Nortriptyline for Depression User Reviews (Page 3)

• Fra...
• May 17, 2016

"So far, so good. I've been on medication for anxiety and depression since December 2000, and after a few years, it seems that the medication stops working. Newly diagnosed with epilepsy. Hence, the increase in anxiety and depression. I will admit that I was having a really bad day, and out of desperation, I took this (had it but never took it) -- and it squashed the anxiety. (I know clinically better.) Epilepsy and estrogen don't mix well. I'm not thrilled with another pill, but so goes the old...'do you want to be right or happy?' I'll take the latter."

• Yor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 4, 2021

"I had been using desipramine for depression since 1995, and it had worked very well for me. In 2020, it was changed to a Tier 4 drug, so I decided to try something else that was less expensive. My doctor recommended nortriptyline (Tier 3), and I began taking it four weeks ago. I am 72 years old, and in the last four weeks, I have developed a severe case of adult cystic acne!!! Enough nortriptyline for me."

• Sha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 7, 2016

"Day 1: Took my first dose of 25 mg last night about 2200ish. I was still wide awake at 0100. This morning I awoke feeling angry and irritated. Reading many of the comments here, this seems to be an issue with this medication. I have had 2 failed back surgeries and am trying to avoid the fusion every doctor has said I need. The failed surgeries have made me extremely fearful. I have never, ever in my life experienced anything so painful in my life. In 2000, a microdiscectomy and laminectomy led to complications. A meningocele the size of a football on my lumbar region. Spinal fluid came out of my nose and ears. My head was going to explode. Now, I am willing to try anything to avoid surgery. I'll try this for a few weeks... we will see."

• Som...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 11, 2023

"I suffer from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. I was prescribed 10 mg of this medication a day and found that it made a slight improvement, however, I started having nightmares, a dry mouth, and dizziness."

• Bil...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 16, 2020

"This made me fart a lot."

• lil...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 30, 2018

Pamelor (nortriptyline) "Pamelor takes a solid 2 months to start working. The best medication ever. Less than 1 dollar for a pack of 100 tablets of 25 mg where I live."

• DDD...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 21, 2015

Pamelor (nortriptyline) "I was switched from amitriptyline to nortriptyline and noticed an immediate improvement the following morning. I'm sold."

• Tan...
• February 5, 2020

"I have been taking this medication, nortriptyline, for the past four years. It has cured my depression and also helps me sleep better. Best decision I’ve ever made."

• and...
• November 22, 2014

"Was a lifesaving medicine for me! Extreme low dosage worked 25-50 mg. No side effects."

• Kay...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 5, 2018

Pamelor (nortriptyline) "After taking Pamelor for one week, I had to stop. I had horrible nightmares that stopped after I stopped that medicine. I still shake thinking about the nightmares."

• sev...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 17, 2015

"I was on nortriptyline 75 mg, and it made things worse for me. I had bad nightmares, I was more depressed. It just didn't work for me. Now I'm weaning myself off at the doctor's request."

• jos...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 24, 2019

Pamelor (nortriptyline) "Gave me bad indigestion and nightmares!!!"

• OJS...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 2, 2013

"I have been taking 75 mg of nortriptyline for ADHD for several months and have had no improvement."

• who...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 12, 2015

"Helped me sleep at night."

• The...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 14, 2022

"I took 10 mg for four nights and noticed a major lack in motivation and drive shortly after. Felt more depressed and uninterested in many things. Also experienced flushing and puffiness in my face."

• Dre...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 18, 2021

"I used this medication for a couple of months now, and it seems to not be working anymore, but when it did work, it worked wonders!"

• Har...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 4, 2023

"I've taken it a long time, but this last prescription has something wrong with it. Every time I take it, I break out in big hives and welts."