Posted by plumptonramsey on October 3, 2009, at 18:09:15
In reply to Switch to Amitriptyline, posted by linkadge on August 23, 2009, at 10:34:57
In almost the exact same situation (so decided to register/post). Nortrip (at 100 mgplasma level of 120 ng/ml) was well tolerated and certainly helped with a sort of mental energy; without much change in anxiety or mood (or any sedation after the first few days), I became, however, agitated and angry instead of nervous and mopey.
PDoc is in diapers, so though I thought an MAOI better, amitrip was what I could convince him of. Quite wary of cognitive effects; weight and hypotension are par for the course, so I'm not too concerned. At 50mg, it's better than NT at helping fall asleep (even after acclimating to the histamine blocking), sporadically a decent anxiolytic (and, unexpectedly, a libido booster), but not much mood-wise. No worsening in memory/concentration, though.
Upping to 100 this coming week. Whee.
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