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Nortriptyline Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Pamelor, Norpress, APO-Nortriptyline
What is Nortriptyline? Nortriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant used in the treatment of depression. Off label it is used for chronic pain, anxiety disorders, bedwetting in children, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); and as an adjunctive therapy for smoking cessation.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons taken
232 patients in the community are taking or have taken Nortriptyline.
Top 10 (Show all)
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Depression | 34 | 14% |
| Pain | 29 | 12% |
| Other | 28 | 12% |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 15 | 6% |
| Sleeplessness | 14 | 6% |
| Migraine Headaches | 10 | 4% |
| Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain | 9 | 3% |
| Anxiety | 7 | 3% |
| Nerve pain (neuropathic pain) | 6 | 2% |
| Awakening due to pain | 5 | 2% |
| Support another treatment | 3 | 1% |
| Excess saliva | 3 | 1% |
| Emotional lability | 3 | 1% |
| Migraine | 3 | 1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Nortriptyline or how long patients were taking Nortriptyline before stopping.
Currently Taking Nortriptyline
Stopped Taking Nortriptyline
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did not seem to work | 29 | 40% |  |
| Side effects too severe | 25 | 35% | |
| Doctor's advice | 20 | 28% | |
| Other | 15 | 21% | |
| Personal research | 4 | 6% | |
| Not indicated | 4 | 6% | |
| Expense | 3 | 4% | |
| Course of treatment ended | 2 | 3% | |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 35 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 60% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 40% | 2 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 14% | 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 17% | 6 |
| Mild | 29% | 10 |
| None | 40% | 14 |
Top reported side-effects include: dry mouth, Weight gain, Hnag over effect
Summary results are based on 35 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 35)
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- Chelena
- Sex: F
- Depression: 3
- Emotional: 2
- Compulsion: 1
- Anxiety: 3
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 2
- External Stress: Overwhelming
- 54 F
- Function: Low
- Distress: Moderate
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by Chelena
Aug 21, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
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- Bullydawg3
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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by Bullydawg3
Aug 30, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
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Report created on November 07, 2009.