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Posted by John Ohlson on November 5, 2003, at 18:55:58
I have been on 50 mg nortriptylin once-daily maintenance therapy for over a decade against recurrent melancholic depr. It has worked very well without relapses after I started continous medication. If I get depressed feelings, mostly due to overwork, I add an extra 25 mg tablet and it resolves.
Slightly dry mouth and sweating, 10% up resting heart rate and weight gain 20 pounds are side effects I can live with (I have recently lost 15 pounds thanks to exercise).
Since most people I know are on SSRI's , I asked my pdoc if I should switch but since nortrip works well with no sexual side effects she adviced against.
I just wonder if anyone knows of long term side effects w this drug?
Posted by linkadge on November 5, 2003, at 21:11:48
In reply to nortriptylin for many years, posted by John Ohlson on November 5, 2003, at 18:55:58
As long as the BP and pulse are kept under control, you should be fine. The only *potential* side effects with noradrenic antidepressants are cardiac - but some people don't get them that bad.
Keep tabs on this and you should be ok.
Linkadge
Posted by John Ohlson on November 6, 2003, at 1:25:25
In reply to Re: nortriptylin for many years, posted by linkadge on November 5, 2003, at 21:11:48
> As long as the BP and pulse are kept under control, you should be fine. The only *potential* side effects with noradrenic antidepressants are cardiac - but some people don't get them that bad.
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> Keep tabs on this and you should be ok.
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> Linkadge
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Thanks!
BP is OK and pulse is 66-70
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