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.
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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.