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What is Clomipramine?

A tricyclic antidepressant used to treat people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is also used, off label, in the treatment of depression, panic attacks and pain.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) 18 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Depressed mood 10 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Treat my mood condition(s) 9 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Obsessive thoughts 8 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Major Depressive Disorder 6 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 4 0

See all 42 patients currently taking Clomipramine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 10
Mild
 4
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Clomipramine

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 5
Weight gain 3
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 2
Sweating excessive 2
Sex drive (libido) decreased 1
Confusion 1
See all 21 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Clomipramine. See all 11 dosages ►

  daily 10 mg daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 175 mg daily 200 mg daily 225 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 9 Number of Patients: 9 6 Number of Patients: 6 7 Number of Patients: 7 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Clomipramine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 13   Did not seem to work: 48%
Side effects too severe 11   Side effects too severe: 41%
Doctor's advice 9   Doctor's advice: 33%
Other 4   Other: 15%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 4%
Expense 1   Expense: 4%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 4%

See all 26 patients who’ve stopped taking Clomipramine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Clomipramine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Clomipramine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Clomipramine

Always
 15 79%
Usually
 3 16%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Clomipramine

Very
 1 5%
Somewhat
 3 16%
A little
 5 26%
Not at all
 10 53%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Clomipramine

$200+
 1 9%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 18%
$25-49
 1 9%
< $25
 7 64%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.