Kynysca asked:


From what I understand, it is typically indicated for pain, occassionally as a sleep aid. Also, that it isn’t even used for more than a couple weeks at a time. It is structurally similar to amitriptyline and imipramine, but never (from what I can see) prescribed for mood disorders. Why not? Perhaps I am missing something?
Thanx, Troy. Makes sense. I haven’t read anything reliable.

Wikipedia, at least, lists it as a tricyclic antidepressant:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclobenzaprine

This research seems to list it as a TCA:

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1540431

I can’t find anything “official”….
Troy, I have read “effects” of Cyclobenzaprine are comparable to a benzo. Could this drug be used as an anxiolytic? Is it, ever prescribed for this purpose?
Thanx, again, Troy. To be honest, I read the first paragraph of that research.

And, yeah, wiki is “off” a lot of the time.

I appreciate the edit, man :-).
I guess what I kinda got hooked up on is how cyclobenzaprine could be so structually similar to other TCA’s (even, despite it’s disparate class), yet not work similarly…

OhWell (Kiss my cute furry feet) asked:


over 10 years ago I was put on benzodiazipens and imipramine for agoraphobia and it works. I have not upped the dose of either one. But the drugs help me. I still have problems sometimes with new places etc. But I have gotten some very good therapy and would like to try a drug free exsistance. I know after more than 10 yrs. I am very addicted to the benzo’s. I don’t need a run down on what that means. But I am terrified to try and come off them (i guess it would be detox..right?) VERY terrified!! I can stay on the drugs or try and see how life is without them, but first I would have to do the withdrawal thing. What would you do? REALLY???