I've only taken about 10mgs at night for a few days and already feel extremely weak with absolutely no energy. I've had a total thyroidectomy and take levothyroxine every morning. I can't take any ssris as one of them made me suicidal and had very bad reactions to every one I took. I don't normally what to do. The ssris caused severe burning sensations allergies over body which I still suffer from even on Clomipramine. Please any help would be appreciated.
Does clomipramine cause severe fatigue and weakness. I only take about 10mgs for a few days?
Question posted by L1sp on 16 Oct 2017
Last updated on 1 November 2017 by L1sp
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Thanks for your answers. I couldn't handle the severe weakness and fatigue and breathlessness caused by Clomipramine. It also started to cause irregular heart beats also my BP was always low usually at around 108/68
and my pulse was low 58 b/min,so I couldn't take it any more, the only good thing it did was completely remove my suicidal urges and the need to cut my self which was a great relief but the extreme weakness was also unbearable. So I stopped taking it for 3 days during which the feelings of depression which I can only describe as a strong feeling of nausea in my head started to occur which I couldn't handle.
My experience, on a far higher dose, was that the initial side effects wore off over about two weeks although I discontinued when I transferred back to an older medication that is more effective for me.
L1sp; yes this has been around for a long time and when you first start it you do feel real weak and tired but this only is for a short time this is why they start with a very low dose and it is a great choice for the few people that can't take the ssri's or snri's the most widely prescribed medications to date for most people it has nothing to do with kickbacks everyone is different and what works for one does not always work for another. But truly this class of drug is in a totally different group of medications and must adjust to it much faster than the ones that can't take the ssri's l1sp please remember part of what you are feeling now as your starting this new one can partly still be the withdrawal of the ssri you were on. And those symptoms are very rare with this medication. Please give it a little more time and you should balance out. If any problems check back with your doctor.
tricyclic antidepressants are well known for causing fatigue/weakness. Clomipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant. I can tell you if SSRI's don't agree with you (as they don't agree with most people, simply are prescribed for kick backs). If you're also looking for a medication class that will actually help panic disorder, Clonazepam (klonopin) of the benzodiazepine class has been a life saver for my Panic Disorder, GAD, PTSD. Along with Xanax 1mg. Both i've been on since 2011 and have been on the same dose. Tricyclic antidepressants are only going to worsen the symptoms you're having.
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