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Posted by linkadge on June 3, 2011, at 17:53:03
Hi, I was urged to take nortriptyline as an alternative to amitriptyline which I was using off and on for sleep.
Nortriptyline feels like its controling my mind.
I have been feeling very off, and much more depressed / emotional than usual.
This is not for me.
Linkadge
Posted by zonked on June 3, 2011, at 20:04:27
In reply to nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind, posted by linkadge on June 3, 2011, at 17:53:03
If it's any consolation to you, it was one of those meds which made me smile as I flushed the remainder of the bottle down the toilet.
-z
> Hi, I was urged to take nortriptyline as an alternative to amitriptyline which I was using off and on for sleep.
>
> Nortriptyline feels like its controling my mind.
>
> I have been feeling very off, and much more depressed / emotional than usual.
>
> This is not for me.
>
> Linkadge
Posted by SLS on June 3, 2011, at 21:03:26
In reply to nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind, posted by linkadge on June 3, 2011, at 17:53:03
> Hi, I was urged to take nortriptyline as an alternative to amitriptyline which I was using off and on for sleep.
>
> Nortriptyline feels like its controling my mind.
>
> I have been feeling very off, and much more depressed / emotional than usual.
>
> This is not for me.
I'm sorry to hear that. How many consecutive days did you take nortriptyline for before discontinuing it? What dosage did you reach? How soon after beginning treatment did the cognitive side effects emerge?If you believe that TCA offers you a chance to respond favorably, trimipramine might be a good fit.
- Scott
Posted by Phillipa on June 3, 2011, at 21:35:55
In reply to Re: nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind » linkadge, posted by SLS on June 3, 2011, at 21:03:26
Link so sorry Phillipa
Posted by linkadge on June 4, 2011, at 7:00:45
In reply to Re: nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind, posted by Phillipa on June 3, 2011, at 21:35:55
Yeah, the "truth" according to webmd. I disagree with many of their "points".
Linkadge
Posted by linkadge on June 4, 2011, at 7:01:23
In reply to Re: nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind, posted by linkadge on June 4, 2011, at 7:00:45
Posted by ed_uk2010 on June 4, 2011, at 10:59:31
In reply to Re: nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind » linkadge, posted by zonked on June 3, 2011, at 20:04:27
>...it was one of those meds which made me smile as I flushed the remainder of the bottle down the toilet.
Never taken nortriptyline. My experience with amitriptyline was that I could only smile when it had been completely excreted from my system.
Posted by rculater on June 4, 2011, at 11:44:27
In reply to Re: sorry, above for thread below (nm), posted by linkadge on June 4, 2011, at 7:01:23
my psych told me the S/e profile of nort is low and nort is used on "little old ladies in Baltimore" however after a month on nort i felt no improvement and also felt like a little old lady in Baltimore !
Sorry the trial failed - i know how your feeling just finished a failed amitryp trial myself.
Posted by sigismund on June 4, 2011, at 11:46:06
In reply to Re: nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind » zonked, posted by ed_uk2010 on June 4, 2011, at 10:59:31
Hi Eddy
I took 25mg ami. My goodness. Something I never wanted to repeat.
Posted by Conundrum on June 4, 2011, at 12:12:06
In reply to Re: nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind » linkadge, posted by zonked on June 3, 2011, at 20:04:27
Just as a public service announcement, doing that in some areas can polute the environment. Hopefully your pharmaacy can dispose of them properly. Google frogs on prozac. Don't mean to be critical or single you out, I know your not the only person who does this.
> If it's any consolation to you, it was one of those meds which made me smile as I flushed the remainder of the bottle down the toilet.
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> -z
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> > Hi, I was urged to take nortriptyline as an alternative to amitriptyline which I was using off and on for sleep.
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> > Nortriptyline feels like its controling my mind.
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> > I have been feeling very off, and much more depressed / emotional than usual.
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> > This is not for me.
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> > Linkadge
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Posted by Conundrum on June 4, 2011, at 12:14:18
In reply to Re: nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind » ed_uk2010, posted by sigismund on June 4, 2011, at 11:46:06
> Hi Eddy
>
> I took 25mg ami. My goodness. Something I never wanted to repeat.Did you guys start on 10mg? Perhaps starting lower is what it takes for these drugs. My pdoc doesn't like TCAs since he says you spend more time "fighting the side effects"
Posted by linkadge on June 4, 2011, at 15:31:53
In reply to Re: nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind, posted by Conundrum on June 4, 2011, at 12:14:18
Nortriptyline made me totally obsessive and my thoughts got stuck. Its *starting* to come out of my system now, and I'm feeling a bit better.
Linkadge
Posted by Conundrum on June 5, 2011, at 9:38:38
In reply to Re: nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind, posted by linkadge on June 4, 2011, at 15:31:53
> Nortriptyline made me totally obsessive and my thoughts got stuck. Its *starting* to come out of my system now, and I'm feeling a bit better.
>
> LinkadgeI read an anecdotal report of a patient taking nort for ADHD. They found instead of being all over the place they were hyperfocusing and couldn't move their mind from task to task. Is this similar to what you have experienced?
Posted by linkadge on June 5, 2011, at 13:19:34
In reply to Re: nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind, posted by Conundrum on June 5, 2011, at 9:38:38
Yes, this was my experience. The drug made it difficult to shift from one task to the next. It also made my short term memory very broken.
Linkadge
Posted by sigismund on June 5, 2011, at 14:51:21
In reply to Re: nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind » Conundrum, posted by linkadge on June 5, 2011, at 13:19:34
Like that reading the phone book thing you hear about with people on amphetamine?
Or tidying up the house for 8 hours?
Posted by desolationrower on June 5, 2011, at 16:20:20
In reply to Re: nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind, posted by linkadge on June 4, 2011, at 7:00:45
what dose do you use? I find it most helpful for ADHD in reducing overfocus, which seems to the the opposite of your xp. I usually use 75mg/day.
-d/r
Posted by linkadge on June 5, 2011, at 20:24:25
In reply to Re: nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind » linkadge, posted by sigismund on June 5, 2011, at 14:51:21
I just found the drug pretty crappy overall.
It also gave me akathesia.
Linkadge
Posted by creepy on June 13, 2011, at 9:29:51
In reply to nortriptyline feels like its controlling my mind, posted by linkadge on June 3, 2011, at 17:53:03
What else have you tried for sleep? Ive tried prazosin and hydroxyzine and both did a fair job. Granted my insomnia is mild compared to most.
trazodone and seroquel are a couple others that get a good amount of use for sleep.
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