PAMELOR Reviews (NORTRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.2 (191 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PAMELOR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PAMELOR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Migraine headaches | None | Once the dosage was increased to 60 mg which I take this before bed time I have only had 3 migraines this month and it was around my menstrual cycle. I sleep great with this medication.. | F | 12 months 60mg 1X day | 8/10/2012 | 2 | Migraines | I have not had any releif with this medicine. My migraines still come at least 3 times a week. And I am always thirsty and tired. I need something else........ | F | 36 | 2 months 25 1X day | 7/29/2012 | 5 | panic attacks | never had any of those side effects. | F | 41 | 3 years 50 | 7/23/2012 | 1 | Migraine | I was very drowsy but as that wore off I was very agitated and I was hearing voices in my head. My ears won't stop ringing now. I don't know if I will ever be back to normal. | This is a scary drug. Here are some of its side effects. Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); blurred vision or other vision changes; changes in sex drive; chest pain; confusion; constipation; fainting; fast, slow, or irregular heartbeat; fever; frequent or difficult urination; hallucinations; impulsive behavior or other unusual changes in behavior; jaw, neck, or muscle spasms; mental or mood changes (eg, increased anxiety, mood swings, agitation, irritability, nervousness, restlessness); panic attacks; ringing in the ears; seizures; severe dizziness or drowsiness; sore throat; stomach pain; suicidal thinking or behavior; swelling of the testicles; tremor; trouble sleeping; trouble walking or keeping your balance; twitching of the face or tongue; uncontrolled movements of arms and legs or stiffness; unusual bleeding or bruising; worsening of depression; yellowing of the skin or eyes. How could the FDA allow this poison on the market? | M | 57 | 3 days 50 1X day | 6/18/2012 | 4 | Depression / Tension Headache | Intense sedation .... dizziness when standing ... light headedness .... low sperm ejaculation .... extended orgasms. | I was prescribed this for headache/chronic pain in my neck/head and major depression from having been sick for years. This drug for me worked great, not so much for my headaches but for the deep refreshing sleep it gave me to cope with the pain. It also lifted my depression and gave me extended orgasms. The only weird side effect was reduced sperm output during ejaculations. I would probably be dead if not for Pamelor. It really brought me out a sever depression. I guess for some people it works on headaches, but for me not so much. Desipramine on the other hand works good for my headaches but ruins my sleep cycle. | M | 46 | 10 years 275mg 1X day | 4/27/2012 | 1 | Anxiety/depression/insomnia | This was recently added by my doc to supplement Zoloft 200mg and Klonopin 3mg. It was supposed to help me sleep. At first it was ok, but now I've noticed an increase in anger, anxiety, I'm shaky, queasy and it has never helped me sleep the night. I have horrible, graphic, vivid dreams and nightmares when I do sleep. It has sent me in to full blown panic attack mode and I am refusing to take it anymore. | F | 30 | 4 weeks 50mg | 2/25/2012 | 3 | Neropathy Pain\NMO | PRO: Cuts pain over time and increased dosages (10mg to 75mg) CON: Rapid weight gain, loss of strength, water retention, increased appetite, poor\no erections, loss of sex drive, bloating, fatigue, very moody when starting and stopping medication | Cuts the pain all though you won't feel/know it for some time, as it is a gradual process. It cuts nero-pain by tweaking the sodium channels in your cells. This causes you to hold more water and have rapid weight gain (20lbs - 30lbs). Somehow, the increased fluids around the nerves and muscles improves nerve conduction and lowers pain. The more I took, the less pain and strength I had. I went from 240lbs to 290lbs in 3 months. At 75mg, I needed a lot of help, especially getting up and down. Less strength and 50lbs heaver was hard on my wife. I had to move to 50mg to function and later to 25mg, as the side effects were still to much for me. I have wined myself off completely after 1.5yrs. When you stop it causes a wicked rebound in pain for a few weeks. It takes awhile to get through the withdraws and adjust to your old pain level. Drink lots of water during this time, as it helps. I also used Valium (PRN) and weed in the evening for pain. It did cut the pain, second best after marijuana, but the cost was too much and I still needed weed. I can live and function as a pot head, but Pamelor made me a weak, fat, blob and I can't live like that. | M | 47 | 18 months 75 1X day | 1/9/2012 | 1 | anxiety | Well let's see where to start oh yeah has made me have fast heart rate in the 100s and low blood pressure I wouldn't recomend anyone take this drug it has made my anxiety worse do to the fact now my heart rate is always above 100 I'm hoping it goes back to normal sense I have stopped taken it and my bp comes back up . | F | 35 | 3 weeks 50mg | 1/4/2012 | 4 | Migraines | Constantly sleepy, no appetite. Fell asleep driving | No migraines since I started it. I'm not sure if I'll stay on it because of the excessive