Re: Effective Nortriptyline Dose » jono_in_adelaide

Posted by SLS on May 4, 2011, at 11:02:22

In reply to Effective Nortriptyline Dose, posted by jono_in_adelaide on May 4, 2011, at 5:51:37

> I notice in the data sheet that the recomended dose of nortriptyline is 75-100mg per day, yet traditional wisdom is that most tricyclics need to be taken in a dose of 150mg per day in order to produce a theraputic effect.
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> Is nortriptyline more potent than amitriptyline and imipramine, or is the datasheet reflecting outdated info from 1964, when it was written?
The datasheet is right. However, it is recommended that one use blood tests to establish a therapeutic dosage. Slow metabolizers might only need 50mg. Rapid metabolizers often need 150mg.

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