Anyone heard of or used trimipramine?

[Concerned39]

My psych. just took me off trazadone and replaced it with this drug.I have never heard of it before.The traz. was taking a long time to wear off the next day and I was still waking up at night for as long as 3 hours or so. He feels this will keep me asleep all night.Any experiences?

[mudhound]

None here. The wife has taken a LOT of meds in the past. But not that one.
Ask the Dr.

[Concerned39]

I am on my second day after taking trimipramine and do not like it at all.I slept through the whole first night but woke up feeling doped and tingling in my body and a hangover like effect.The second night I spent the whole night on the edge of falling asleep but never quite making it there.I still woke up with a groggy feeling and a bit of tingling.It finally now is wearing off and this is after my second sleep of the day and it is 2:44 in the afternoon.I think I will go back to trazadone as at least it helped me sleep some and I still woke up with a tired hangover but it wasn't a drugged feeling.And it did help me sleep some.So here we go again.....All in the name of trying to sleep for a full 8 hours.I am a basketcase if I do not get a proper amount of sleep and my bp2 effects me more.I am on medical disability as I can not work- to many mood swings and too much tiredness- and can't handle stress to well.So I know it is not a major setback, but my sleep is my treasured time.I sleep usually 8-10 hours a night (off and on) and I still have to sleep for a couple hours in the afternoon.You would think that sleep would be the last thing I would need.But not so....Would like to remember what energy feels like as I have been in the depression phase for a long time now and don't seem to be coming back up.I miss my almost mania days when I felt like I was going to burst from excitement.I liked those days.

[analog2000]

I know it's frustrating, but remember, sometimes the side effects lessen or even go away completely after a few weeks. Maybe keep trying? I know, it feels like life is just one big trial and error!

Good luck

[BrianKosh]

This doesn't help u, however it is in an antidepressant family known as
" tricyclic antidepressants ".. doesn't say much, except becareful with the grace period between this and other types of antidepressants, u should not have any issues between trazadone and the trimipramine, but ssri's such as paxil and zoloft are another story. u may have dry mouth once in a while, and depending on dose and manufacture, it may knock your lights out at bed time.. (which is actually a good thing). Ask the dr AND a pharmacist for POSSIBLE side effects. I took a drug within the same family but not the one u are being prescribed. (Amitriptyline - side effects were dry mouth and memory issues.. but the memory issues could be caused anything including the depression itself.)

good luck

Originally Posted by Concerned39

My psych. just took me off trazadone and replaced it with this drug.I have never heard of it before.The traz. was taking a long time to wear off the next day and I was still waking up at night for as long as 3 hours or so. He feels this will keep me asleep all night.Any experiences?