Posted by stann on December 8, 2011, at 12:06:59
In reply to Re: nortriptyline is stimulating for me at low dose., posted by ed_uk2010 on December 8, 2011, at 11:17:54
Thanks for this information ed_uk2010. Do you have any idea how long is long enough to wash-out the nortrip. I was only on it for seven nights at 10mg.
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> > Thanks for your input ed_uk2010.I have tried other tricyclics. Before the nortrip I tried clomipramine. I talked with my Doctor this morning and she wants me to wash-out the nortrip and then start on low dose of amitriptyline.
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> A proportion of amitriptyline is converted to nortriptyline in the liver. Amitriptyline is much more likely to cause sedation than nortriptyline. Amitriptyline is best started at a very low dose eg. 10mg, or even 5mg given your response to nortriptyline. You can then increase the dose as tolerated.
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