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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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
3 13%
Moderate
7 29%
Mild
7 29%
None
7 29%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
4 27%
Depression
3 20%
dry mouth
2 13%
Morning sleepiness
2 13%
Sleepiness
2 13%
Weight gain
2 13%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Nortriptyline. See all 14 dosages ►

  4 25mg as needed daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 75 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 15 Number of Patients: 15 11 Number of Patients: 11 14 Number of Patients: 14 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Nortriptyline (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
13 36% Did not seem to work: 36%
Side effects too severe
11 31% Side effects too severe: 31%
Doctor's advice
8 22% Doctor's advice: 22%
Other
8 22% Other: 22%
Course of treatment ended
2 6% Course of treatment ended: 6%
Expense
1 3% Expense: 3%
Not indicated
1 3% Not indicated: 3%

See all 35 patients who’ve stopped taking Nortriptyline

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Nortriptyline

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Nortriptyline

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
22 92%
Usually
2 8%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 8%
Somewhat
2 8%
A little
3 13%
Not at all
17 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
14 58%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on March 21, 2010.