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:Yet it has definately helped my anxiety/panic. I am even :thinking of asking my doctor for appetite suppressant pills, either :prescription or over the counter. I walk 40 minutes for 4 or more :days per week as suggested by my regular MD, but can not follow the :diet due to my cravings. Dear Dan, Taking appetite suppressants will "not" help your anxiety though. Most are very stimulating, about the very last thing someone with anxiety needs 
I have diabetes and there are some things, well, actually many things I cannot eat. I make sure that I have a lot of acceptable things to munch on when those cravings hit and I`m tempted to be naughty. There is always sugar-free jello and sugar-free chocolate pudding in my fridge, lots of reduced fat cheeses and tons and tons of vegetables. Remember that the can is low in calories, fat and carbs, it comes in chocolate now and is out of this world. I add some to sf-jello, sf-pudding, sf-hot cocoa and to some of the flavored teas I have…..such as vanilla almond, it is yummy. Jackie ~*~"Strange, isn’t it? "Each man’s life touches so many other lives, and when he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?"~*~ ~ Clarence ~ George Bailey’s Guardian Angel from the film, "It’s a Wonderful Life" — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Dear Glynn, :I have been on imipramine for about 10years now for treating my panic :attacks and have had great success with this drug. I was recently in to see :a doctor to be tested for sleep apnea and he recommended that I talk to my :gp or pdoc about changing to a drug that is more cardiac friendly as I do :suffer from some tachycardia (88-106 beats/minute) and have experienced some :weight gain while on the imipramine. He is also concerned about the :abnormal heart rhythms that imipramine can cause as we age and feels now is :a good time to look at changing. Tachycardia is a heart rate of 100 beats or more per minute. Normal heartbeat is defined as 60-100 bpm. Even if you do get more than a 100 beats per minute, it doesn`t necessarily mean there is something wrong. Stress, physical illness, fever, exercise, certain medications and anxiety are just some of the triggers for tachycardia. I have no problem reaching a heart rate of over 100 when I have to go to the doctor Do you have any idea what is causing your rapid heart beat? How often do you have it? Your doctor is concerned about weight gain, yet he recommends switching over to an SSRI. All the SSRI`s have potential for weight gain, some are worse than others though. There is no guarantee that switching over to an SSRI will solve this problem. :He recommended Prozac, Zoloft or maybe Paxil as a good alternative to treat :panic attacks. Has anyone had good luck with any of these drugs for :treating panic, especially anyone that has been previously on imipramine. I :am a little leery of changing as I have had such good luck with the :imipramine and I don’t really notice the tachycardia but I am concerned :about my weight and future cardiac troubles, I guess I could try one of the 
ther drugs and always go back to the imipramine if it doesn’t work out. I have had great luck with paxil for panic disorder. I`ve been on it since March of 98 and was one of the fortunate ones that didn`t gain any weight from it. This is the only med I`ve been on for my anxiety so I have no advice to offer about an imipramine to SSRI switch. Being you have tachycardia, you may want to seek a second opinion from a cardiologist to determine what your cardiac risk would be if you stayed on the imipramine. I don`t know what your age is, but I do know a few people in their 50`s who are on a TCA and experiencing no problems. It`s a shame to be taken off a med that is effective because you "may" develop some side-effects down the road. Take care Jackie ~*~"Strange, isn’t it? "Each man’s life touches so many other lives, and when he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?"~*~ ~ Clarence ~ George Bailey’s Guardian Angel from the film, "It’s a Wonderful Life" — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi All, I have been on imipramine for about 10years now for treating my panic attacks and have had great success with this drug. I was recently in to see a doctor to be tested for sleep apnea and he recommended that I talk to my gp or pdoc about changing to a drug that is more cardiac friendly as I do suffer from some tachycardia (88-106 beats/minute) and have experienced some weight gain while on the imipramine. He is also concerned about the abnormal heart rhythms that imipramine can cause as we age and feels now is a good time to look at changing. He recommended Prozac, Zoloft or maybe Paxil as a good alternative to treat panic attacks. Has anyone had good luck with any of these drugs for treating panic, especially anyone that has been previously on imipramine. I am a little leery of changing as I have had such good luck with the imipramine and I don’t really notice the tachycardia but I am concerned about my weight and future cardiac troubles, I guess I could try one of the other drugs and always go back to the imipramine if it doesn’t work out. Comments welcome and needed. Cheers, Glynn
Glynn, PLEASE, let us know what medicine you are switched to from imipramine. I have been on it about a year now and the weight gain for me has been terrible. Yet it has definately helped my anxiety/panic. I am even thinking of asking my doctor for appetite suppressant pills, either prescription or over the counter. I walk 40 minutes for 4 or more days per week as suggested by my regular MD, but can not follow the diet due to my cravings. I wish you very best and please don’t forget to let your friends here know. Feel free to email me personally. You’re the one I have counted on here for the imipramine information as you are such a long time user of this med. THANKS Dan — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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I’m on Celexa, Glynn, but just started. So far, no bad side effects at all and I hear it’s supposed to work well. Whatever you decide, I wish you the very best. Hugs, Di
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi All, I have been on imipramine for about 10years now for treating my panic attacks and have had great success with this drug. I was recently in to see a doctor to be tested for sleep apnea and he recommended that I talk to my gp or pdoc about changing to a drug that is more cardiac friendly as I do suffer from some tachycardia (88-106 beats/minute) and have experienced some weight gain while on the imipramine. He is also concerned about the abnormal heart rhythms that imipramine can cause as we age and feels now is a good time to look at changing. He recommended Prozac, Zoloft or maybe Paxil as a good alternative to treat panic attacks. Has anyone had good luck with any of these drugs for treating panic, especially anyone that has been previously on imipramine. I am a little leery of changing as I have had such good luck with the imipramine and I don’t really notice the tachycardia but I am concerned about my weight and future cardiac troubles, I guess I could try one of the other drugs and always go back to the imipramine if it doesn’t work out. Comments welcome and needed. Cheers, Glynn
– The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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Hi All, I have been on imipramine for about 10years now for treating my panic attacks and have had great success with this drug. I was recently in to see a doctor to be tested for sleep apnea and he recommended that I talk to my gp or pdoc about changing to a drug that is more cardiac friendly as I do suffer from some tachycardia (88-106 beats/minute) and have experienced some weight gain while on the imipramine. He is also concerned about the abnormal heart rhythms that imipramine can cause as we age and feels now is a good time to look at changing. He recommended Prozac, Zoloft or maybe Paxil as a good alternative to treat panic attacks. Has anyone had good luck with any of these drugs for treating panic, especially anyone that has been previously on imipramine. I am a little leery of changing as I have had such good luck with the imipramine and I don’t really notice the tachycardia but I am concerned about my weight and future cardiac troubles, I guess I could try one of the other drugs and always go back to the imipramine if it doesn’t work out. Comments welcome and needed. Cheers, Glynn — The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm
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