Posted by meow mary on October 22, 2002, at 14:18:30
In reply to Re: Anybody have experience with Nortriptylene????????, posted by cab on October 22, 2002, at 11:33:11
I was on Pamelor for a few months. I may not be the best person to respond because I have such a hard time with meds, but I will anyway. The adjustment period was very hard for me-- I felt really amplified fear and emotional states. Once I got over that I found it to be far superior to SSRI's. Also it helped with my fibromyalgia symptoms. Unfortunately, once I got up to a therapeutic dose I developed tachycardia. My resting pulse was 130 beats per minute, and I had to stop the day my doctor discovered it. I sat crying in his office because I thought I had finally found something that worked and had gone through such a harrowing adjustment period. I think I was at 75mgs. Anyway, as you say, everyone is so different, and you might have a very positive experience with it. And once it started working for me, it worked well (despite the minor distraction that I felt like I has having a never ending heart attack). One reason I took it in the first place is that it worked very well for my mother. Still does, and has for years.
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