Nortriptyline advice

[endowarrior12]

Hi everyone, I hope you’re all okay and having a low pain day. I’m just home from seeing the specialist (a very long awaited appointment) I actually came out feeling listened to and have a treatment plan in place. One thing he’s done is changed my amitriptyline to nortriptyline. I just wanted to ask if anyone has experience of it and has it helped with nerve pain. I’m worried about not having the amitriptyline as it really helps me sleep. Any comment welcome, thanks for reading 💛 xx

[AllthatGlitters]

Hey I was first put on amatryptalyne and it didn’t help me at all, now have nortryptaline which is far better, I use it for nerve pain with my gynaecology problems and for fibromyalgia, it works for me x

[Moon_maiden in reply to AllthatGlitters]

That’s great you’ve found something that works 🙂

Hope you’re keeping generally ok

[endowarrior12 in reply to AllthatGlitters]

Aww thanks, I’m glad it worked for you xx

[Moon_maiden]

That’s great appointment went well 🙂 keep 🤞 it helps with pain and sleep.

[endowarrior12 in reply to Moon_maiden]

Thank you 😊 xx

[MyStar86]

I just wondered why they are changing your medication if you find that the amitriptyline helps? I would question why they want to change medication if what you are using is working xx

[endowarrior12 in reply to MyStar86]

I did ask and he said it would be better for my nerve pain as I can take a higher dose without feeling too drowsy. If he’d just increased my amitriptyline I would be a zombie…hope that makes sense x

[BloomingMarvellous]

I found it far better than Amitriptyline- less side effects . It’s the same family so hopefully you’ll benefit in same way.

[endowarrior12 in reply to BloomingMarvellous]

Aww that’s great, thank you xx

[Cailleach]

I am on nortryptyline, it should help you sleep in the same way as amitryptyline. Hope it helps you.

[endowarrior12 in reply to Cailleach]

Thanks so much for replying, I’m so glad xx

[JP673]

Hi,

Same situation with the medication. I was taken off Amatryptaline and moved on to Nortryptaline for chronic back pain. I have degenerative disc disease. It has been wonderful. I am able to sleep at night and still be able to do my work during the day. I was put on too high a dose at first and had some lucid (see amazingly lifelike) dreams so the Dr dropped it to one tablet a night. I'm happy with this as, like I said, it allows me to work and not be zombied on too high a dose of amatryptaline. Hope this helps.