My 9 year old son who has chronic GI problems (acid reflux, gastritis, esophagitis etc.) was recently prescribed imipramine by his GI doctor.
He explained to me that sometimes there is not adequate communication between the brain and the digestive system so the medicine is being used to treat his stomach pain and not depression in this case. Nevertheless I have not found anything on the internet about imipramine having this use.
Can imipramine be used for GI problems?
- Posted:
- 26 Jun 2010 by tsan
- Topics:
- imipramine, gerd
Answers (1)
26 Jun 2010
You are right imipramine has been found to treat: Imipramine hydrochloride (Tofranil) and imipramine pamoate (Tofranil PM). Tofranil is approved to treat the following conditions:
# Depression (also known as major depression or clinical depression) in adults
# Bedwetting in children.
Tofranil PM is licensed only for the treatment of depression in adults.
It would be better to take a second opinion, hope this helps?
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