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 | Pelvic pain, vaginismus | Heart pounding (noticeably and very distracting), higher blood pressure, constipation, slight dry mouth, warmer hands/ears | Thus far I don't believe the medication has actually helped reduce my pain but I will continue taking it for another month to determine efficacy, as long as the side effects do not become more severe. | F | 24 | 30 days 50 MG 1X day | 1/2/2013 | 2 | Migraine prevention | Water retention, weight gain, frequent urination, achne, tiredness, little relief from migraine, mood swings. | F | 29 | 2 months 20mg | 11/20/2012 | 2 | migraine | Sleeplessness very dry mouth urination issues lack of appetite. | M | 30 | 10 days 25mg | 10/21/2012 | 1 | unable to fall asleep, wake every two hours, extremely tired, very irritable, vivd weird dreams, confusion,feel like I'm in a daze ,headaches ,tired heavy legs and arms, numbness, trouble urinating,constipation, trouble speaking ( saying my words) | I was prescribed this for nerve pain, I still have the pain and I actually feel worse taking this medicine because now I don't care if I do anything. Before taking this I could still get things done even in pain but now I have absolute zero motivation. I don't sleep well at night and I nap 2 or 3 times a day. When I am awake I get panic attacks and get very angry which is not normal for me. One minute I can be fine and the next I'm boiling over with anger. I do not like it at all and neither does my family. | F | 46 | 10 days 10MG 1X day | 10/18/2012 | 5 | Lumbar pain with Sciatic nerve pain | Very dry mouth, a bit shaky, some anxiety, loss of appetite | I started off on 10mg for 5 days and upped it to 20mg. With 20mg the first two weeks there was quite a bit of anxiety but it has settled to barely any now. I seem to have lost interest in food and that is okay. I am still eating but making healthy choices. Oh and another thing is about passing urine, I have to consciously think about it to trigger release. I think the worst thing is the dry mouth. Having mints (sugar free) helps. I am just about ready to increase to 30mg. I am slowly becoming pain free and am actually sleeping six hours straight with minimum pain | F | 50 | 4 weeks 20 1X day | 10/15/2012 | 4 | anxiety and depression | very dry mouth unpleasant | F | 60 | 2 months 25mg | 10/4/2012 | 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 | 1 | anxiety | Worse anxiety, extreme mood swings, one second I'm fine the next I'm crying the next I'm angry the next I'm laughing, dry mouth, chills, excessive sweat, weird scary and vivid nightmares, terrible nausea, vomiting, can't sleep, extreme dizziness, light headed, tingling and numbness, confusion like I'm not all there, weakness, I think that's it. | F | 17 | 2 weeks 40 MG | 9/29/2012 | 2 | nerve pain | No results. Just sleeping a lot. | M | 55 | 1 months 20mg | 8/27/2012 | 2 | Anxiety, hypervigilance | Sleeping difficulties, nasty taste in mouth, vomiting, blurred vision, somnolence and insomnia. Strange dreams when I do sleep, and bouts of depression worse than normal. | Started on 10mg daily, then up to 10 mg twice daily, then to 10mg three times a day. Prescribed for hypervigilence and anxiety related to PTSD. | M | 55 | 7 days 10mg 3X day | 8/6/2012 | 3 | frequent migraines | problem urinating | I'm a light sleeper and often will be very tired during the day. After taking this medication I am sleeping better and feel more rested in the morning. Also the constant sinus congestion/headaches I was experiencing in the morning have gone away. The only problem I have now is that as soon as I started taking this drug I am having extreme problems urinating. Will take this up with my doctor and not sure if I will continue with this. | M | 53 | 7 days 10 mg 1X day | 8/1/2012 | 3 | Migraines/Depression | Dry Mouth, Thirst, Unpleasant taste | I've been on Nortriptyline for about a year for my migraines and depression. I've noticed a bit of a dependency on the medication and minor loss of appetite. I take two pills before bed and will probably be on the medication for numerous years. I usually sleep very deeply and have vivid dreams. It has a horrid aftertaste that I've gotten used to and I am constantly thirsty. It does the job but I may need to have the dosage increased... Depression: Noticeably decreased Migraines: Dependent for prevention. | F | 15 | 1 years 20 MG 1X day | 7/31/2012 | 3 | Anxiety, Migraines | Rapid Heart Beat (for 12 years) Heart Palpatation (just recently, ~2 weeks) | I originally