Posted by Mitch on August 5, 2001, at 13:51:39
In reply to TCA serum levels, posted by Elizabeth on August 5, 2001, at 8:38:46
> Has anyone here had their serum level of a tricyclic antidepressant tested? If so, which TCA was it, what dose were you taking, and what was the serum level?
>
> Thanks,
> -elizabethHad a nortriptyline blood draw last year. I was just taking 20mg/day, though, and I was definitely below the bottom of the "therapeutic" range (50-150), I believe the number was 13-14 if my memory serves me, BUT they did the draw about 16-17 hrs after my last dose not the 10 I think they are supposed to (and of course my pdoc never said anything-real bright). My guess given the half-life I probably was just hitting the bottom of the range a few hours after dosing.
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