User Reviews for Nortriptyline

Pamelor (nortriptyline): I had taken almost everything for migraines and came up with a combination of Topamax and Elavil. I work in intensive care and started having memory problems. I also started sleeping almost constantly. I scheduled an appointment with the neurologist at my hospital and started on nortriptyline. This is the first time I've had total control. I'm not sleepy and I have more of my old self back. It feels good not to have any pain.

Pamelor (nortriptyline): Nortiptyline has worked well for preventing my headaches for two months now.

nortriptyline: Successfully reduced migraines from 1-2 a week to 1-2 a month. Discontinued for a year and migraines resumed, so I'm back on it for good. 60mg daily.

nortriptyline: I was in a bad car accident over a year ago, and had and STILL have terrible migraines after suffering a concussion. I will tell you now that out of all the steroid injections (16 in my neck, and base of my skull), physical therapy, different pain medications, nortriptyline has helped me the most. I still have headaches here and there, but it's not every day and I'm not calling out of work every other week. Since I have been on it, I haven't called out of work. I have about 2-3 headaches a week, but instead of rating the pain a 8,9,or 10 I'm now in a pain range of 3 or 4, sometimes 5. I may be taking this drug for the rest of my life, but it beats waking up in pain everyday.

Pamelor (nortriptyline): I've suffered from migraines for 14 years and have taken numerous medications for prevention including Topamax (Topamax caused MANY bad, undetermined health issues). My Internal Medicine physician took me off Topamax and put me on 25 mg of Nortriptyline for migraine prevention. Almost immediately, I had relief from migraines, had clarity of mind even better than ever before, had a great attitude. I felt "normal" for the first time in my life. This medication caused noticeable urinary retention, constipation and increased appetite which caused weight gain. Due to weight gain, I was changed to Pristiq. Migraines have returned. I intend to ask to be put back on Nortriptyline and will have to alter diet and exercise.

nortriptyline: I was going to the emergency room 3 times a week. They would give me a shot of Compazine and send me home. I would fall asleep, but when I woke up the headache would come back. These were the worst headaches I've ever had and nothing, even Imitrex wouldn't help. After I was on Nortriptyline for 3 days, my headaches became manageable with Excedrin. I now rarely have headaches. My Doctor has increased my dosage once.

Pamelor (nortriptyline): Headache free for over 6 months now! Mild to moderate urinary retention. Mild to moderate dry mouth. Take in morning.

nortriptyline: Helped significantly with migraines however sweats and significant decrease in libido is a big concern, also hair loss.

nortriptyline: I have been migraine free for over a month now. I was getting 3-5 migraines a week with a continuous headache for 5 months straight and through the heat of the summer. The migraines stopped after just a few days on the medicines and have not came back. Even with the change of weather and congestion, the headache is not there. I haven't noticed any side effects but it does make me sleepy. Helps get a good nights rest.

nortriptyline: My neurologist prescribed nortriptyline 2 years ago to help with my chronic migraines, which I'd had since I was 13 years old. I'd suffer migraines at least 4 times a week and the pain would be excruciating. I'd suffer from rebound migraines as well and it turned out that I can't take medicines like Excedrin because they actually worsen my migraines. Imitrex stopped working. Once I started Nortriptyline, I started seeing relief within the first two months. I'm on a steady 30mg and as long as I eat right, keep active and reduce stress [a big factor to how they'd start at first], I only get level 8/9 migraines 2/3 a month, usually at the start and end of my menstrual cycle, and take Treximet for them.

nortriptyline: I went to the hospital many times before because of migraine pain, so one day in one of my visits to the emergency room a doctor give me Nortriptyline to take at bedtime. Since that day I had two times migraine then I had one or two every month for short time. It works for me.

nortriptyline: I have suffered for years with migraines. I calculated that I lost 1 year completely to migraines every 6 years. I started Nortriptyline in Dec 2010 and have not had one migraine since then. Even with my job stress (nursing) no headaches. Finally at 49 I have a life. The dry mouth can be difficult at times but dry mouth or migraines, I pick dry mouth.

nortriptyline: Started taking nortriptyline for migraine prevention after 10 years of going to 6 different neurologists and taking countless medications. The first 3 weeks were great because I had gone from 2-3 days a week of migraines to not a single episode. It was very hard to deal with the daytime fatigue and this was only on a 25 mg dose, but two cups of coffee took care of that. I stopped taking it suddenly after 1.5 months due to a change in mood/angry/depressed feelings which I've never experienced, and sure enough I was in bed for 3 days with a migraine. So, I'm back on the medicine, have been almost migraine free for 3 months, the fatigue has gone away, and as long as I remember to read my "positive thoughts/positive things in my life" when I feel a little depressed (this medicine or at least 25mg a day hasn't helped depression) I'm fine. I'm 31 yrs old, healthy and now finally can live my life not worrying about migraines! Thank you to my neurologist for finally finding an answer to my pain and thank you nortriptyline.

nortriptyline: I have been on Nortriptyline for 3 months now and I couldn't be happier. I have been suffering with migraines since I was 16 and I am now 31. I have been on a number of medicines for prevention but this is the first time I can say that my migraines are under control. After being on this for 2 months I missed 2 days and woke up to a horrible migraine. Since then I have been right back on and not missing any dosages. If you haven't tried this for migraines and are still suffering I highly recommend you talk to your doctor about it.

