NORTRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE Reviews (NORTRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.9 (162 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NORTRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NORTRIPTYLINE H | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | damage to the Peroneal Nerve | M | 84 | 10 days | 3/15/2007 | 1 | nerve pain | Very dry mouth, constipation | Prescribed for nerve pain in my hands. Took for 2 weeks. Woke up with extremely dry mouth, felt as if my gums and tongue were glued together. Plus constipation and sleepless nights with vivid dreams. No REM sleep at all. Absolutely NO effect on my nerve pain. Stopped taking after 2 weeks - not worth it dealing with side effects and NO pain relief. | F | 74 | 2 weeks 20 mg 1X day | 6/14/2013 | 2 | Neuropohy | Severe increase in Tinnitus and difficulty hearing. I had to stop taking the medicine. | M | 71 | 1 months 20 mg 2X day | 1/23/2023 | 4 | severe chronic migraines | dry mouth, "constant drafty feeling", lots of tingling around my mouth, weight loss, some constipation | I'm still in beginning stages of using these wonderful meds and will need to increase dosage. I'm sleeping better than I have in 15-20 years. Side effects have been a 3-ring circus, but less the past 5 days. Before starting Nortriptyline in combination with Topiramate, I lived with a daily headache on scale 5-8. In the past 5 days, I have had 2 headaches in that range.I'm commenting today because the dry mouth effect has motivated me to drink water, lots of it. So medical conventional wisdom says that is beneficial to my whole body. This week, I can think more clearly...I have hope again for 2011! | F | 70 | 36 days 20 mg 1X day | 2/25/2011 | 5 | No side effects | I love this medicinel. I take it for severe pain. If you take it at night you will sleep late the next morning, so I take mine in the middle of the day and can not tell I even take it. I take 25mg and I AM on the dose of 4 a day, which is 100mg a day. Does it help my back? Yes---It help my nerves ( which everyone knows) affects your back. I have a disk desease . | F | 67 | 10 years 25mg 4X day | 6/17/2011 | 3 | Headache | Dry mouth, dizzy | Works good but the side effects are terrible | M | 67 | 5 months 20mg 2X day | 11/15/2021 | 1 | Back pain | This is a very bad drug. I have been on it for 3 weeks. Side effects are so scary. Night dreams that make no sense, or very little sleep at all. Depression that rose with every single pill I took. Felt like killing myself or thinking about hurting others. Seeing things that weren't there. Anger and wanted to hurt myself. Things that never bothered me before now did. Even my birds made to much noise I thought. Things stayed in my head i and worried me even though they were done with. | Think twice about taking this drug. I found out it was this after searching the internet here. I take no other medicine. Stopped cold turkey after my doctor said to stop them. | F | 66 | 3 weeks 10 mg 2X day | 12/23/2021 | 1 | Depression and back pain | Dry mouth, serious depression much worse than I had. Crazy throughts, crying for no reason, stomach pain. Sleep for only a few hours a night. Weight gain. But the worse is the feeling of something bad going to happen. Also seeing things that are not there. | Don't take this drug. I have stopped per my doctor. Been off for 1 full day but wow that feeling of something bad is going to happen is scaring me. I wasn't this bad before the drug. | F | 66 | 3 weeks 10mg 2X day | 12/24/2021 | 4 | Chronic Insomnia | Dry mouth, constipation, decreased appetite :) and one I don't like and can't manage, is a loss of taste. I usually cannot taste anything I eat. Once in a while, I can, but barely. I can sense the difference between salty or sweet is all, usually. I have never had a problem tasting food. This med. is worth it though, to me. I like to stay trim, and this side effect combined with a decrease in appetite, keeps me that way..lol | For 21 years, I had been sleeping through the night with the combination of clorazepate ( 7.5 mgs.X 3 ) and the great medicine, Surmontil ( 50 mgs. ) Then the manufacturer discontinued making Surmontil. Tried Trazodone for 3 months which didn't help much and left me feeling very zoned out during the day. Did not like the side effects. Doctor switched me to Nortriptylene, 50 mgs. with the clorazepate ( Tranxene ) and it helped me sleep some better but not enough, then we increased dosage to 7.5 mg. X 3 with Tranxene and that worked, for 7 to 8 eight hours sleep. Wonderful! A great side effect of this medicine is that I am not having any musculo-skeletal pain, from sports repetitive injuries that I had been living with, but wasn't terrible. There is no daytime drowiness, as with Trazodone, even if you don't sleep well, on occasion. I *heart* this medicine, combined with Tranxene. ( clorazepate 7.5 mg. ) I have lost 5 pounds. I have a healthful lifestyle and love the way