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Below are Nortriptyline reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 2 ratings/reviews, Nortriptyline has an overall score of 9. The effectiveness score is 10 and the side effect score is 9. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Nortriptyline review by 41 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | |  |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | joint/muscular issues - fibro |
| Dosage & duration: | | 25mg taken once a day for the period of 5 years |
| Other conditions: | | sleep issues due to pain but was alleviated by meds |
| Other drugs taken: | | advil for occassional pain during the day | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | ability to sleep though the night decreasing joint/muscle pain and cramps allowing for a more productive day |
| Side effects: | | none once proper dosages were found....higher mg's made me "foggy" |
| Comments: | | when I was not able to sleep the pain would increase which would lead to a cycle of not being able to sleep as I could not relax..the meds would help me to sleep which would allow my body to relax - this in turn led to a decrease in my symptoms..though there were still times when this would not be effective, such as if I was under high levels of stress or could not get 8 hours of sleep..if the condition continued for to long, severe depression, weepiness and other symptoms would begin to appear - usually a week of prescription sleep aides would help "re-set" my system and we could get back to the original program. |
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| | Nortriptyline review by 52 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | |  |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Originally depression, later for chronic pain |
| Dosage & duration: | | 50 mg taken 1 time at bedtime for the period of many years, still taking it |
| Other conditions: | | endometriosis, chronic migraines, fibromyalgia, CFS |
| Other drugs taken: | | liquid advil, clonazepam | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | good lifting of depressive feelings, reduction in chronic back pain associated with endometriosis and fibromyalgia |
| Side effects: | | Dry mouth and shaky hands . Shakiness subsided in 3-4 days |
| Comments: | | Initially given Nortriptyline for depression. It helped and after months of therapy the decision was made to discontinue. I noticed an increase in low back pain that I had in the sacral area associated with endometriosis and all over body aches associated with fibromyalgia.
I read that Nortriptyline at that time was being experimentally used for neurological pain so I asked to go back on to see if it helped and it did.
ALthough I eventually had to have a hysterectomy due to the severity of the endometriosis I still had/have to deal with chronic pain of fibromyalgia. I cannot tolerate the pain without the Nortriptyline 50mg at bedtime.
I would highly recommend a trial of this if you have any chronic pain issues at all. Although other pain meds may have to be taken occasionally due to severity changes the Nortriptyline for me really cuts that down. |
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