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Okay i am not quite sure if this is the right foruum for this so fel free to move this if you want.
I have taken Trimipramine a few times before when the major depression part of my Bipolar disorder got really bad. A few times i was put on a lowish dose of say 50-75mg's of trimipramine with the anti-depressant my doc feels most comfortably to Bipolar patients which is Bupropion. And yes i know taking 2 different anti-depressants if you have Bipolar is asking for it but i've never had a problem with it. I find Bupropion to work great at treating SAD and the can't stay awake, extreme fatigue type of depression but it really get's bad Bupropion or even Bupropion mixed with Lamotrigine and Quetiapine doesn't completely pull me out of the funk. Adding Trimipramine to my med combo or taking it as the sole anti-depressant does tend to work plus it actually helps me get what i would call restful sleep just like Amitriptyline another Tricyclic that helped me did.
I have read that along with it's anti-depressant properties it also act's as a mild Anti-psychotic. In one trial i read it didn't seem as potent or work as good as the moderate potency typical Anti-psychotic Perazine although it did demonstrate anti-psychotic activity. I was wondering how potent of a anti-psychotic it is compared to weaker anti-psychotics such as Methotrimeprazine and Periciazine.
I have taken Trimipramine a few times before when the major depression part of my Bipolar disorder got really bad. A few times i was put on a lowish dose of say 50-75mg's of trimipramine with the anti-depressant my doc feels most comfortably to Bipolar patients which is Bupropion. And yes i know taking 2 different anti-depressants if you have Bipolar is asking for it but i've never had a problem with it. I find Bupropion to work great at treating SAD and the can't stay awake, extreme fatigue type of depression but it really get's bad Bupropion or even Bupropion mixed with Lamotrigine and Quetiapine doesn't completely pull me out of the funk. Adding Trimipramine to my med combo or taking it as the sole anti-depressant does tend to work plus it actually helps me get what i would call restful sleep just like Amitriptyline another Tricyclic that helped me did.
I have read that along with it's anti-depressant properties it also act's as a mild Anti-psychotic. In one trial i read it didn't seem as potent or work as good as the moderate potency typical Anti-psychotic Perazine although it did demonstrate anti-psychotic activity. I was wondering how potent of a anti-psychotic it is compared to weaker anti-psychotics such as Methotrimeprazine and Periciazine.