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Nortriptyline Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Pamelor, Norpress
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.
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Reasons taken
97 patients in the community are taking or have taken Nortriptyline.
Top 10 (Show all)
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | 24 | 24% |
| Other | 16 | 16% |
| Depression | 13 | 13% |
| Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain | 9 | 9% |
| Anxiety | 5 | 5% |
| Awakening due to pain | 5 | 5% |
| Nerve pain (neuropathic pain) | 3 | 3% |
| Headaches | 2 | 2% |
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 2 | 2% |
| Sensation | 2 | 2% |
| Migraine Headaches | 2 | 2% |
| Don't know | 1 | 1% |
| Migraine | 1 | 1% |
| Irritable, grouchy | 1 | 1% |
| Neuropathy pain both feet & legs | 1 | 1% |
| General health | 1 | 1% |
| Neck Movement Dizziness (Cervicogenic Dizziness) | 1 | 1% |
| Trigeminal neuralgia | 1 | 1% |
| Mood swings | 1 | 1% |
| Bladder problems | 1 | 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
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 13 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 100% | 1 |
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Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 8% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 31% | 4 |
| Mild | 23% | 3 |
| None | 38% | 5 |
Top reported side-effects include: dry mouth, Weight gain, Hnag over effect
Summary results are based on 13 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 13)
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- Crispo
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: None
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: none
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: mild
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by Crispo
Jun 24, 2009
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsMild
- Depression
- Advice/Tips
- It was worth trying a different medication for depression, what I was on before made me worse not better. This medication was better. I tried stopping taking it as I felt much better, but began to have trouble sleeping again so started on 1 tab a night again for good sleep.
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- wysiwyg
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by wysiwyg
Jan 12, 2009
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsMild
- Aching/Burning/Throbbing/Buzzing tendon body pain
- Advice/Tips
- Have taken it for years...doesn't take away the tingling, etc., but I am not constantly aware of it, so it doesn't drive me nuts. Like Clonazepam, don't just quit...taper off!
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Report created on November 08, 2009.