Anyone have any experience with taking Clomipramine/Anafranil? It's a new medication that my doctor is having me try out and I've never heard of it. As you guys well know by now I really am against medication. But once again, I give up and I am beginning to realize I can't win this fight without medicine. I can't seem to get the hell out of this fog and obsessing thoughts n crap all the time. It's annoying and I spend a majority of my time just lying in bed and thinking about
EVERYTHING but yet doing Nothing. I just do things out of necessity, it's gotten to the point where I just don't enjoy anything.
Anyways, does anyone have feedback on this drug personally from experience? I read up on it a little bit and it says it can increase nervousness (*** why would he prescribe me a drug that makes it worse), it can increase unwanted thoughts (ditto), increase suicidal thoughts (not currently having them, but have had them in the past, so yet again....***)
Any info on this would be greatly appreciated. I'm kind of upset though about my current psychiatrist though, I asked him if works with a psychologist that maybe I could also see for therapy because our schedules don't really mesh too well with one another. He said no that if I'm under his care then I'm under his care. I really deeply want to be able to get on with my life and feel normal again more then anything and would love to do so medicine free. But with this current doc I'm seeing he believes medicine is the only way. I'd like to be able to find a psychologist who works in conjuction with a psychiatrist to try and get the best treatment but nobody around here seems to do that. I have heard that some docs do this, anyone have any tips on a good site to look up a good psychologist/psychiatrist in your area? I'm thinking about switching because honestly I just don't feel like I'm getting much out of the appointments besides just walking away with medications.