Posted by reconscout on January 7, 2013, at 0:10:38
In reply to Re: Need Advice next Tricyclic Antedepressant to try, posted by Phillipa on January 6, 2013, at 22:55:28
Hi Phillipa,
Well that's a great question. I guess I would prefer to have one drug to address the Pain, depression, anxiety, fatigue, and Insomnia. I've read that TCA's are the most effective class of drugs for treating neuropathic pain. My Rheumy confirmed this and shared that he has seen TCAs mitigate all of my issues in other folks. He recommended Nortriptyline and when I tried it I was skeptical and couldn't believe how well it was working with my body until that two week mark....I've tried a few SSRI's in the past for just depression/anxiety and had really bad results. I'm a little afraid of the dependence and heavy withdrawal that I've read come along with Cymbalta. I also have been taking Norco for going on 5 years now and on a TCA(nortript) I caught a glimpse of being able to reduce my Norco usage by 50 to 75%. All that being said I suppose I am open to other alternatives. I'm just really tired from my long ride on the AD rollercoaster.....
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