Imipramine and Difficulty Urinating: What Users Say

• Zak...
• September 5, 2019

For ADHD "My doctor gave me imipramine for my OCD. Within 8 days of starting this medicine, I could pick up a book and read it in 45 minutes. Astounding, since I've had terrible difficulty with reading my entire life. Sadly, I had to stop taking the medication after two weeks due to a strong anticholinergic effect that was causing pretty severe bladder pain and urinary retention. I feel this tricyclic unlocked an extra 20 IQ points that were previously inaccessible to me. OTHER info, my visualization abilities were truly astounding while on imipramine that first time. When I thought of something, I could ask myself to visualize an 'abstract geometric representation,' for instance, of whatever I was thinking of. And POOF, a bright neon-like abstract shape would appear in front of me. And oddly enough, I 'understood' its relationship to the original idea."

• ita...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 8, 2019

For Panic Disorder "- First 4 days of imipramine @50mg I would have odd outer body-type experiences just before falling asleep, created more panic. - 2nd and 3rd week I could feel my panic fighting against the medication, I thought it may be starting to work. By the second month I was going to the bathroom only once a week, yes, the constipation is real. I had a full body cold shiver which took up 90% of my day, restless leg while trying to sleep, problems urinating, and my anxiety was back. You would think only on a month and a half I can stop, NO, had to taper off, next, everyone will react differently."

• ano...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 24, 2017

For Depression "25 mg, once a day at night. For the first 7-8 weeks of taking this medication, there was no positive effect on my mood, around week 3/4, my mood was noticeably worse. During the 7-8 week period, I constantly felt disconnected and lacked any sort of motivation or energy to engage in any activity that involved thinking, especially social situations. I would constantly have a dry mouth and dry eyes, and in addition, I also had trouble urinating in the morning, and when standing up, I would feel light-headed and dizzy for a few seconds, this was worse if I had been lying down. However, now my mood is much more stable and the side effects are gone, but if I miss more than 2-3 doses, then I feel incredibly low for about a week but then pick up again."