Thursday, November 10, 2005

If ever I'm clinically depressed I wanna try this one

Talking about TCAs (tricyclic antidepressants) adverse effects...

Yawngasm Rarely, patients taking clomipramine experience yawngasm. Experience what? A spontaneous orgasm while yawning. Honest. This unusual side effect, which affects both males and females, may be considered adverse or beneficial, depending on one's view of such things. In at least one documented case, yawngasms strongly influenced compliance, as evidenced by the patient asking how long she would be "allowed" to continue treatment. Although data is scarce, one might guess that the occasional yawngasm would help dispel depression.
- Lehne, 2001, p.315

4 Comments:

Blogger Ang said...

How .... awkward.

O.O

10/11/05 1:58 pm  
Blogger Catie said...

hehehe :) effective anti-depressant hey?

10/11/05 3:08 pm  
Blogger Vivian said...

Hey they never told us that in our lectures!

10/11/05 5:27 pm  
Blogger Minerva said...

yes, that's why you read the textbooks ;) I wanna try clomipramine!!!

Lehne, R.A. (2001). Pharmacology for nursing care. (4th ed.). Phildelphia: Mosby.

10/11/05 5:59 pm  

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