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14 years 10 months ago #532 by Mindy
Nortriptyline was created by Mindy
I have ITP and several other autoimmune issues. I have awful headaches and facial pain and after being cleared for everything else Neurologist put me on Nortriptyline - right now only 25mg at night. Anyone have any experience with this drug? It seems to be helping but I am nervous about it long term.

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14 years 10 months ago #538 by Bunnie
Replied by Bunnie on topic Re: Nortriptyline
Can't speak to the drug. But have you been to a dentist and checked for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) Disorders? Your describing two of the major symptoms of it. I wore a bite split at night for years. Interestly when my Thryoid disease was under control, I didn't need it as much.

"I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them have never happened.\" — Mark Twain\\\\\\"Worry is a misuse of the imagination.\" — Dan Zadra

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14 years 10 months ago #543 by lili
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It's a very old tricyclic antidepressant. Tricyclics were used before SSRIs (like prozac) and are used less often now because of their side effects. However, usually if you take them for headaches, you're taking them at a very low dose so the side effects are less of a problem.

I haven't taken nortriptyline, but I have a friends who've taken other tricyclics for headaches.

Lily

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14 years 10 months ago #576 by tofer
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they gave me Nortriptyline for my migraines to take every day to prevent the migraines.
Not a very nice drug, made me loopy and cried oh and i fell down the stairs with no memory of the incident. I lost about 10 days trying to get myself off the drug. I did not enjoy the adventure. But then i responded poorly to all of those preventivitive migraine meds.

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