Posted by hopko on March 23, 2003, at 8:37:03
In reply to Re: nortriptyline - under therapeutic level » hopko, posted by johnj on March 22, 2003, at 22:23:58
I can work out just fine and am actually more motivated to do so since I have been on Elavil. This has been a true miracle drug for me with minimal side effects: dry mouth, constipation that I take fiber for and some orthostatic hypotension in the morning. No sexual side effects. I have tried about every other AD out there (all of the SSRIs, Remeron, etc.) with either side effects I could not deal with or no response. Actually, when I started Elavil I was getting to the bottom of the list of meds before trying the “atypical” stuff. With Nortriptyline, I could not sleep at all and one of my most fearsome problems was insomnia. On Elavil, I am sleeping better than I ever have in my entire life and I feel like a real person again. It is an amazing feeling. I hope you get it worked out and find the right med. Like many of you, I am sure, it took a LONG time of trial and error to get to this point!
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