User Reviews for Nortriptyline

broke out in hives all over

Still have pain in my lower back and feet the bottom. For depression I still sleep a lot of the day. Don't care to get out of bed.

I take this pill because I get migraines. I've been taking them for about 14 years. I used to take 2 a day, but now I take them only when I get a migraine. sometimes it's only once or twice a month.

I had been taking ibuprofen (the only medication that would take the edge of my pain) for over 30 years. I know it is bad for my liver and other organs, so I inquired into other means of pain management. Nortriptyline was prescribed to me and within 3-4 weeks the pain was managed and I was a happy patient.

It's helping a lot for the pain, but I am recently having an itchy throat and toungue...sensitivity inside mouth too. Going to talk to the Doc that prescribed it .

I've been on nortriptyline for about 2 months. Am taking for depression and secondary for tinnitus (which hasn't improved). My depression and anxiety has improved. I take 75 mg at night. I was previously on Effexor which worked great but went off it and depression/anxiety returned. The only side effect so far is the dry mouth. I don't have the constipation that most discuss here.

I am taking nortriptyline for depression. Although it sounds as if most people here are taking it to treat headaches. I've only been taking it for about a month and it has already improved my depression. I do have the side effect of dry mouth but it seems to come and go...anyway so far so good. I'm taking 75mg at night. It also helps me sleep and I don't have to take a sleep med.

I have multiple sclerosis and get frequent migraines also insomnia

gives me chest pain

Came off of aminytryptyline and was put on Nortriplyn. This drug was fine until I was so constipated, I couldn't move my bowels. This is not a good drug for me to take. I have never had so much difficulty in having a bowel movement. I'm suppose to take 3 different kinds of stool softners, so that's 9 pills, I am very disappointed that this drug has created this issue for me.

Not seeing much relief yet in my anxiety levels...also taking Ativan to supplement this.

Taking for migraine, 75mg 2-3 hrs before bedtime. Migraine frequency has reduced from 4-5 a week to 4-5 per month. This is a huge life improvement for me, my family and I are so happy! The drowsiness side effect became less pronounced after 2 months, during that time I was taking it earlier in the evening so it would be more worn off in the morning. The worst side effect is dry mouth so I use the usualtricks of sipping water and ice chips. Use a gentle formulas of toothpaste, and a final rinse with mild salt water to soothe. Read More Read Less

I started this medicine a few months ago for chronic headaches/migraines. I was literally losing 40-50% of my life to headaches that were so bad I couldnt enjoy anything. Knock on wood, but I havent had a single headache since I started this medicine. I only take 20mg a day. I have had no side effects really, it may make me sleepy but I take it at night. I would recommend this drug to ANYONE with chronic headaches. The worst that could happen is you have to stop taking it. It has literally improved my quality of life. So thankful for it. Read More Read Less

taking as a headache preventive

This really helped my migraines... I still get headaches but not as frequently or severly. It has side effects that I actually really loved. I slept MUCH better on it and I found myself to be far less neurotic. My dr. told me to take it at night, but I found that it made me wired. I take it in the morning and it doesn't make me sleepy but at night when I go to sleep I fall right to sleep (not normal for me, but very welcome). Only side effect that I did not like was the increased heart rate. I work out a lot and it sometimes scared me. I am used to it now however. Read More Read Less

Helped start the onset of my depression almost a year ago. I had to quit taking the pills after about five months. While taking them I felt depressed and suicidal