Nortriptyline for Irritable Bowel Syndrome User Reviews (Page 3)
Brand names: Pamelor
Nortriptyline has an average rating of 8.2 out of 10 from a total of 61 reviews for the off-label treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. 80% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 11% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Nortriptyline
- Life...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- June 3, 2022
"Before this medicine my IBS was crippling. I could not eat without being in pain and could not sleep. I was up every night sick for 2 months straight. After my GI doctor gave me this medication my symptoms went away after about 3 weeks. Now I could not imagine my life without it! (2 years now)"
- henry
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 22, 2024
"3 weeks in. No more diarrhea. Can eat more FODMAPs. Afraid of tolerance buildup in the future."
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- Alysha
- October 20, 2018
"Its has helped me 95% for my migraines and my IBS"
- Anonymous
- Taken for 10 years or more
- January 24, 2022
"After years and years of painful trial and error, nortriptyline is the only medicine that helped my severe IBS. I’ve been on it for over 10 years and it’s given me my life back."
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- Slp
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- March 15, 2021
"After years of suffering, this med has given me relief. It improved IBS but I need to drink an adequate amount of water or have constipation."
- Annab...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 18, 2016
"Started this 4 days ago. So far so good!! No symptoms "
- Mark
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- October 25, 2021
"This drug also saved my life. Severe neuropathy pain and IBS had both latched onto me. I also suffered from headaches which nortrip helps some. I cannot imagine living without it."
- excork
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 14, 2022
"This does not help me at all, I have been on sleep meds for many years and my DR took me off my main sleep med, and now I have a hard time sleeping, to me this is totally worthless!!"
- Dragy...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- November 22, 2023
"I found this has helped almost from the start. I'd had no treatment for my IBS until my new GP recommended 10mg at night. Mind you, she also said it's useless as an antidepressant lol"
- excork
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- December 18, 2022
"I can't recommend nortriptyline for IBS, I was on this for over a month, all it did was make my IBS much worse,"
- Gwend...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 28, 2024
"Great, started taking it. Feel so much better, a little cramping here and there but goes away. Great drug for IBS and depression."
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"Early in 2022, I was prescribed nortriptyline at 10mg daily, after years of experimenting with various other gut-calming protocols to help my IBS and food sensitivities. I first used the FODMAP structure to help my food choices (which also includes my A1 casein milk protein intolerance), and then found that the nortriptyline worked very well. I did find, however, that taking 10 mg at night disrupted my sleep, so I have since been taking it at breakfast without any side effects. This drug won’t help with food sensitivities, so I still have to be vigilant at meals at home, friends' houses, and restaurants. I still don’t fully understand the relationships, if any, between my food intolerances and IBS, and so I also take small amounts of Miralax and Citrucel at breakfast to help stabilize my gut against gas, bloating, and constipation. All this is not perfect, but I’ve been able to reduce the number of “lost days.”"