Posted by 2sense on October 22, 2002, at 9:52:33
In reply to Re: Anybody have experience with Nortriptylene????????, posted by NervousDon on October 22, 2002, at 9:37:23
> I am on Nortriptylene - 125mg!! Plus I am on Zoloft at 200 mg. Psych is switching me from zoloft to Lexapro. I take the Nortriptylene at night, he also has me take 2 3mg Melatonin and 3 calcium/magnesium/zinc tablets at bedtime as well. I sleep like a rock. I don't even hear my wife get up with our 2 month old at night - I would swear she was sleeping through the night since she was born!
> Nortriptylene and Zoloft were prescribed for Anxiety. Am hopeful that the Lexapro works better than the Zoloft. From the way it was described to me, the Nortrip and zoloft/Lexapro both work on different parts of the brain.Thanks for the quick response! Since Zoloft is an SSRI and known for the sexual side effects, and though Lexapro is supposed to be 'better' if not superior to Celexa (but the verdict is truly out on that one) and the working on two sides of the brain is one of the things the pdoc and I discussed .... have you experienced the problems with the sexual dysfunction?
Also, if you don't mind answering, how long have you been on different things? I know everyone's body is * SO * different ... mine is super sensitive to the sexual dysfunction. When the SSRI's hit the market in the early 1990's (Sleep with Prozac, etc.) I was battling anorexia and was put on all of them at one time or another over about 18 months. Since the docs have learned that sexual dysfunction and SSRI's are not limited to just men (it was how they tested original to get it to market), that SSRI's don't have the desired effect on the brain with regard to all eating disorders, e.g., they can and have helped many bulimics, and everyone's sensitivity level is vastly different. As you can see I am trying hard to figure this out, thanks for your input, truly and anything you can add ... 2sense
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