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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).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Depressed mood 15 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 10 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Bladder problems 8 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Pain 8 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Fibromyalgia 7 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Anxious mood 4 0

See all 55 patients currently taking Imipramine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 5
Moderate
 6
Mild
 3
None
 12

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

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 8
Difficulty with orgasm 3
Constipation 2
Weight gain 1
Blurry vision 1
Dry eyes 1
See all 24 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Imipramine. See all 15 dosages ►

  daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 50 mg daily 70 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 11 Number of Patients: 11 2 Number of Patients: 2 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 7 Number of Patients: 7 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Imipramine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 12   Did not seem to work: 44%
Side effects too severe 9   Side effects too severe: 33%
Doctor's advice 5   Doctor's advice: 19%
Other 3   Other: 11%
Expense 2   Expense: 7%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 7%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 4%

See all 26 patients who’ve stopped taking Imipramine

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

Currently Taking Imipramine

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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

Stopped Taking Imipramine

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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 Imipramine

Always
 25 96%
Usually
 1 4%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Imipramine

Very
 2 8%
Somewhat
 1 4%
A little
 4 15%
Not at all
 19 73%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Imipramine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 12%
< $25
 15 88%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.