Posted by papillon2 on May 30, 2012, at 20:33:24
In reply to Re: Sudden worsening of Nortriptyline side effects, posted by bleauberry on May 30, 2012, at 17:07:26
> Well, this is just my opinion, ok.
>
> Whenever a med makes things worse....doesn't matter when....right away, early, later, months, whatever....then one way or the other it has gone sour. Maybe it did too much of what it was desired to do and went too far creating a new imbalance. Maybe it took a while to build up in the bloodstream. Maybe it took a while to cause some brain adjustments which happened to be undesirable ones. Ya know? Stuff can go wrong at any time.Yeah, you're right. Thanks for that.
> I am not a fan of nortriptyline monotherapy but I am a big fan of combo therapy using it. Such as with zoloft or prozac. The missing link of serotonin could explain everything that is happening with you right now and mere addition of a small dose of ssri could help with all that.Should have mentioned my full cocktail:
Nortriptyline 100mg
Lamictal 200mg
Melatonin 4mg
Aspirin, anti-histamine, supplements.All docs I've seen in Australia are against mixing more than one anti-depressant together due to the risk of seretonin syndrome. So my chances of adding an SSRI are slim to none!
Out of interest though, do you know if SSRIs ever work in conjunction with other meds if they don't help you by themselves? My track record with SSRIs isn't good.
> The urinary retention is bad. Might seem like a nuisance, but it can turn much more nasty than a nuisance. Much worse problems down the road....many months, couple years. So you either have to abandon all meds that cause that to happen or else you will have to take flomax or similar to combat it.Yeah, my GP mentioned I might have to drop back to 75mg or cease Nortriptyline entirely if the urinary problem doesn't go away. Will look into Flomax.
Thanks Bleau
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forget your perfect offering
there is a crack in everything
that's how the light gets in
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