Norpramin/Desipramine
Desipramine or Norpramin on the market is indeed from the big family of tricyclic antidepressants.
According to some studies, a tricyclic antidepressant such as this, actually works by keeping the levels of the brain’s natural chemical messengers in balance and eventually maintain proper response process between the brain and the chemicals.
Uses of Norpramin
Generally, Norpramin is used to treat depression. However, there are also some cases that it can also be used to treat some other disorders like attention deficit disorders and even bulimia, an eating disorder. At times, it can also be prescribed to people experiencing cocaine withdrawal.
Common Side Effects
The side effects of Norpramin indeed vary from one person to another. However, normally, there are some usual side effects that take place in most users. Common side effects just like:
- High blood pressure
- Anxiety
- Confusion
- Dizziness
- Dry mouth
- Rapid heartbeat
- Hallucinations
- Hives
- Tremors
- Impaired coordination
- Irregular heartbeat
- Tingling sensations
- Sensitivity to sunlight
- Low blood pressure
- Numbness
- Frequent urination
- Sex drive changes
Special Considerations and Warnings
Normally, if you are taking an antidepressant such as Norpramin, you are not allowed to take together MAO inhibitors like Nardil and Parnate. Alcohol and some other medications such as Cimetidine drugs, Albuterol drugs, narcotic painkillers like meperidine and oxycodone, sleeping medications like pentobarbital and triazolam, and tranquilizers like alprazolam and diazepam are also not normally allowed when you are under Norpramin.
Should you ever need to combine Norpramin with some other medications or even alcohol, always consider first the possible harm or danger.
Norpramin on Pregnancy Issues
Norpramin applied to pregnant women, nursing mothers, or the like is not advisable at all, except there’s a great need and purpose.
Thus, if in case you are pregnant, thinking of becoming pregnant or a nursing mother yet needs to take Norpramin, be sure to consider everything, the pros and cons; the benefits and even the bad effects as well.