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Imipramine Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Tofranil
What is Imipramine?
Imipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant used for the treatment of depression; treatment of nocturnal enuresis in children. Off label it is used as an analgesic for certain chronic and neuropathic pain; panic disorder; and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken |
# of patients
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fibromyalgia | 6 |
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3 | ||
| Chronic pain | 3 |
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2 | |||
| Other | 1 |
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1 | ||||
| Depression | 1 |
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1 | ||||
| Bladder problems | 1 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Side effects too severe
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4 | 80% |
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 40% |
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Other
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1 | 20% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- phnx3
- Sex: F
- Pain: Most
- Fatigue: Some
- Sleep: None
- Stiffness: Most
- function: Most
- external_stress: Little
- Stickman: some
- Description:F56y
- FM:2y Dx
- CFS:2y Dx
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- phnx3
- 20 mg daily
- since May 01, 2009
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Efficacy
Can't tell
for Fibromyalgia
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Side Effects
Severe
- Advice/Tips Beware taking this drug if you have a "dicky" thyroid gland - it puts too much stress on it. See full evaluation
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Report created on March 18, 2010.