Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 200097

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what do people think of nortriptyline?

Posted by mopey on February 13, 2003, at 11:57:51

Hi. I value your first-hand experience of this med -- get scared reading the official warnings, etc.

Being treated for depression and anxiety. Paxil and Celexa didn't help me much.

Now have prescription for nortriptyline, but am a chicken about starting a new medication.

Thanks for any feedback!

Re: what do people think of nortriptyline? » mopey

Posted by zeugma on February 13, 2003, at 19:24:27

In reply to what do people think of nortriptyline?, posted by mopey on February 13, 2003, at 11:57:51

> Hi. I value your first-hand experience of this med -- get scared reading the official warnings, etc.
>
> Being treated for depression and anxiety. Paxil and Celexa didn't help me much.
>
> Now have prescription for nortriptyline, but am a chicken about starting a new medication.
>
> Thanks for any feedback!

Nortriptyline, from what I have read and also from my own experience, is a very reliable medication.

Unlike SSRI's like Paxil and Celexa, it works mostly on norepinephrine, which means that it's more likely to work if the first two meds didn't, because it uses a different mechanism. It is something of a rough ride at first, it can make you drowsy, but that can be helpful if you have insomnia problems.

Re: what do people think of nortriptyline?

Posted by Thomas123 on February 13, 2003, at 20:58:39

In reply to Re: what do people think of nortriptyline? » mopey, posted by zeugma on February 13, 2003, at 19:24:27

I thought impramine was the best tricyclic. Impramine I found to be less sedating than nortiptyline. Impramine works on both serotonin and noradrenaline whereas nortriptyline works mainly on noradrenaline.

Re: what do people think of nortriptyline?

Posted by Lia Mason on February 13, 2003, at 23:30:58

In reply to Re: what do people think of nortriptyline?, posted by Thomas123 on February 13, 2003, at 20:58:39

I couldn't handle the sedation on nortriptyline. I did better on imipramine. But... my doc thought that was atypical. hence her starting me on nortriptyline first.

Lia

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