety, thougts | Suicide attempts. Aggressive. Teeth pain. Erratic behaviour. Memory loss | Tried once before years ago and worked on a low dose, tried again and not helped at all. Still in a state of unreality and another psychiatrist took me off 200mg.He stated he would like me on 10/30max or not at all. I've since had propranolol but I've ceased all meds for time being. Currently got the and social anxiety. No purpose | M | 37 | 34 months 200 | 6/28/2017 | 1 | OCD an Depressin | Dry mouth, insomnia, pains in joints, burping, terribe constipation, increased depression | I did note a slight decrease in my OCD within a day or two, but the side effects such as insomnia made me feel worse and overall I got more depressed. I would rather have my OCD than put up with the terrible side effects. Celexa 20mg controls my depression well, by the way. | F | 49 | 5 days 50mg 1X day | 8/6/2017 | 5 | Anxiety, major depression, OCD | Constipation, Short term memory loss, hand tremor, weight gain... all minor but much better than not taking the medicine. | My Doctor quickly upped the dosage higher and higher. Over 150 mg at one point. I cut it down to 25 mg and kept it that was for many years. Now I have reduced it to 10 mg. Doctors like to increase the dosage but I feel fine now at 10 mg. My Doctor is aware that I cut it back. Anafranil is an old drug but was brand new when I first started. I tried the newer drugs but they don't work for me. Zoloft was terrible. I also tried Citalopram, Wellbutrin and others but for me I seem to do best with Anafranil. What works for one person won't always work for another. Anafranil is a miracle drug for me. | M | 49 | 32 years 10 1X day | 12/22/2017 | 2 | Depression & OCPD | Dry mouth, night sweats, sweating, ringing ears, dry eyes, loss of sex drive | M | 35 | 7 weeks 150 mg | 1/22/2018 | 4 | OCD/dermatillomania, Anxiety, depression | Dry mouth, brain zaps, night sweats,sexual dysfunction, tremmors, muscle twitching,insomnia | Side effects halted after 6-8 weeks of starting medication as well as with every dosage adjustment. Sexual dysfunction is still an issue a year later | F | 23 | 1 years 175mg | 4/17/2018 | 1 | ocd | Extreme insomnia,Excessive thirst, | M | 28 | 2 days 25 1X day | 8/17/2019 | 4 | Anxiety, PTSD | Unfortunately some anticholinergic effects are present. Dry mouth at the beginning, but that went away after a few weeks. A feeling of heart burn / reflux that didn't go away. Brain fog / cognitive impairment. This caused sexual dysfunction on a way different level than SSRIs, with almost complete anorgasmia. Also a slight increase in heart rate. | Really potent antidepressant, but with a number of annoying side effects. In my experience it packs quite a bit more punch that SSRIs. Go slow with the dosage increases, starting with 10mg for at least two weeks and then move to 25mg. The dosage often prescribed is WAY too high and won't increase effectiveness, but will markedly increase side-effects. Don't recommend going higher than 25mg as you already have very high binding to the serotonin and noradrenalin transporters at this dosage. Drug takes about 4 weeks to show it's full effect, and during that time you may feel worse. | M | 40 | 3 months 25 mg 1X day | 11/23/2019 |