Anafranil

[shelli]

Brenna will have her psych. appt on Monday. It seems like it has taken for ever for this appt. time to come. Anyway, I have talked with a couple of people who take their kids to this psych and they said he uses Anafranil alot to treat kids with anxiety. Anyone have any exp. with this med?
Shelli

[Dad2Brooke]

Here is some info I found on the web about it at Mental Health.com:

Indications
For the treatment of depression. Clomipramine also appears to have a mild sedative effect which may be helpful in alleviating the anxiety component often accompanying depression.

For the treatment of obsessions and compulsions in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The obsessions and compulsions must cause marked distress, be time-consuming, or significantly interfere with social or occupational functioning.

The effectiveness of clomipramine for long-term use (i.e. for more than 10 weeks) has not been systematically evaluated in placebo-controlled trials. The physician who elects to use clomipramine for extended periods should periodically re-evaluate the long term usefulness of the drug for the individual patient.

Here is the link to further info:

www.mentalhealth.com/drug/p30-a01.html#Head_2