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Nortriptyline Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Pamelor, Allegron, Norpress (Show all)

Generic Name: Nortriptyline

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33 patient evaluations for Nortriptyline

InIt4theParking

Data Quality: 2 stars
- Sex: F
- Age: 32y
- Duration: 4 yrs
PRO survey: PRO 3
Quality of Life:
- Social: Mild
- Mental: Mild
- Physical: None
3 seizures

4 weeks ago
by InIt4theParking
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**Purposes:** Depressed mood and Pain *(Started Dec 15, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Pain Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 04, 2013	50 mg Daily	Moderate	Major	None	Always	Not at all

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DDM65

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 7 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: mild
by DDM65
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Dec 01, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 18, 2012	150 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

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kyssme77

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Some

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Some

external_stress: Most

Stickman: most
Description:F35y
FM:9y Dx
CFS:?y
by kyssme77
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**Purpose:** Unrefreshing or poor sleep *(Started Dec 15, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 25, 2012	50 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	A little

Date: Oct 25, 2012
Advice & Tips: Upped dose is all

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lusciousblkman0050

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

HIV 22 yrs

Mental Symptoms : none

Physical Symptoms : none

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by lusciousblkman0050
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**Purpose:** Peripheral Neuropathy *(Started Feb 15, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 08, 2012	10 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Aug 08, 2012
Advice & Tips: I would say to others that the benefits far outweigh the risks and based only on my experience I know of no side effects. As far as I'm concerned this medicine impacts my daily life in a more positive fashion, again due to no side effects at all.

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mollymac

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 54 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Mild

Overall: None

Cognition: mild

Vision: none

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: none

Walking: none
by mollymac
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**Purpose:** Other *(Started Dec 19, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 03, 2012	25 mg Daily	None	None	Never	Not at all

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slim18

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

ALS: 4 yrs

Bi-Pap Wheelchair

Bulbar: moderate

Arms: moderate

Chest: moderate

Legs: moderate
by slim18
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**Purposes:** Depressed mood and ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) *(Started Jul 07, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 27, 2011	50 mg Daily	Major	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Feb 17, 2011	25 mg Daily		Moderate	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Feb 07, 2011	25 mg Daily		None	None	Always	A little

Side effects:: Bladder problems

Date: Feb 07, 2011
Advice & Tips: i havebeen diagnosed with Sensory Neuropathy. This is the reason why I take this drug to control burning sensations to the skin.

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josyern

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: Some

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: some
Description:
FM:5y
by josyern
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**Purposes:** Pain, Fibromyalgia, and Depressed mood *(Started Sep 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Pain Perceived effectiveness	Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 23, 2011	50 mg Daily

Date: Oct 23, 2011
Advice & Tips: My dosage was incrementally increased 10 mg at a time. With the initial 10mg, I had a little bit of dry mouth and constipation at first. The dry mouth stopped after a short time, and the constipation was very manageable with fiber...until the last 10mg. When I moved up to 50mg the dry mouth returned and has persisted, and the constipation is decidedly harder to manage. If I miss the fiber pills or don't drink enough water for a single day, there are repercussions (and I have plenty of fiber in my diet too). This last increment also affected my sleep for better and worse: I can now fall asleep quite easily, stay pretty soundly asleep, and wake up feeling rested (very good), but it also makes me sleep for very long periods--10, 12, even 14 hours. I have found it difficult to wake up if I've slept less than that. (not good!). It's hard to describe, but there's a sort of heaviness that's come with this last 10mg. I've had a particularly hard time with concentration and thinking through work related issued. I'm not sure if that's all the fibromyalgia, or if the med is actually contributing. In terms of depression--which is what this stuff was originally meant to address--I'd say, I'm a bit more cheerful than I was, but at the same still feeling very negative. It's like I'm a bit depressed, but it seems to matter less. That said, the fear of not being able to make a living eats at me a lot, and the loss of focus makes that a genuine issue, so there's real stress too. Hard to parse this out. Meanwhile, the med doesn't entirely get rid of my fibromyalgia pain, but does definitely make it ignorable on most days and nights. I am now six weeks on with this dosage and both the dry and constipation continue. It's possible that the long, long sleeps might be improving...not quite sure yet. I'm waiting to see if these side effects abate with a little more time. Will go confer with my m.d. soon. By the way, when I was on a much lower dose--maybe it was 20mg or 30mg, I accidentally let my prescription run out, and was without it for a few days. On day 3, I find myself vomiting on the side of the road. Learned my lesson, and I'm religious about taking this every day.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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Radiantmeg

Data Quality: 1 star
- Sex: Female
- Age: 32y
Condition: RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 1 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Mild
- Mental: Mild
- Physical: Moderate
I am: Neutral
by Radiantmeg
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**Purpose:** Fibromyalgia *(Started Jun 07, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 27, 2011	20 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

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obody

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 2

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Severe

Rx

52 F

Function: Low

Distress: Moderate
by obody
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**Purpose:** Peripheral Neuropathy *(Started Mar 01, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jun 13, 2011	25 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Dry mouth (xerostomia)

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naomiah

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Bipolar I

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Severe

Rx

49 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by naomiah
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**Purpose:** Migraine headaches *(Started Feb 02, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 16, 2011	10 mg Daily	None	Severe	Always	Not at all
Mar 15, 2011	10 mg Daily	None	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Feb 11, 2011	20 mg Daily	None	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Dry eyes, Confusion, Urinary problems, Memory problems, Cognitive Confusion, Hiccups (hiccoughs), Ringing in ears (tinnitus), Panic attacks, Constipation

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