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Anyone Taking Lofepramine?

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My doctor diagnosed me with PTSD along side depression and anxiety. So he prescribed me with some other tablets which was supposed to help me with all 3, but it made me stupidly tired and I couldn't function, so he prescribed me with Lofepramine instead.

I was on them for about a month but I got awful side affects which troubled me going to the toilet. Now I'm back on them after 3 weeks of being off them, along side with tablets to help me go to the toilet. Tonight will be my 3rd day taking it, and I'm really anxious to carry on with them but I know in the long run it will be worth it so I have decided to just force myself with taking them. I noticed a change in me when I was on them last time and my Mum even admitted to seeing me happier on them too. My doctor told me Lofepramine won't help with my anxiety or PTSD but it will help with my depression, but I noticed it did help a bit with them as well.

In the 3 weeks I was off them, I got major, massive anxiety attacks, one being Sunday just gone after I got back from a toddler group with my 19 month old daughter, and that is what told me I needed to start my medication. It took me 5 days from when I saw the doctor to get myself to start taking them again. I am a single parent so that doesn't help. My house is a complete mess at the moment so I hope when the Lofepramine tablets kick in, that I will get my energy back.

Just so it makes more sense, I think I have always had some kind of anxiety, but only the very minor, due to family problems as I grew up, I think it just depended what was going on whether I had it or not. The reason why it actually got so bad is because my daughter's father was really abusive to me. He emotionally abused me, neglected me, and there was a bit of sexual abusive. Whilst we were still together he held me by my arms so I couldn't move, it didn't hurt or leave a mark, but I thought if he can emotionally abuse me, neglect me and sexually abuse me then what the hell can he do next. So when I told my Mum he held me, she swore for me to never allow him in my house again. I stuck by that, and I'm glad I did.
 
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I was on desipramine for many years, for social anxiety. It worked well for me for quite a while, but severely dried my system out. Not sure if the meds are related.
 
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