IMIPRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE Reviews (IMIPRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.5 (106 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare IMIPRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR IMIPRAMINE HYDR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Migraines | None | Helps control vascular headaches. Reduced occurrences of headaches from one per week to less than three per year. I periodically try to reduce dosage to 50 mg per day, but eventually the headaches begin to return. 75 mg per day dosage controls the headaches without additional medication. | M | 66 | 24 years 25 mg 3X day | 4/13/2010 | 5 | major depression | M | 4 years | 3/9/2001 | 5 | Major Depression/Anxiety | dry mouth, low-to-no libido, insane sweet tooth, excessive sweating in summer, | Had terrible anxiety/panic attacks and depression for 8 months after my daughter was born. A GP had prescribed Elavil and Xanax, but that put me into a drug induced fog. I stopped the Elavil but continued the Xanax. Another GP told me to stop the Xanax, so I tried to do so but was unable to. I then got brave enough to see a psychiatrist who put me on Imipramine (25mg/day) and weened me off the Xanax. He gradually increased the dosage. It took about 10 weeks, but all of a sudden the black cloud lifted. Since then, i've been at a 250mg maintenance dose. About 13 years ago, my doctor tried switching me to Prozac. I gradually stopped he Imipramine while taking 20mg/day of Prozac. Once the Imipramine was stopped altogether, I felt like I couldn't sleep and had awful dreams that I would think about all day until I had new ones the following night. I spiraled back down very quickly. My doctor stopped the Prozac and put me back on Imipramine and ramped me up to 300mg/day. it took me about 10 months to get back to "normal". Imipramine is a miracle for me and well worth the side effects. | M | 54 | 27 years 250mg 1X day | 1/20/2011 | 5 | Major Depression and ADD | Dry mouth, Strange taste on mouth, more willingness to smoking, episodic memory fog and muscle weakness. | Great drug. It helped me with the depression and the excessive sleeping. My concentration is a little better, but I still need to take ritalin together to treat ADD. The muscle weakness, fogged episodic memory and loss of libido helps me to relax. | M | 21 | 4 months 75mg 1X day | 1/29/2012 | 5 | anxiety | M | 56 | | 7/6/2005 | 5 | depression, anxiety, ADD | drowseness | this medication is wonderful | M | 13 | 9 days | 4/16/2004 | 5 | Depression | I've experienced urinary hesitancy, and a minor decrease in libido. | This is a great drug. I was worried, at first, that it would decrease my range of emotions this was not the case. I can still feel sad I just don't feel sad all the time and without reason. Side effects have been very minimal although I was glad to read that a few other people have had some urinary hesitancy, and that my problem is in fact caused by the imipramine. As for the libido decrease it hasn't been a real problem at all and is just something I noticed, and not necessarily something I'm complaining about. This is such a great drug with a lot fewer side effects than SSRI's and it works really well. | M | 20 | 6 years | 3/31/2004 | 5 | Depression with Insomnia | I didn't notice side effects. I took the one capsule every night before bed, and it helps me sleep too. I guess the dry mouth occurs when I am sleeping. Anyway this is a great drug. | I tried SSRI's and new generation SSRI's but they caused a lot of weight gain, sexual problems, etc. Tofranil-PM is great. I learned about it on this message board. I am glad I read this board, and asked for Tofranil-PM versus regular Tofranil. The once a day dosing is much more convenient. Thanks everyone! | M | 33 | 6 months | 3/18/2003 | 5 | ADD | It definitely caused tiredness, I'm not sure, but it may have also caused some weight gain, reddness in the face, and a dry mouth (which causes you to have bad breath). I've been taking it for so long, that I don't remember if things were different before I took it. Also, I take a fairly low dosage (75 mg daily) so my side effects may not be as bad as others. | After I began taking this medication in the sixth grade, I went from a B and C student with tremendous difficulty studying, to being a straight A student. I'm going into my second year of college, and I don't know if I would have made it this far without the drug. I do know that for a brief period of time five years ago I was taken off the medication (the doctor said that I was cured of my ADD). My grades and studying habits took a nose-dive. | M | 19 | 8 years | 8/19/2002 | 5 | insomnia | A Dry mouth makes me thirsty often, but that also helps me remember to drink more water. | If take none, I sleep from 11pm until 3-4am. I can take 50mg and wake up about 5am or take 75mg to wake up 6:30am or take 100 MG and sleep in until 7 or 8am. | M | 57 | 17 years | 5/16/2007 | 5 | agoraphobia and social anxiety | dry mouth(for first few months, went away afterwards), constipation, brain fog, derealization, leg tremors and increased sweating | I couldn't get out of my house at times, and i couldn't travel father then 15 miles without having a panic attack. So I couldn't go on trips or very far away from my house. But since ive taken this its all completely cured for me. If you have these problems, then this could help you. | M | 17 | 8 months | 1/3/2008 | 5 | Depression | Dry mouth, hesitancy with urination, some constipation, decreased memory, often searching for the name or word I want, very new, STRONG craving for sweets (never cared for sweets prior to this) with 10 lb weight gain and increased difficulty achieving orgasm. | With all those side effects you'd think I would have stopped the drug by now, but this medicine saved my life. Been on/off various medications since age 16 yo. Been on SSRIs, Effexor, Wellbutrin, then 5 years ago finally tried on Imipramine and it is like a miracle. No longer depressed. Now able to have normal highs and lows like everybody else. No relapse yet. Would be very nervous trying to lower dose or doing a trial off the med. | M | 34 | 5 years | 11/7/2008 | 5 | eurinesis initially; mood disorder | dry mouth | My son has been taking this for 9 years since age 7. Initially he took it for bed-wetting but when I tried to wean him off, his previous "melt-downs" returned. I had thought this was a stage he was outgrowing. He had intensive implosive melt-downs prior to going on this drug. I realized that it was the same drug that cured my father from debilitating long-term depression and put two and two together. At age 11, my son stopped taking it cold-turkey without my knowledge. He suffered two days of nighttime hallucinations--very scary stuff. After that, he toyed with going off it again in middle school but decided that the anxiety he felt without it was worse than taking the drug. He only has dry mouth as a side effect. He has a really high iq and tests in the 99th percentile so I guess it didn't hurt his brain development. He does have a small stature and is skinny. I don't know if the medicine stunted his growth in any way. I would be interested in any comments from other long-term youth users of this drug to see if they had normal growth. He is 5 ft 8 inches which is a lot smaller than my husband and my brothers. | M | 16 | 9 years | 5/31/2009 | 5 | Major Depression/Anxiety | Dry Mouth, Weight gain, Head rush when standing up quickly, Constipation. | This drug has helped me to have quality of life. I first took it when I was 23 for Major depression and Anxiety. The weight gain and Dry mouth are the worst side effects, however I tried taking Zoloft and Prozac. Zoloft helped but not like this drug, and while taking Zoloft I experienced sexual dysfunction. Prozac gave me the worst headaches. I was able to be drug free for about six years and then had a relapse, so I started taking it again. Hope this helps someone who's looking for some direction. God Bless | M | 49 | 22 years | 12/26/2009 | 5 | over active bladder | dry mouth,dizziness, | M | 33 | 7 days 50mg | 3/26/2016 | 5 | Depression/Social phobia/Pain/ADD | Constipation, dry mouth, euphoria, weight loss (10 lbs), elation, drowsiness, dizziness, brain zaps, feeling stone (1 hour after taking it) | I started imipramine 3 weeks ago and it's by far the best antidepressant. My mood lifted almost instantly and the anxiety and social anxiety are completely gone. It allows me to sleep and it increased my sleep quality. I wake up happy and have the motivation to do what I have to do. It helps with concentration and ADHD. I take in combination with Vyvanse 40 mg, Lamictal 100 mg and Wellbutrin 100 mg twice daily. My quality of life is much higher than with other antidepressants I tried in the past: prozac, zoloft, Effexor XR, Celexa, Lexapro, Cymbalta, trazodone, Elavil, Abilify, etc. and nothing is comparable with Imipramine beside Anafranil which is very effective but have more side effects. The side effects are mild and will stay on imipramine for the rest of my life. | M | 37 | 3 weeks 75 mg 1X day | 5/6/2016 | 5 | Depression and anxiety | Bit of constipation, postural hypotention, dry nose. Don't bother me | By far the best AD I have been on. I went on everything in the late 80's through to the 90's. All the SSRIs, MAOIs and some anti psychotics. SSRIs take away anxiety but did nothing for mood and depression. Made me feel hostile sometimes and numb most of the time. I had far more side effects on the SSRIs The literature says that it is as effective for panic disorder as the SSRIs and slightly better for depression. New DRs tend to use newer drugs which is a mistake and maybe because of the marketing of the newer drugs. If you are getting a partial response, you might need to increase but persevere because I find that it is a subtle drug and might take a bit longer. Only one problem, I live in South Africa and in the last few years they only make the 10mg tablet. It is a hassle taking 15 pills at night :( | M | 48 | 20 years 150mg 1X day | 5/23/2016 | 5 | depression and anxiety | Had brain fog, loss of motivation, anxiety, mild constipation, loss of memory but all these went away within the first week.dnt have any noticeable side effects now | Had been on lexapro and sertraline before this. Lexapro did well but stops working every 2weeks. Since on imipramine i feel more positive emotions. I socialize more with friends. The drug has gradually improved my mood. Although I'm still hoping for more improvements since i ve taken it for just two weeks. I will recommend it for anyone. | M | 24 | 2 weeks 100MG | 3/31/2017 | 5 | Anxiety in response to panic | Side effects only in first few weeks. ( IBS symptoms on and off in first year or so. | Back in 1969 I was given LSD and had panicked on the drug. It left shocked up and had depersonalization / derealization for several months. I was subject to return bouts every so many years and felt like I could not be free of the fear of the panic and depersonalization. Then in 1986 science finally caught up with me. Started Impramine in fall of 1986 and within 3 months was a different person. I had to work up to high dose of 300 mg. Changed my life... fear of return of anxiety disappeared. On it now for 32 years and doing great.. Gave me my life back. | M | 67 | 32 years 300 | 7/3/2018 | 4 | Too many Nightime trips to bathroom | vivid, sometimes crazy dreams | sure seems to work | M | 62 | 2 days 75 mg 1X day | 5/10/2013 |
IMIPRAMINE HCL (IMIPRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE): This medication is used to treat depression. It is also used with other therapies for the treatment of nighttime bed-wetting (enuresis) in children. Using this medication to treat depression may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living. Imipramine can help your child control nighttime bed-wetting. Imipramine belongs to a class of medications called tricyclic antidepressants. It works by restoring the balance of certain natural substances (neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine) in the brain. For bed-wetting, this medication may work by blocking the effect of a certain natural substance (acetylcholine) on the bladder. FDA Approval Date: 1990-06-05 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)