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Re: Nortriptyline/Amitriptyline side effects » jujube

Posted by KaraS on January 16, 2005, at 18:30:45

In reply to Re: Nortriptyline/Amitriptyline side effects » sfy, posted by jujube on January 16, 2005, at 13:23:00

> I have a few questions for you, if you don't mind. Could you please tell me if it is absolutely necessary to have blood tests done when on nortriptyline to check blood plasma levels? Have you found 50 mg sufficient to provide a good antidepressant effect, or is the 50 mg just a maintenance dose? And, what effect has nortriptyline had on anxiety (both social and general), if these were issues for you?
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> Thnaks.
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> > I take 50 mg. of nortriptyline at bedtime. The only side effects I have encountered are a dry mouth with an occasionally slightly metallic taste which has improved over time (and is nothing sucking on a hard candy can't overcome) and a noticeable, though not distressing, constipation issue. Taking a stool softener has relieved this issue for the most part.
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Hi Tamara,
Just wanted to add my two cents here. I reacted very differently to amitriptyline and nortriptyline. Ami. made me really groggy. I found it incredibly sedating. Nort. gave me a racing heart rate. I found it very energizing so just keep that in mind as a possibility. I know I am the exception with regard to my response to nort. but there are others out there who respond the same way. Even if it does that for you, it can still be effective against panic disorder.

I have also taken doxepin and maprotiline and found them extremely helpful for anxiety and panic attacks. They got rid of them completely so I think you're on the right track with the nort. (In fact I just left my doctor a message requesting a prescription for maprotiline. I'll just use it low dose to help me sleep now and get the horrible anxiety under control again.)

k


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