Posted by Cam W. on February 19, 2000, at 11:21:37
In reply to Re: those experienced with nortip (pamelor) apply here, posted by ChrisK on February 19, 2000, at 7:17:03
> I am currently taking 100 mg of Nortrip per day. I didn't react to SSRI's at all. My father was depressive and did well on amitriptyline so I asked my pdoc if we could give the TCA's a try. Due to some liver problems and a history of suicide problems he put me on Nortrip instead of one of the other TCA's.
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> It defiinitely made an improvement over anything I had tried before. The only other one in the past I reacted to was Immiprimine. The only problem was that it didn't bring me all the way back to something close to normal. I still had suicidal ideations so he gave me a medium dose of Zyprexa that got me over that hump.
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> Now I have a cocktail that includes Nortrip, Zyprexa, Naltrexone and Wellbutrin. It's working so far. I have had the most normal feeling this winter than I've had in 20 years. I would definitely give the Nortrip a chance as you haven't responded to the SSRI's.
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> Good Luck with it,
> Chrisryan - I have noticed that nortriptyline works well in most people for the treatment of acute major depression, but once the depression resolves, 'some' people stop responding to it. There have been many articles written that include this observations, as well. The possible reasons for this are weak (non-compliance, change in disease state, etc.), but it is an interesting phenomenon. Does nortriptyline work as a maintenance antidepressant over the long-term? In some people, yes; in other people, no. I don't have any easy answer to this. Sincerely - Cam W.
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