Why PAMELOR* (Nortriptyline hydrochloride ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of PAMELOR: satisfied (average rating score: 3.18)

(based on 306 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** PAMELOR
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Depression*20
2Migraine*12
3Fibromyalgia*8
4Neuralgia7
5Anxiety*5
6Pain*4
7Irritable bowel syndrome3
8Tension headache3
9Major depression3
10Back pain2

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of PAMELOR **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Dry mouth115
2Weight increased78
3Somnolence74
4Constipation66
5Insomnia30
6Dizziness*27
7Fatigue*26
8Decreased appetite25
9Drug ineffective*23
10Anxiety21
11Abnormal dreams21
12Food craving20
13Nausea*16
14Hyperhidrosis16
15Nightmare14
16Palpitations14
17Weight decreased13
18Vision blurred12
19Depression*12
20Cardiac flutter11

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Please click here for Safety Information and FDA Adverse Events summary for PAMELOR

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Nortriptyline hydrochloride (Allegron, Nortrilen, Notriptyline, Aventyl hcl, Novo-nortriptyline, Nortryptyline, Nortriptyline, Nortriptilina, Pamelor, Norfenazin, Aventyl)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com