has anyone ever taken Nortriptyline?
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Hi spun2tite,
I know of it but have not pesonally used it. many AD'S are also used to treat chronic pain as well as depression. If you trust your doctor then give it a try but don't expect it to work right away. Some take from 2 - 6 weeks before you feel the full effect of the drug.
Maybe someone on here has actually used this med. Hopefully they can let you know about their experience with this drug.
Let us know how you are doing on it.
Best Of Luck!!!!
I know of it but have not pesonally used it. many AD'S are also used to treat chronic pain as well as depression. If you trust your doctor then give it a try but don't expect it to work right away. Some take from 2 - 6 weeks before you feel the full effect of the drug.
Maybe someone on here has actually used this med. Hopefully they can let you know about their experience with this drug.
Let us know how you are doing on it.
Best Of Luck!!!!
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It is a tricyclic antidepressant. These are often used for nerve pain. They are used at lower doses for pain than for depression. I have not used nortriptylene (sp?) but have been on another one in the same class, called amitryptyline, for about 10 years. Many people have great success with them for pain. It does take several months of being on it to start working, for most people. I take it for bladder pain. It took 5 months before I saw a difference.
Some cautions that I will tell you are that these tricyclic antidepressants are not very often prescribed anymore because they are "cardio-toxic" and should not be taken by people with heart conditions. I learned this at a class on pain management last year. I work in the dental field and when I learned this I was shocked to find out that my Dr. never warned me of this. Also, if you are already on an SSRI, you may want to really learn more about its safety in mixing the 2 types of antidepressants as the class I went to also talked about how they are now using the SSRI for pain too and it is not the best idea to take the two types together. I don't mean to scare you but I want to make sure you get all the info. Sometimes, I have found, Dr's fail to make all the info avaliable. Tricyclic antidepressants are also extremely hard to get off of, just like SSRIs. So, just make sure you have all the pros and cons on the table. The upside is that for me, taking a tricyclic antidepressant was a lifesaver to a very painful and debilitating bladder condition. It gave me a life back. Please, of course realize, I'm not a Dr. so you must always work with your dr. to find the best choice for you.
Some cautions that I will tell you are that these tricyclic antidepressants are not very often prescribed anymore because they are "cardio-toxic" and should not be taken by people with heart conditions. I learned this at a class on pain management last year. I work in the dental field and when I learned this I was shocked to find out that my Dr. never warned me of this. Also, if you are already on an SSRI, you may want to really learn more about its safety in mixing the 2 types of antidepressants as the class I went to also talked about how they are now using the SSRI for pain too and it is not the best idea to take the two types together. I don't mean to scare you but I want to make sure you get all the info. Sometimes, I have found, Dr's fail to make all the info avaliable. Tricyclic antidepressants are also extremely hard to get off of, just like SSRIs. So, just make sure you have all the pros and cons on the table. The upside is that for me, taking a tricyclic antidepressant was a lifesaver to a very painful and debilitating bladder condition. It gave me a life back. Please, of course realize, I'm not a Dr. so you must always work with your dr. to find the best choice for you.