Nortriptyline for Pain User Reviews (Page 2)

• Mad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 13, 2016

"I've never felt so angry in my life than on this drug! Terrible! Frustrating because doctors won't prescribe my OxyContin I've been on for 9 years (that completely helped my back after 3 failed surgeries) anymore because of all the irresponsible people abusing it! HOW IS THAT FAIR!? So annoyed that people who really need it have to pay the price! So I've been trying all this junk that has terrible side effects."

• Hol...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 23, 2017

"Been using this drug for 2 years. I used to have bad pain in lower back and numbness in my legs due to nerve damage. Started with 30mg, now only take 10mg. It works for me, virtually pain-free. Do have dry mouth and sometimes have bad dreams, but I can manage that as I can walk without pain and still go to work."

• chi...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 26, 2014

"I'm being treated with nortriptyline for abdominal wall pain due to having irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for almost 40 years now. I still have pain in other areas but this does the trick for the abdominal pain, which is like the pain you get in your side after you've been running for a long time. It wasn't just a stabbing pain, though, it came, it stayed, and wouldn't go away. I only take 10mg and my prescription says to increase as necessary, but I've been on it successfully for over a year now. I stopped it once with the OK of the doctor, but within three weeks, the pain returned, so I started back up on it. I do have the dry mouth and sometimes restless sleep, but I can handle that...I couldn't handle the abdominal pain...this worked!"

• Oll...
• August 19, 2013

"I take Nortriptyline 30 mg at bedtime for facial nerve pain brought on by shingles, Post-Herpetic Neuralgia. The medication helps to stop itching, gnawing pain, and electrical firing. The one drawback for me is the constant obsession with food, mostly carbohydrates. I've gained weight and have negative sexual side effects, but hey, I'm not in pain. It would be nice if there was another medication that worked as well as this medication for the pain but didn't have the side effects."

• Ver...
• November 18, 2011

"I had a car accident two years ago and the back, neck, and leg pain crippled me until I tried nortriptyline. I am pain-free and take 50mg which I build up to. After 6 weeks, the only downside is I cannot drink alcohol, but a small price to pay. If I try to reduce them, I go back to the same conditions I had before taking them. I take it at night and actually sleep for 6 hours straight pain-free, which I could not do before. This medicine has given me back my life."

• Jen...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 21, 2017

"I am 56 years old with severe chronic nerve pain in my neck from herniation at C6-C7 and C4-C5. I opted for no surgery and I have had zero quality of life, been on bed rest for 4 years. Started PT with pain meds, neurontin 600mg. Slowly able to function in a brain fog but free from strong narcotics. Went to amitriptyline 40mg at night, slept great but next day brain fog with memory lapses and always tired. Now on 10mg nortriptyline I take in the morning because it affects me like a stimulant and hard to sleep at night but been on for a week. I have constipation but taking fiber in water helps. I love being alert with a clear head! So far no pain on 10mg so I won't increase unless I have pain. A very livable dose."

• Hap...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 24, 2019

"After 7 years of chronic pain in my lower back and stabbing/burning pain in my glute, I was finally prescribed nortriptyline. I waited two weeks to start it as pregabalin had been so horrible. After one dose, I finally was able to sleep for 7 hours. I had been sleeping for about 4 hours a night up until then because of the pain, which didn't respond to ibuprofen, paracetamol, or opioid-based medication. Pain relief lasts for about 17 hours. No side effects other than I do feel a bit sleepy at times. I still take ibuprofen if I have overdone the gardening or housework. Now it works to help me sleep. The dose is 20 mg a night."

• Kat...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 1, 2016

"I was given 25 mg Nortriptyline for shingles pain, along with Gabapentin and Tramadol for shingles and back pain. I now have PHN. I have had this pain for 6 months now. I had pretty severe burning pain. Within 3 days, the burning stopped. Most of the pain went away except at night. I went up on the Gabapentin several times. I didn't want to go up on Nortriptyline due to side effects (extreme dry mouth, and it was hard to wake up in the morning). Occasionally, I miss a dose by accident and go to sleep without it. I will hurt so much that I can't do anything but sit and use ice packs all day. Also, my pain will be much worse for 3 whole days following a missed pill. This has happened 5-6 times. Nortriptyline is the most effective medicine I've tried."