sleepiness and appetite loss. | F | 58 | 2 weeks 20mg 2X day | 11/9/2011 | 2 | Depression | Dry mouth, trouble sleeping, vivid and I mean vivid nightmares, constipation, lime a brain zapping feeling, weight gain of 10 pounds in one month, Constantly hungry, sweating like crazy when I would sleep I would wake up drenched, and eye twitching constantly!! | I would not take this just because all the side effects! | F | 23 | 2 months 25 mg 1X day | 11/7/2011 | 3 | Nerve pain | Started off ok, now after 1 year I have extreme night terrors randoly, periods of weight gain and loss, same thing the other guy said wake up feeling light and tingly which is kind of scary, I completely lost my sex drive which I ended up losing my fiance and girlfriend of 6 years from. But it also makes me not care, which is good and bad. It does help pain but the side effects are starting to outway it. I didnt know many of the side effects where from this until I started with the extreme night terrors and put 2 and 2 together. | keep track of your side effects and weigh them carefully. 3 years of no sex drive ended my relationship with fiance. | M | 24 | 3 years up to 125m 1X day | 8/25/2011 | 1 | Depression | Pamelor was the first antidepressant ever prescribed for me. Severe side effects of 1) soaking sweats 2) dry mouth 3) painful constipation. That was 1989, age 30. When stopped first two stopped but have had progessively malfunctioning gastrointestinal system since. Now age 52 lower GI pretty much doesn't function without pain, strain, more pain. Had no issues whatsoever with this, perfectly normal until took Pamelor, ever since lower GI/bowel has gotten worse and worse. Recommendation, if you have the bowel/constipation side effects while taking Pamelor consider there may be possible long term effects. | i would not recommend it to anyone. | F | 52 | 2 years dnt rcall 2X day | 7/30/2011 | 2 | depression | My heart would race a lot, it caused anxiety and did not help with my depression. | I took Pamelor 25 ago and it pulled me out of major depression. Since then i have had many episodes of depression and anxiety. The SSRI drugs worked for me especially Prozac. I am just starting on Viibyrd...hope i do well on it. | F | 54 | 3 weeks 50 mg 1X day | 7/21/2011 | 5 | Headaches | Sometimes a hot face and pressure on head but the doctor said it could be caused by headaches that are going away. Increased appetite that i love | Pamelor so far is working amazing for me i cant believe it. I used to get 3 or 4 headaches a day and have to drink caffeine to take them away. i was on excedrin every day about 6 pills a day for headaches and then i quit the excedrin and got headaches everyday for 2 months. then the doctor gave me pamelor and it started working within 2 weeks. my life has got so much better and i can do stuff now. im so glad this worked. i still do get little headaches sometimes but they go away pretty quick. now all i drink is a espresso with little caffeine in the morning and keeps the pressure off my head. | M | 30 | 3 weeks 50 1X day | 6/24/2011 | 2 | Nerve pain | M | 45 | 6 months 75mg 1X day | 5/9/2011 | 3 | Depression | Dry mouth, trouble peeing, anger flashes, aggressive thoughts | This is my 2nd attempt at pamelor, taken in desperation of finding something that can get me out of the black hole and still leave enough of me to make being out of the hole worthwhile. Pamelor doesn't effect my libido, which is great, but the anti-depression side is questionable. I have mornings when I really wonder if I'll make it through the day. The black hole isn't very far away. | M | 50 | 3 months 75mgs 1X day | 4/9/2011 | 5 | Migraine & Tension Headaches | hyper-emotional, difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep but did not feel tired as a result, loss of apetite | I had had an almost constant tension headache for nearly 3 months due to excess stress that was punctuated by severe migraine headaches. NOTHING my doctor perscribed would make them go away. Finally when I saw a neurologist he perscribed the Pamelor and four weeks later I've been completely headache free for almost a week now. For me the side effects are definitely worth the result. | F | 25 | 4 weeks 30mg 1X day | 4/4/2011 | 3 | migraines/insomnia | dizziness/lightheadedness, groggy feeling, muscle twitches | Im not really sure this drug helped my headaches or not. I did not experience weight gain or loss. | F | 30 | 5 months 20mg 1X day | 3/4/2011 | 1 | Rectal Spasms | Severe Migraines, sweating, nausea, intestinal distress and pain, urination difficulty. ringing in my ears. night sweats so intense, bed has to be changed. dry mouth. suicidal thoughts and over 30 pounds of weight gain loss of muscle tone and growth. drop in libido and testosterone levels. | Would not recommend this medication for any purpose. The side effects are numerous and severe, not worth taking. | M | 49 | 12 months 10 2X day | 2/27/2011 | 1 | diabetic neuropathy pain | Couldn't sleep, felt disconnected, in a daze, no energy, lost weight, dry mouth, then the real problems started, vivid dreams, heart pounding, muscle cramps, couldn't catch my breath, started seeing things, sweating, dizziness, you name it. | It almost killed me! I flushed the pills down the toilet... | M | 52 | 20 days 25mg 1X day | 2/19/2011 |