Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 Eliza: I saw your post re Anafranil and wanted to put my two cents worth in. My son is on Anafranil for about 3/4 yr. When taking Anafranil your son should have an EKG and blood level taken each time the medication is changed, and then once stabilized about 3 to 4 times a year. The Anafranil can affect the rate of the heart beat, and if there are already heart conditions it might be able to exasperate the problem. The blood level is taken to make sure there is not too much Anafranil in the blood stream. This will be one of the factors in determining how much Anafranil your son will be able to take. My son (10 yo) takes 50 mg in the morning and 75mg at night. Tremor is also a side effect. My son's tremors got worse so the p-doc lowered his am dose from 75 mg to 50 mg a couple of weeks ago and it has helped a lot w/o any set backs with OCD, etc. My son also takes Risperdal which contributes to his tremors also. When nothing else worked, Anafranil did and I was glad I tried it. But everyone is different and re-acts differently to meds so do what's best for your son. I just wanted you to hear that it can be safe to use Anafranil if monitored correctly. Tamra Anafranil Judith - You mentioned that Anafranil affected your son's heart. How so? My son's doctor mentioned that as a choice for my son if and when we need a change. Thanks. Eliza in WI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 I have a question for anyone with experience with Anafranil. My father has OCD and is actually so severe right now he's been hospitalized. I know all of these meds take awhile to work, what has your experience been with Anafranil? Still 6-8 weeks before relief? Dina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 I have a 12 year old dd with OCD who has been on 100 mg anafranil for about a year. She was taking prozac which we decreased while increasing anafranil by 25 mg every 5 days. It was a little stressful with having to have before and after we hit the therapeutic dosage EKGs. I think the prozac helped with her anxiety and controlled the OCD when she was younger, as she was diagnosed at 5. Anafranil was originally designed for OCD. It is supposed to also help with attention problems, although I really did not see much help in that area. DD wants to stop her medications and try to deal with everything on her own. So we are just started tapering anafranil. Is anafranil the only med he is on? I would think that something for anxiety would help him gain some control. There are several other meds available. For some patients it takes a lot of trial and error. Other patients need combinations of medications. It is a slow process getting to a therapeutic level, but if the right medication it is worth it so the patient can function and be themselves. in Houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 solson2324@... wrote: > > I have a 12 year old dd with OCD who has been on 100 mg anafranil for > about > a year. She was taking prozac which we decreased while increasing > anafranil > by 25 mg every 5 days. It was a little stressful with having to have > before > and after we hit the therapeutic dosage EKGs. I think the prozac helped > with her anxiety and controlled the OCD when she was younger, as she was > diagnosed at 5. Anafranil was originally designed for OCD. It is > supposed to also > help with attention problems, although I really did not see much help > in that > area. DD wants to stop her medications and try to deal with everything on > her own. So we are just started tapering anafranil. > > Is anafranil the only med he is on? I would think that something for > anxiety would help him gain some control. There are several other meds > available. > For some patients it takes a lot of trial and error. Other patients need > combinations of medications. It is a slow process getting to a > therapeutic > level, but if the right medication it is worth it so the patient can > function > and be themselves. > > in Houston > > Sorry I didn't give more information, . My 11 yr. old has OCD > and we are pretty knowledgable with meds, but had no experience with > Anafranil. My father is currently tapering off Prozac and Remeron, > which worked for years for him and ramping up on Anafranil. I was > just hoping for quicker relief than an SSRI and thought I'd see what > other's experiences have been. It's no fun to be in a psych ward at > age 63 for OCD when you've had a handle on it for 30+ years. > > Dina > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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