Posted by hansi555 on March 20, 2009, at 12:16:32
Hi
I am currently building up my Nortriptyline dosage from 85 mg to 125 mg.
Before that I was taking 20 mg Lexapro and 85 mg Nortriptyline resulting in a constant can-not-get-100%-happy-feeling, my PD said that Lexapro was to blame for this and we therefore decided to go for Nortriptyline on its own, tappering off Lexapro over a 7 week period.When tappering to around 8-12 mg Lexapro (and still 85 mg Nort) I was feeling quiet good for several weeks, I was my own real me.
After reaching around 3-4 mg Lex and below my mood has been more and more sad/depressed and its now 4 weeks since I took the last Lex pill.A blood test when taking 85 mg of Nort only showed a concentraion of 157 and the therapeutic window is 190 - 570. When I was on 20 mg Lex and 85 mg Nort the concentration was 292.
So the logic says something like 125 mg of Nort...
But I have this feeling Nort will not work properly on its own.
What are your experiences with Nort on its own?I know that Nort is weak in regards of Serotonin effect but what does this mean?
How long should I wait to see the full effect of Nortriptyline?
I have gone from 85 to 125 mg in 20 days, and so far it hs been more downs than ups..
I am also taking 15 mg Remeron at bed time for sleep.
I am stress burnt-out and have unipolar depression.All comments welcome
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