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Cipramil report #SELF-2247

Female patient reported the following Cipramil side effect(s):Initial marked weight gain (1kg per month) over ten months, numbness and tingling in lips, mouth arms and legs, light headedness, diarrhoea .. ongoing over about six months, sudden idiosyncratic alcohol abuse on two occasions (a long, long way out of character, both incidents sudden and unexpected), both requiring hospitalisation for alcohol poisoning and on the second occasion, suicidal intent (also out of character, not indicated before or after the incident). Ongoing and worsening numbness, tingling, nausea. Oh and inability to get GP to take physical symptoms seriously (“there must be something stressing you”- actually, sessions with psychologist that commenced shortly before medication (for post divorce counselling) and were ongoing throughout the year indicated that stress/depression wasn’t the cause). Luckily psychologist contacted GP and asked him to consider cipramil poisoning......otherwise I’d still be on the stuff being told that I must just be stressed about something. I’d like to spare others from experiences such as this. GP’s and patients need to take the physical symptoms of those diagnosed with depression seriously and they need to be much more aware of the side effects of the drug.

Initial marked weight gain (1kg per month) over ten months, numbness and tingling in lips, mouth arms and legs, light headedness, diarrhoea .. ongoing over about six months, sudden idiosyncratic alcohol abuse on two occasions (a long, long way out of character, both incidents sudden and unexpected), both requiring hospitalisation for alcohol poisoning and on the second occasion, suicidal intent (also out of character, not indicated before or after the incident). Ongoing and worsening numbness, tingling, nausea. Oh and inability to get GP to take physical symptoms seriously (“there must be something stressing you”- actually, sessions with psychologist that commenced shortly before medication (for post divorce counselling) and were ongoing throughout the year indicated that stress/depression wasn’t the cause). Luckily psychologist contacted GP and asked him to consider cipramil poisoning......otherwise I’d still be on the stuff being told that I must just be stressed about something. I’d like to spare others from experiences such as this. GP’s and patients need to take the physical symptoms of those diagnosed with depression seriously and they need to be much more aware of the side effects of the drug.

Event date: Monday January 26th 12:00:00 AM
Dosage: Started 20 ml, GP interpreted sympotoms of cipramil poisoning as \"stress\" and upped dose to 60 ml over 6 months.
Frequency: daily
Age: 42
Weight: 64
Other medications: none
Diagnosis: Mild depression following divorce
Pre-existing conditions:
Hospitalized? Yes
Life-threatening? Yes suicidal intent
Disabled? No
Birth Defects? No
Was intervention required to prevent damage? No
Other serious medical events? No
Died? No

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