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 |
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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | M | 53 | 1 days | 10/19/2013 | 5 | Severe OCD; Depression; Anxiety | Side Effects: Fatigue; Constipation; Good sleep; Good sex | M | 17 | 10 months 150 mg | 11/3/2013 | 5 | OCD | Loss of interest in sex, inorgasmia, impotence | Lifesaver for keeping OCD at bay, also stops my insomnia and allows me to wake up at a normal time without feeling groggy all day which I cannot do otherwise. Great feeling of being at peace. | M | 31 | 15 years 100mg 1X day | 12/27/2013 | 5 | ocd, anxiety, depression | I first took this medicine in 1992 when I was diagnosed with ocd, anxiety and depression. I felt well and lived a wonderful and productive life but when I became pregnant my psychiatrist told me I had to stop taking it as it was not a "safe enough" drug during pregnancy. After, I tried other anti-depressants but they always stopped working after a number of years. Finally, after having reached rock bottom a month ago, I asked my doctor about anafranil and believe it or not, from the first day I took the small dose of 25 mg, I felt a change in my head. I now am happy, healthy and the intrusive thoughts are almost gone and when they do appear, they disappear so fast and the anxiety associated with them is not there. Yes, there are some side-effects but there are with every medication. I would highly recommend this medication to anyone suffering from these illnesses. | M | 5 weeks 100 mg | 3/27/2014 | 5 | OCD. mood disorder. depression. | M | 18 | 1 days | 6/22/2014 | 5 | depression | Hypergydrose, tremor, low blood pressure, hypo-salivation. | This antidepressant only helped me. | M | 34 | 1 years 150 | 12/6/2014 | 5 | Ocd | M | 22 | 3 weeks 25 | 2/28/2016 | 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 | 5 | Ocd, depression, anxiety | No side effects | Most effective medication for me | M | 28 | 1 years 250-300 mg 1X day | 5/26/2021 | 5 | depression anxiety panic | slight constipation seems only one | helps very well with my mental problems | M | 68 | 2 years 10 mg 1X day | 1/7/2023 | 4 | Panic disorder | Sweating, weight gain, loss of libido | Works incredibly well for panic disorder but weight gain and loss of libido are severe. | M | 53 | 10 years 75mg 1X day | 8/24/2020 | 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 | 4 | Depression, anxiety. | Weight gain and bloating | It helped | M | 25 | 8 months 10 | 10/26/2016 | 4 | OCD, Depression | dry mouth, sedation, spaced out feeling, minor somnolence, rapid heart beat | So far, so good. I have been taking this medication since February 24, 2014, starting at 50 mg titrating up to 150 mg. I consider myself lucky because although I have experienced side effects with Anafranil, they have not been major. I take it at night and sleep like a rock. The sedation quality is good because I have been dealing with anxiety along with the OCD. I am able to shrug off my obsessive thoughts more easily, and I am starting to enjoy life again! | M | 43 | 5 weeks 150 mg 1X day | 4/3/2014 | 4 | panic attacks, obsessive thoughts | Weight gain, tiredness, sedation. | M | 20 | 1 years 100mg | 3/9/2014 | 4 | Excessive/Racing Thoughts/Stress | Erectile Dysfunction, tremor(Hand Shaking) | this is very good medicines for racing/excessive/speedy thoughts and good for insomnia(anxiety) with 75mg to 100mg--1hs | M | 34 | 1 days 75mg 1X day | 10/16/2013 | 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 |