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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).

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Other 1 0
Pain 1 1
Insomnia 1 1

See 1 patient currently taking Imipramine

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 100%
Mild
0 0%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Constipation
1 100%
Weight gain
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  75 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Imipramine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
1 100% Did not seem to work: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Imipramine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Imipramine

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

Stopped Taking Imipramine

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on March 20, 2010.