Clomipramine

Pronounced klo-MIP-rah-meen

Brand names: Anafranil

Type: Tricyclic antidepressant · All Mental Health Medicines

What Clomipramine is used for

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Cataplexy in narcolepsy, on specialist advice

Common side effects

  • Dry mouth
  • Constipation
  • Drowsiness
  • Sexual problems
  • Weight gain

Important cautions

  • Dangerous in overdose — it can cause fatal heart rhythms
  • Strongly raises serotonin — combining it with other serotonergic medicines risks serotonin syndrome

How it comes

Capsules. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.