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From: yvonnegoble on 10 Mar 2006 08:54 Hi All Has anyone every been prescribed Nortriptylene for depression? If so I would love to hear from you about how effective it was and any side effects. Ginger
From: Cassandra on 10 Mar 2006 22:04 It was effective for me, too -- although I couldn't sleep well at all when I took it. Funny how differently we react, huh? I do remember constipation, weight gain, insomnia, and some lethargy. The weight gain, though, is something not to consider too much -- I took it during an anorexic episode, and was significantly underweight when I started it. It was a good drug for me, and it's very much worth trying. It was the only TCA I could tolerate, because they all lowered my BP too much. Hope that helps, and that it works well for you, too.
From: yvonnegoble on 11 Mar 2006 03:41 Cassandra and Don Thank you so much for replying - I note what you have both said and both of you have said positive things about the medication. It is giving me a more restful night's sleep that's for sure. I am going to complicate matters more now and ask if anyone has ever mixed a tricyclic with an SSRI. Specifically, Citalapram with Nortriptylene. The Citalapram never worked completely for me only partially. The Citalapram was increased to see if I could get some benefit at a higher dosage, Unfortunately on the higher dosage I developed dry eye syndrome which is stingy and very very sensitive eyes. The Citalapram had to be decreased and my psychiatrist suggested mixing Nortriptylene with the Citalapram for my depression. As I said before Im on a low dosage of Nortriptylene at the moment and the intention is to raise the Nortriptylene and decrease the Citalapram. IF ANYONE has any views, comments, advice or similar experiences then I would love to hear from you. With many thanks Ginger
From: Don W. McCollough on 12 Mar 2006 04:11 <yvonnegoble(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1142066466.707581.231480(a)p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com... > Cassandra and Don > > Thank you so much for replying - I note what you have both said and > both of you have said positive things about the medication. > > It is giving me a more restful night's sleep that's for sure. > > I am going to complicate matters more now and ask if anyone has ever > mixed a tricyclic with an SSRI. Specifically, Citalapram with > Nortriptylene. > > The Citalapram never worked completely for me only partially. The > Citalapram was increased to see if I could get some benefit at a higher > dosage, Unfortunately on the higher dosage I developed dry eye > syndrome which is stingy and very very sensitive eyes. > > The Citalapram had to be decreased and my psychiatrist suggested mixing > Nortriptylene with the Citalapram for my depression. As I said before > Im on a low dosage of Nortriptylene at the moment and the intention is > to raise the Nortriptylene and decrease the Citalapram. > > IF ANYONE has any views, comments, advice or similar experiences then I > would love to hear from you. > > With many thanks > Ginger Ginger...yeah its perfectly logical to mix Pamelor with SSRIs since they work on different neurotransmitters. I unfortunately don't get any therapeutic response from SSRIs so I can't say its a great mix for depression. Drugs like Effexor and Cymbalta do the equivalent. Personally, I like Pamelor because its a very clean anti-depressant and doesn't leave me zonked after I get out of bed or make me wake early. Other TCAs like Desipramine and Doxepin are less tolerable. If you can get relief from depression from Pamelor alone...more power to you. I know that doctors prescribe small doses of Pamelor and sometimes get good results...but I've ramped up my dose as high as 225mg + without that much trouble...I just sleep real deep and long.
From: yvonnegoble on 12 Mar 2006 06:17
Dear Don Thanks so much. You eased my mind a lot. You seem very well informed and Im grateful for you giving me the benefit of your knowledge. Can I ask you if you suffered stomach pains on this medication. I know it causes constipation - the psychiatrist did warn me of that - she said to eat pineapple and kiwi. However, this morning I have had chronic stomach pains and it feels like I have a lump of lead in my stomach. Am I being stupid? Maybe that is the constipation kicking in. Don, did you suffer from anxiety as well? If so, did the Nortriptylene help the anxiety? Take care Ginger |