nortriptyline: I've been using nortriptyline for over 10 years now and my migraine hasn't caused me severe pains anymore. I noticed that if I ever stop taking the medication, I started getting headaches again. I wanted to stop this medicine because of water retention and weight gain, but this is the only medicine so far that can help me with my migraine headache, and also with my back pain after a spinal surgery. The pros outweigh the cons of taking this medication so I continue to use it up to now.

nortriptyline: I am 27 yrs old and suffered from horrible migraine headaches since I was 15. I had the kind of headaches that caused uncontrollable vomiting and kept me in a dark room for days. I felt like I couldn't have a normal life because I would always think twice about going out fearing a migraine would ruin the day. I am currently on 75mg/day and it has made a significant difference. I no longer have the 9/10 severity migraines for 4-5 days at a time several times per month. I still get headaches but they will go away with something as simple as resting for 20 minutes with my eyes closed. I'm not afraid to go out anymore. The side effects that I have struggled a bit with are weight gain and dry mouth but I will take those any day over the migraines.

nortriptyline: I have been taking nortriptyline 10 mg for migraine prevention for about 6 weeks and have had only 2 headaches, both of which were controlled with just one dose of OTC pain reliever (Aleve). I was having headaches and other "atypical" migraines 3-4 times a week. The only side effect I've noticed at this low dosage is dry mouth, and that's no big deal. So far I'm very pleased with the positive results.

nortriptyline: I am 27 years old and have suffered with migraine headaches since I can remember. I have taken many pills to help relieve my pain and for the past 3 years I have been on Maxalt (which works great) but I was still getting migraines that I would end up being in bed for a couple of days (not as often as past medicines). Now my doctor has given me nortiptyline as a prevention med and I am on my 2nd month on it and I have only had 3 migraine episodes since then, which is great!

nortriptyline: I'm 50 and attributed my pain to chronic sinusitis, having had two surgeries and what seemed endless infections. My ENT doctor recommended seeing a neurologist to determine if migraines were affecting me. I'd have 8/9 pain 3 to 4 times a month, 4/5 pain often and 2/3 pain almost constantly. I've had it so long that I'd routinely work through it, but it's taken a toll periodically on my personal and professional lives. I'm currently taking 30mg nightly and am virtually headache free. It's great having relief after so long. Research in the last five years indicates that migraines are often misdiagnosed as sinusitis also if you know someone suffering with what seems be sinus pain, have them get an opinion from a neurologist.

nortriptyline: I've been a migraine headache sufferer since childhood. For the past two month, I was having a severe episode of migraine and ended up in a ER within three days apart. Then the resident neurologist gave me prescription for Nortriptyline 10mg (increasing the dose every week by 10mg till it reaches 40mg). It is two weeks now (20mg), I didn't have any migraine headache but for some reason I have this fear of being on a medicine for the rest of my life. However I'm very, very excited to live two weeks without migraine.

Pamelor (nortriptyline): I have been on Pamelor for the past 6 months or so and I suffer from severe headaches and migraines. After being prescribed 25mg I have felt I'm in control of my life going from 15 headaches and multiple migraines a month to a manageable 3-4 headaches and a couple migraines a month. My doctor and I are now trying to drop these numbers even lower by doubling my dose. The side effects I have experienced is dry mouth and odd vivid dreams which are very manageable compared to before.

nortriptyline: I have been on this medicine for migraine prevention for just over a year now. I LOVE IT! I used to have chronic daily migraine (8 to 9 intensity) and multiple unexplained body pains and weakness (docs just thought it was part of the migraines because I tested negative for MS, lupus, Fibromyalgia), my migraines are now down to 1 to 3 a month and the body pains are gone! I ended up having a 4 week period where I didn't have any medicine due to a mailing issue and the migraines were back full force, along with the body pains. Been back on it for about a week and I feel like I'm slowly getting better again.

nortriptyline: Friends - I have read many of your experiences and mine is similar. I had a problem with a botched epidural; created leakage and after the hole was closed I encountered severe migraines almost continually for six months. I finally found my way to a clinic and they properly diagnosed my problem and created a treatment so that now I am headache free. I take 10 mg nortriptyline at bedtime. From what I can see it is not just the nortriptyline but the lack of access to well trained physicians that understand headache pain.

nortriptyline: Been taking nortriptyline 75mg for two years. Went from 2-3 headaches a week to maybe 2 a month. Side effects are loss of balance (yoga practice suffers), urine retention, sleepiness. I take it at night so I sleep pretty well. I'm reading here that some experience weight gain, that's good to know! I was blaming myself for lack of self control. This week had what I think was an afibrillation episode in the middle of the night, I have to now look at whether it's worth it to have heart issues to keep myself from head pain. The head pain was pretty awful though.

nortriptyline: Migraine suffer for 40 years. I have tried more medications to control them for the past 7 years. I was having 15 or more migraines a month. Last year I had one for 2 mos. even my trip the the ER couldn't break it. After 7 years on Topamax and recently 3 botox treatments for migraines with no luck, my neurologist, 2 mos. ago had me try nortriptyline 25mg... works amazing. Even the pain in my neck from herniations and severe arthritis is 90% gone - but I am having blurred vision -hoping the lowered does of 10mg in the morning and evening will alleviate this because feeling human again is a wonderful thing, something I haven't felt in years.