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Imipramine

My current medication. It is "old-school," brought back specifically because of Narcolepsy patients, so said my doctor. It is a tricyclic antidepressant. This class arose from anti-histamines, and thus has such properties (I have noticed that I've been somewhat less itchy since taking it - I'm horribly sensitive to everything and even need to use a special shampoo, conditioner, and soap or else I itch like the dickens! Perhaps some of my "allergies" will ease off?), and has been almost completely replaced in recent years with Seritonin-reuptake inhibitors due to a "decrease in side effects." It's supposed to increase restless-leg syndrome, if I have it. I HAVE been twitching rather violently when laying down since starting it, but the twitches have been gradually calming down; and I'm getting used to them, so they're bothering me less. Also, bananas help to calm that down, as well. One side effect that I forgot to mention is dry mouth.

Personally, dry mouth doesn't bother me - Cytalphram, which I had been on for around 3 years, causes worse dry mouth than Imipramine does currently. I'm used to sleeping with a dry mouth, and it's even cleared out my sinuses, so I sleep even better and wake up with less of a headache in the morning. ^-^ It's uncomfortable until I get a glass of water, but since I drink all day, anyway, it's really not that bad. 

Wiki link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imipramine

Be sure to check out the "tricyclic antidepressant" link within the article - It's interesting once you get to the "history" section. 

Every time that I see "antiperspirant/deodorant," I get excited.

And then extremely disappointed. My stupid brain once again wanted to think that there were antidepressants that you could just smear on your skin to feel better and smell better.