thought that Nortyiptyline was a great drug, better than SSRIs at releiving anxiety and also helped with migraine prevention. After a few weeks I developed tachychardia (rapid heart rate; a known side effect) and dropped the dose from 80 mg to 40 mg. This helped, although heart rate is still rapid. However, very recently I've developed persistant heart palatations that I belibve are drug related (when I skip a few days they go away). Strange to develop this after 12 years. I've tried every other medication and nothing else has helped me, so not sure what I will do, but I can't handle the heart problems. For those with meidcal backgrounds teh drug is also known to cause QTc prolongation (which is why an overdose can be deadly). | M | 38 | 12 years 40-80 mg 1X day | 7/6/2012 | 1 | Migraines | psychosis, schizophrenic like symptoms | On August 11th, 2011, I jumped from a moving vehicle with my daughter in my arms. The story doesn't start there however. A month and a half prior, I began taking nortriptyline for migraines as prescribed by my family physician. Within one week's time, I began to experience insomnia and obsessive thinking. Within mere weeks, I was convinced an elaborate, high ranking child sex ring was after my only daughter. I went from a healthy, vibrant, mentally stable mother to one reeling in a world of schizophrenic delusions. Thinking a helicopter had been sent to find us, I left a car, cradling my three year old daughter in my arms. My family had noticed a change in my behaviour, but could not begin to imagine things had gotten so out of hand. My physician refilled my medication without seeing me and I was too far gone to realize that I was beginning to experience psychotic delusions of persecution. I am writing about this because I want to reach out to anyone else who is currently taking Nortriptyline and perhaps experiencing any of the symptoms I experienced. Do not continue with this drug if you experience any disturbing mental health aberrations! | F | 36 | 45 days 30 MG 1X day | 3/29/2012 | 3 | Jaw tension/depression | Lost of sexual drive. Extreme dry mouth and throat. Vivid dreams. Heart palpitations. Forgetfulness. Clumsy. Moody. Tearful. | F | 50 | 6 months 1X day | 3/23/2012 | 1 | ibs | Throat itched,could not sleep, anxiety | F | 48 | 1 days 25 mg | 3/17/2012 | 1 | Migraines, pain waking me at night | Excessive sleepiness, nauseous, diarrhea, no appetite, migraines, chest pressure and pain, heart burn, heart palpitations, world felt surreal | This medication was awful for me! Wow! I was only taking it for a few days, but had major side effects. The first two days I slept approximately 20-22 hours a day. I had hoped that this was passing and I was through the worst of the side effects, but things kept getting worse. I still had migraines every day. I also experienced intense chest pressure, chest pain, palpitations, and heart burn throughout the day. I stopped taking the medication on the 5th day when I felt reeeeeallly high. I was leaving for an anniversary vacation, driving down the highway, and suddenly felt as though I was in a video game. Nothing felt real. So scary!! It made for such an awful weekend. I was really irritable and short tempered (normally not like me at all), and my torso just felt really full and painful. I will never take this med again! | F | 28 | 5 days 10 mg 1X day | 2/22/2012 | 3 | Sinus headaches, sinus nerve damage | Dry mouth, heart burn. Caused my prolactin levels to become high making it impossible to become pregnant while on this medicine. | Worked okay. Was very hard to get off of. Caused my prolactin levels to be high resulting in years of heart breaking infertility issue. Did not find out until years later that this was causing my prolactin levels to be high and caused thyroid issues. All of these issues went away after coming off of the medicine. Just want other woman to know about this random side effect. | F | 30 | 3 years 40 mg 1X day | 2/4/2012 | 5 | Depression | dry mouth, constipation | I feel as though a cloud that has followed me my entire life has finally been lifted. I have never felt so "normal". I can actually say I have no depression. I spent years messing around with ssri's because of the bad rap that tricyclics have, but this medication has literally saved my life. | M | 33 | 14 days 100mg 1X day | 12/11/2011 | 5 | depression | dry mouth | saved my life for 26 years but now that I have lost weight. I am getting depressed again. Maybe I should adjust my level? | F | 50 | 26 years 125 MG 1X day | 8/30/2011 |