• ber...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 19, 2012

"After years of disc/nerve pain, I have been on these tablets for around 3 months and the pain has reduced considerably and I sleep much better too. I have been taking 25mg, but have now upped the dose to 50mg and it appears to be working even better. Fingers crossed."

• Lom...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 2, 2013

"I have been taking this medication for a week and feel so much better. Had a car accident over 20 years ago and I suffer from chronic lower back and hip pain. I take 25mg. However, it has made my hot flashes worse."

• mmm...
• June 13, 2011

"I've suffered from chronic pain my entire life and often haven't been able to sleep as a result. I found this medication to often be very helpful. Though it took several weeks to really work, it definitely helped me sleep and my pain has decreased. I was started at a very low dose, which gave me a lot of flexibility to move up and down as the situation required. Taking the medication coincided with some slight weight gain, but this could have been due to a variety of other factors. Overall I found it very helpful!"

• Vib...
• October 30, 2015

"I started at 10 mg at bedtime for pain in my lower back. The pain would go down both legs and was ruining my life. After a few weeks, I was up to 60 mg, and I am virtually pain-free. I am sleeping great, too. The dry mouth usually comes for me after I up the dose. One thing though, I had a numb spot right above my right knee, which is caused by a pinched nerve in my pelvic region. The numbness has turned to a fullness in my knee now... weird but I can live with it."

• Reg...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 31, 2015

"I have Myofascial pain syndrome and median nerve entrapment that makes my fingers numb with tingling sensation. I have a very bad pain on my left scapula that radiates down to my lower back and travels to my left arm down to my fingers - the pain that I cannot explain at all, it disrupts the quality of my life. I thought there's no hope for my pain to go away. My doctor tried some other pain medication including neural injection. After taking the 3rd dose of nortriptyline 10mg, I can see the difference - my pain is dull and episodic but tolerable. Everyone is different but there's no harm in trying if we are concerned about side effects, all medications have side effects anyway. I recommend to those who are suffering from pain to try this."

• ell...
• April 14, 2013

"Was diagnosed with somatic pain. Prescribed 10mg nortriptyline to start. Took one pill and it made me feel like I could jump off a building and fly. When I laid down, it felt like I was floating. Went to sleep, woke up feeling like a zombie, very depressed, could barely lift my arms. It has been three days and I still feel spaced out."

• Eri...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 14, 2016

"Took this for nerve pain and it helped! Except I would rather ache & have nerve pain than deal with the side effects I experienced. I kept getting nightmares that were so horrific, I eventually started sleeping with the lights on & thus not sleeping as good. Within 6 months, I gained 20 lbs without changing my eating habits nor physical activity. Looking back, there was a short period of time when my vision was affected as I had trouble focusing. At the time, I just thought my contacts prescription was getting too strong for me. I decided to revisit the list of side effects and sure enough there they all were. I quit taking nortriptyline that day and eventually the nightmares, blurred vision, & weight gain went away."

• whi...
• March 2, 2014

"I was prescribed this to help with my back pain after nearly everything else failed, and amitriptyline made me like a zombie. Regrettably, it has had very little effect on my back pain, and it doesn't really help with sleeping, however, it has worked wonders for the horrendous 'nerve end' sensitivity I was experiencing, meaning I couldn't allow my dogs to sit alongside me, never mind touching me."

• sta...
• June 5, 2010

"I am still in the early stages of using this medication. My fourth week. It has really helped with the back pain. Although I still feel pain, it is not continuous in all areas of my back. It is now just if I tweak the source. I did not heed the warning to avoid alcohol the first week and was very ill as a consequence. I was vomiting for 2 days afterwards and very dehydrated. My own fault. I am going to speak to my doctor to see if we should add to the dosage to try and get rid of the pain completely. I am currently on 10mg per night. Although I don't drink much, I do feel that I don't have the freedom to choose if I would like to drink. So, this is the down side to this medication. However, I would love to get rid of back pain for good!"

