Posted by johnj on May 17, 2003, at 12:08:10
In reply to nortryptline affect on anxiety, posted by hildi on May 17, 2003, at 10:11:59
Hi
I am not bipolar, but have been on nortyptline for over 10 years. I have trouble with side effects so I can only take 50 mg. I was originally on 100 mg and was having lots of trouble. Went down to 50 and added 600 mg of litium and became pretty clear. Also took tranzene, a benzo, 15 mg daily. I don't think norty caused more anxiety, but it helped my sleep greatly. I have come to the time when things are not working as well so I am looking for something different. Personally, I tried one ssri and couldn't take the anxiety. I believe anxiety is very strong in my illness.
People here have tried some supplements like Magnesium to help sleep and anxiety. It helped me but after 10 days my sleep was disturbed.
Are you on a mood stabilizer?(lithium).
You will also see posts about people taking nortrptline AND an ssri. One option I have been thinking is Celexa for myself, but ssri scare me. Hope things go well. A TCA is worth a shot. If I could get something to last for 10 years at a time I would be happy.
Also, with nortryptline I have had little, if any, sexual dysfunction. Dry mouth and urinating can be problematic though. Good luckjohnj
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