I feel. I am happy that I don't have to continue trying other meds. for insomnia. But I would, if this had not worked. Best of luck to you. | F | 65 | 2 months | 7/24/2009 | 2 | longer sleep sessions, less pain. | Excessive disturbing dreams awakening me every 1 to 2 to hours and increased body pain. | F | 65 | 4 days 10 mg | 9/23/2014 | 1 | Cheapert than brand- didn't work! | When I changed from the name brand Pamelor my panic attacks came back. Dosage was adjusted and it didnt help. I don't want to spend an extra $500 per month and my insurance no longer pays. Hoping to find something else. | Took Pamelor with great results. | M | 64 | 1 years | 12/15/2005 | 1 | Migraine headaches | My Neurologist prescribed Pamelor for my Migraines and it works wonderfully well. However, I looked for a generic when it became so expensive. I now use the Watson Labs Nortriptyline and it works just like the brand Pamelor. When a drugstore CVS used the Nortriptyline HCI, I had unbelievable headaches. I get the Watson Labs version at Brunos Pharmacy. I cannot tell the difference between that and the brand Pamelor except it only costs $5.00 | I do not like the weight gain (20 lbs. in 10 years) and have to be very careful about my diet. But the good part-- I have only 2 or 3 migraines per year instead of 15 plus. | F | 63 | 10 years | 5/3/2007 | 1 | pain | The first night I took it I barely slept. The next day I was tired all day and depressed. I was very sleepy. My m2outh was extremly dry. I think i will take half the dose and see if my body adjust. If it doesnt, I will quit taking it. | 62 | 1 days 25mg | 4/2/2013 | 1 | Peripheral neuropathy | This is the most horrific medication I have ever taken. I am surprised I stayed on it for so long before I realized that I lost myself. I was a zombie. I lost my balance, couldn't sleep for more than a few hours a night then sit around all day in imy pj's in a daze. It cause depression, acid reflux, vommiting, constipation, flushing on my face, nightmares. | I was able to stop it without too much trouble though some go through bad withdrawals. Bad, bad medicine. | F | 62 | 56 days 50 mg per 3X day | 7/7/2020 | 5 | pain I have severeRA,osteo, & fibro | Dryness of skin, very dry mouth-- my dentist put me on special toothpast & mouth wash that works wonders. Takes about 2-4 weeks 4 this to reach maximum effect. | F | 61 | 9 months 10-20mg | 4/25/2014 | 4 | anxiety and depression | very dry mouth unpleasant | F | 60 | 2 months 25mg | 10/4/2012 | 1 | migraine preventative | dry mouth, severe constipation, weight gain | I gained 10 lbs from being on this drug only 3 weeks. the weight gain was mainly due to severe constipation. I didn't go for 5 days!, finally had to use an enema. After that prescription drug for constipation daily, stool softeners, etc. The big thing is that 7 months later, I still cannot lose the weight! I have tried all kinds of eating plans, eating nothing, etc. I cannot lose a pound. I cannot find a doctor who can help me. The dr who prescribed the medication takes no responsibility. If anyone else has had this happen, & has any ideas to help, please let me know! I am desperate to get back to my normal weight!! (Also it didn't do anything for my headaches, they wanted to increase the dose but I knew it wasn't good for my body.) ! | F | 59 | 3 weeks 30 mg 1X day | 4/16/2011 | 4 | Severe Chronic Pain | Dry mouth after recently increasing my nightly dose from 60mg to 90mg | I suffer severe chronic pain as the result of multiple injuries received in a car accident. Nortriptyline allows me to sleep at night and also helps to control the muscle spasms/cramps I experience in my lower legs & feet. A year ago I tried to come off this drug but after a number of falls, leg & foot cramps - I am back on it | M | 58 | 7 years 90 1X day | 8/22/2017 | 2 | Migraines | Mouth so dry, I could hardly talk. Lips got dry. Great sleep, but frequent nightmares. Felt in a daze, unable to process thoughts. | Dry mouth did improve over time, but was still a problem. Migraines were about the same (7 per month) as I'd had with Topamax. I so wish I'd been able to stay on this medicine, but I cannot work (counselor) without being able to talk! The confusion/daze got worse as time went on. I did lose some words on Topamax, but it was nothing like this. | F | 58 | 2 months 10 mg 1X day | 9/30/2012 | 5 | Fibromyalgia-no sleep | Taste of poison in mouth all day. | I can sleep and feel refreshed! Changed my life :-) still have pain but as I can now sleep, I can manage it so much better. For anyone interested, I also take Tramadol (Extended Release is Essential) 100 mg twice a day(a.m. and p.m.) with 500 mg Paracetamol (increases the effectiveness of Tramadol). I am not pain free by any manner of means, but a huge improvement from how the pain was when I took the 50 mg immediate release capsules. Best wishes to all that are struggling with health and medication issues. | F | 57 | 2 years 50 mg 1X day | 9/28/2015 |