• Bax...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 12, 2019

"I have been struggling with progressively worsening nerve pain for 10 years. I cannot lift up on my toes on either leg due to nerve damage (slipped disc on one leg and some kind of impact arthritis on the other). The nortriptyline has virtually eliminated the nerve pain! I've been taking 25 mg for one month. The so-called 'side effects' are virtually all positive. Constipation? Great! Now I can have just one bowel movement per day instead of 5 or 6. Sleepiness? Great, I sleep much better now! I used to take a half dozen ibuprofen and acetaminophen and 2 naproxen almost every day... now one ibuprofen some mornings and that's all I need. Cannot say enough good things about this product!"

• mja...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 14, 2015

"I have Stage 5 CRPS and have been taking 75mg of Nortriptyline (generic for Pamelor) at bedtime for a few years now. I feel that I have been taking it long enough to say for sure that it helps with my treatment. I recommend this drug, but everyone is different and we all respond to medication differently. I hope Nortriptyline gives you the same hope in your treatment that it has given me."

• Nor...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 25, 2019

"Game changer for those who have pelvic nerve damage from endometriosis, this works to get rid of 95% of my flare-ups. I can actually function and enjoy my life! Also, it gave me a major energy boost, post-induced menopause. I take a low dose of 10 mg each day before bed. Ongoing 2 years now and don’t need to up it yet. My endo specialist recommended it to me, I am so pleased."

• Big...
• December 23, 2016

"To those of you who are having nightmares, they will go away. I had them so bad but it worked so well for the low back neuropathy. I was finally able to walk again. My back kills me. I take 30 mg throughout the day now. Taking it with tramadol decreases the effectiveness of the drug. Nortriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant. It blocks the receptors in the cerebellum so pain signals cannot be received. This is not FDA approved because being an antidepressant when one is depressed can be very risky and cause serious side effects. For those of you who are waking up on this medication, you could be low on serotonin and those that are falling asleep you could have too much. It will also make you very constipated. Be careful."

• Anonymous
• October 28, 2009

Nortriptyline "Cycled off opiates after a severe multi-trauma accident onto a Pamelor/amitriptyline combo. Worked very well. Definitely get yourself some eye drops, though. Needed the brand name, because the generic gave me cardiac arrhythmias. I am very impressed with this drug."

• Sam...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 25, 2016

"I've had a lot of pains over the past few years due to a computer-centric lifestyle. My rear shoulder/shoulder blade pain started to become unmanageable with my Lyrica + Tramadol. Most of my pains are nervy/burning. I decided to try Nortriptyline. Started with 10mg and worked up to 100mg after months (started working at 25mg). It saved my life at that time when I was miserable. It wasn't 100%, and had a bunch of mild side effects, but made things manageable. Side effects: weight gain (huge appetite), urinary retention, dry nose/mouth, some drowsiness (bad at first but got better), reduced motor control (jerks), orthostatic hypotension. Trying to stop to see if pain comes back, and so far so good (side effects have reduced, especially appetite)."

• Car...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 12, 2019

"I’m impressed. The pain of arthritis was relentless, and I thought it would never go away. After 10 years, finally a neurologist helped and prescribed nortriptyline! After figuring out what time of day worked for me (5 pm), because taking it at bedtime would keep you talking to yourself all night long! I can finally get sleep and no pain. Yes, dry mouth comes with it. Try taking ACT lozenges, it helps!"

• Ros...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 20, 2019

"I was prescribed Nortriptyline 50 mg at night for back pain and sciatica in 2012. It helped me sleep with no pain. I did have weight gain, dry mouth, constipation, decreased urination, and heartburn. In 2014, I had a right hip replacement. In 2019, most of my chronic pain was gone. My doctor lowered my dosage to 25 mg at night per my request. After two months, I have finally stopped Nortriptyline. I have more energy, have lost 13 lbs, and my memory and concentration have improved. I sleep all night and feel energetic when I wake up. After seven years, I hope to never have to take this drug again."