Posted by ace on December 23, 2009, at 3:24:02
In reply to Nortriptyline questions, posted by morganator on December 22, 2009, at 22:33:48
> I may have asked this question already but I can't remember. Has anyone experienced anxiety relief on Nortriptyline?
Hey, I am pretty sure this caused increase anxiety in me...however, I combined this with Nardil.
> Blueaberry, do you think a medication like Nortriptyline can cause the same changes/damage to the brain that SSRIs can?Can I answer this? I think I will, hehe
No, I feel the TCA's are MUCH safer and benign than the SSRI cash cows.
Only problem- Doc'd tend to prescribe them far too less a dose.
> Also, I'm bipolar and was amazingly able to function at a fairly high level and feel pretty darn good for a very long time on Zoloft alone. Should I be concerned that adding Nortriptyline to a smaller dose of Zoloft or other SSRI would destabilize me and make me more anxious and even less focused than I already am? I do take Depakote but it really does not seem to help me like it did when I was first hospitalized 2 years ago. Maybe taking depakote would protect me from becoming too agitated. I'm on 1500 mg now and I feel pretty agitated and anxious. One thing I am not concerned about is becoming hypomanic for a while. As long as I was functioning well and didn't have this awful anxiety, a little hypomania would be welcome and I am aware of what's going on with me enough that I could control it somewhat. It's feeling good that I care most about.
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