Posted by Ginny on March 15, 2000, at 10:45:30
In reply to Re: Nortriptyline? Any experience?, posted by ChrisK on March 15, 2000, at 6:21:09
> > Did you find that you felt sedated when you first began treatment with nortriptyline? If so, how long did it take to disappear? I tried it once. I stopped taking it during the second week because I thought the feeling of sedation would continue. I hate feeling sedated, even if only a tiny bit.
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> Scott,
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> I've never really had a problem with the sedation but then again I have a history of being fairly med resistant. I rarely notice the bad side effects (except for the sex problems on SSRI's). My current cocktail includes Wellbutrin, Zyprexa and Naltrexone in addition to the Nortriptyline so I can't really pin anything on one med in particular. I know the Zyprexa is very sedating and the main reason for my weight gain but when I've tried to go off of it I have felt miserable. Since I seem to be at a relatively steady state I'm not inclined to drop anything.
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> ChrisI took it for about 2 weeks. I know that's not very long. It was my alternative to amitriptilyne. I had to stop taking that due to heart palpitations. I was taking Nortriptyline for migraines and during the time I took it I took more Imitrex than you can imagine. It didn't do a thing for me. That's why I only took it for a couple of weeks. Ginny
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