Posted by KaraS on August 17, 2004, at 17:17:03
In reply to Re: Non Sedated TRICYCLIC effects, posted by zeugma on August 17, 2004, at 15:37:18
> Sedation and fatigue are not the same. Strattera did not sedate me, but eventually made me feel terrible fatigue. I've also experienced fatigue on neuroleptics and on buspirone. Many get fatigue on SSRI's, despite initial stimulation, because they interfere with sleep. Nortriptyline has a sedative effect, but it is definitely not fatiguing, albeit it is no stimulant. But I read something interesting about nortriptyline the other day. Elizabeth Wurtzel, the Prozac diva, who helped popularize the drug, said that nortriptyline, unlike all the SSRI's she had tried, did not make her tired.
Nortriptyline made me anything but tired. I was so energized and felt so awake. I also felt more motivated. I loved it. I had a lot of trouble sleeping on it though and my doctor took me off of it because my heartrate got up to 100 bpm. Scott says that's not so much. Besides, that can be controlled. I may go back to try it again at some point. (It always amazes me when people describe it as sedating, yet I know that is the more common reaction. OTOH, Amitriptyline, from which it is derived, made me so tired and groggy that I could barely move.)
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