Posted by bleauberry on July 26, 2009, at 5:21:03
Started Nortriptyline 5mg mid June for pain and depression.
Pain relief immediate and 90% improvement. Dysphoric first week, but not more depressed, then one week of hints of sporadic improvement, then got more blah and down.
Increased to 7.5mg. More depressed, more nervousness.
Increased to 10mg, depressed to the point of crying bouts now. The adrenaline rush that used to hit me at 3am is now back full force, with a crazy waking insanity nervousness thing. Think about hospital or suicide a lot.
Side effects:
Much increased depression.
Constant worry, anxiety, nervousness.
No appetite. Weight dropped from 132 to 123.
Slow thinking, slow walking, slow sloppy guitar.
Wanting to die.
Crying. Deep dark sadness for no reason.Benefits:
Best pain reliever on the planet.
Relaxed bladder.Excellent med for pain or bladder problems.
I was in bad shape before I started, and am now a shell of who I was. The road back looks like a hundred miles away.
I am terrified of the withdrawals. I can feel an opioid mechanism in Nortriptyline, which I believe is what provides a significant role in the pain relief and the bladder relaxation.
This is going to be nasty. Will probably try 2.5mg and feel it out from there.
Not cool. Hanging on by threads.
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