View Full Version : Nortriptyline - anxious about taking it - reassurance please!
My doctor has prescribed 10mg of Nortriptyline at night to help my sleep cycles, but I'm really nervous about taking it. I have a phobia of taking anti-anxiety and anti-depressant drugs after freaking out on paroxetine a number of years ago.
The doctor said that the nortriptyline isn't like that and it's a very low dosage and if I experience any side effects I can safely stop taking it. It still makes me nervous though.
Does anyone have any advice about this drug? Should I worry? Any success stories?
Sorry I have never taken it but at times like that you have to trust what your doctor says, This could be the medication that works for you. Sorry I can't be of more help :welcome:
Lilharry, I can understand why you are concerned but what your doc said is true - nortriptyline and paroxetine are quite different, a tricyclic and and SSRI. 10mg is indeed a tiny dose of a tricyclic, their maximum dosage can be in the 200mg range. Really you should be fine x
Thank you lovelies. I know I'm being silly, but it is nice to hear some reassuring words from others :)
My Dr prescribed the same for me early last year again to help with sleep patterns and it has been fine, absolutely 100% fine and effective in as much as it has helped my sleeping greatly.
The only thing I have noticed is I sometime find it harder to get up in the mornings because I actually want to carry on sleeping.
Start asap and enjoy a better night's sleep.
Great, thanks James. What was your dosage?
Great, thanks James. What was your dosage?
10mg.
Hi LilHarry. Iam on 10mg of Amitryptaline which is very similar to the drug you are on.I was prescribed this to help me sleep & it really works with no side effects,I have been on it now for 7 days I think you will be fine. Oh I am also on 100mg of Sertraline for three days before that 75mg for 5 weeks.
Good luck
Strat61
Thanks Strat61 - that is great to hear they are working well for you. I've actually heard nothing but good stuff so far, that's reassuring.
I went to see a naturopath the other day and she is giving me some natural stuff that should help with sleep and said I should try not to take the nortryptaline. So I'm going to hold off until I've tried the supplements, but if they don't work, I will definitely give the nortryptaline a go.
Thanks so much for your support lovelies!
Have started taking half a tablet at night and its helping me fall and stay asleep. I'm too scared to take the full dosage, though my doctor says I should give myself a break and just take it! I will slowly increase the dosage. I'm so worried about side effects! But proud of myself for at least taking half - a big step for me.
Wow, it was nearly a year ago since I posted this. Thought I would give an update. I got up to the 10mg of nortryptiline and it helped to get my sleep cycles back into some kind of regularity. After I had been getting a reasonable night sleep for a couple of months, I decided to come off the nortriptyline as I was very keen to be off all pharamaceuticals. I went cold turkey first off as I was on such a low dose, but I started waking up with continuous brains zaps throughout the night. So I started taking the medication again and slowly weaned myself off at a quarter of a tablet every couple of weeks until I was off it totally and still sleeping reasonbly well. I am now practicing meditation and have been working on getting my digestion sorted which has helped the anxiety and sleep greatly. Herbal tea before bed also helps to get a good nights sleep.
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