Clomipramine v.s. Fluvoxamine ?

[MedicinalUser247]

Which one do you think is a better antidepressant ?

 

[Smyth2]

Fluvoxamine, Caproxamine, & Clovoxamine are the main ones to consider.

Also consider Erocainide & Stirocainide & Dridocainide.

Any benzophenone or acetophenone can potentially work to form an oxime.

If you want one that is easier to synthesize at home let me make you a suggestion.

AO3 was the most active in the series.

Bozdağ, Oya; Gümüşel, Bülent; Demirdamar, Rümeysa; Büyükbingöl, Erdem; Rolland, Yves; Ertan, Rahmiye (1998). "Synthesis of some novel oxime ether derivatives and their activity in the ‘behavioral despair test’". European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 33 (2): 133–141. doi:10.1016/S0223-5234(98)80038-X.

 

[Smyth2]

I have some clomipramine I have here that I ordered online. please don’t offer to give sources. - Skorpio

150mg is usually enough if taken in the morning but I find if I take it with some isoniazid it boosts the effects slighly (although isoniazid is not strong enough to function as a MAOI).

I tried my friends Faverins when I was a teenager and they were really strong but probably because my body had not built up a tolerance at that age.

I would say your best bet is to try both of them and see which of them you prefer.

 

[MedicinalUser247]

So... Out of all of these molecules which one do you think is best to work on compulsion ?

 

[MedicinalUser247]

I would think Clomipramine, correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Smyth2]

my friend was given Faverin (luvox) for OCD from the age of about 12.

I think fluovoxamine is one of the best medicines that they do for OCD.

Another medicine that was very strong for me was Escitalopram (Lexapro), which I only took for 2 months.