Was it a drastic amount of weight gained? Shame on the person that said that NORTRIPTYLINE does not cause weight gain. It does no matter what the manufactuer says. Everyone is different. I was diagnosed with shingles and prescribed GAPENTIN. Because of the pain and diet restrictions (no wheat, grains, sugar, dairy, chocolate, ETC) I lost 1. As soon as I started eating I would gain weight. MY DIET IS EXTREMELY GOOD, low calorie, healthy etc. I came down with another episode of shingles BACK TO BACK. I was then prescribed NORTRIPTYLINE. I was in so much pain I hardly ate anything. Broth, cucumbers, hardly anything. I gained all my weight back and then some. Expand.. DO NOT SAY THAT WE ARE FEELING BETTER SI WE START EATING MORE AND / OR UNHEALTHY!!! I went to see my Dr and the entire team at Kaiser said YES YES YES! Any of these drugs can cause weight gain!! I had to write down my diet and was co siesta my coming in under 1. The drug companies and people like you make me sick! Nortriptyline (Oral Route) Print. Description and Brand Names; Before Using; Proper Use; Precautions; Side Effects. 361 posts mention Nortriptyline and Weight Loss. Protein Supplement taken for Weight Loss Calcium taken for Weight Loss Weight Gain and Weight Loss Does. Have a weight loss or weight. Lewis on nortriptyline weight loss or gain: Nortriptyline may. Lewis on nortriptyline weight loss or gain. Doctor insights on: Nortriptyline Weight. I used to work with the pharmaceutical companies when I was working with a practice at Stanford. I could tell you a lot!!! The general public is treated like garbage. The pharmaceutical companies do not care!! Stop treating us like we are all the same. We are individuals and no two are alike. When I look up side effects / contraindications for NORTRIPTYLINE - WEIGHT GAIN IS LISTED! Not as common but it is!! Any and all antidepressant drugs can cause weight gain. My friend was prescribed this drug and was told it would not cause weight gain. She does NOT feel better in it. Amitriptyline versus nortriptyline? Any information on weight loss on drugs that cause weight gain would be much. She did not start eating more. She is so sad due to her sons death that she does not want to eat!!! She liked the GABAPENTIN better but there was weight gain too! Side effects, ratings, and patient comments. RATING REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR PAMELORCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/DOSAGEDATE ADDED F M 5 Anxiety, major depression, PTSDConstipation, dry mouth( in the beginning ). Started out 1. 0mg every day for 2 weeks then 2. I feel the 3. 0mg is working great. I feel if it's upped it might interfere with driving. This medication should be started at lowest possible dose and slowly increased. It does take a while to work with your body. My side effects have acutually gone away. The constipation may be relieved by increasing fiber intake. Have more smoothies, salads, etc. I feel that it slows my brain processing down enough to choose the way I respond to stressful situations. It take training at first. I'm over 2 months into it and I'm finding great relief. I first felt a great change after week and half of use. Other meds cause sexual side effects for me, I feel they numb me too much. No sexual numbing with this one. If I took higher dosage it might be possible. I'm gaining control over my intrusive thoughts. When negative thoughts enter my mind I'm now able to . I was extremely depressed and traumatized before use. Please, if beginning this med. Be patient with it and as hard as it is to do while depressed, try to train your brain into thinking postivlely. It doesn’t happen over night but does eventually work. I just want to help someone and give you hope if you feel. F4. 22 months. 30. Headaches and anxiety. My headaches are finally gone and my anxiety has diminished, but when I'm close to having my period I kind of feel depressed and my anxiety comes back just for one or two days. It took 2 months to start having any effects on my headaches. F2. 04 months. 10 mg 1. X D1. 0/3. 0/2. 01. MEMORY LOSS, constipation, eye twitching, weaknesssevere memory loss. F1. 65 months. 70 MG9/1. Depression. Constipation; Dry mouth. A little bit of heartburn experienced in the first week or two. M5. 14 weeks. 25 mg. Migraineconstipation, heart burn, sleepinessdidn't help with my migraines, but it did help with insomnia, irritable bowel, depression. F3. 89 months. 10. X D5/4/2. 01. 6 4 depression, anxiety. Yes, it's true that I've taken this medicine for over 1. Took a much higher dose initially (6. Eventually seemed to slowly help lift the black cloud surrounding me. Fortunately, way less noticeable negative effect on sexual function, unlike the SSRI's I tried initially. F5. 01. 5 years. 10 mg 1. X D2/9/2. 01. 6 4 Migraines and depression/anxiety. Can't sleep at night but sleep during day well. Flushing of face and body ? Was taking citalapram also but stopped this 2 weeks ago and have been anxious/nervy at work but will see if gets better. Only thing that works for my migraines. Was having them daily and taking 6 ibrufen and valium to get to work at night. Got ulcers and now had operation on stomach so as acid does not reach ulcers as would not heal. Wish I had known about Norpress earlier. Spent alot of money on acupuncture, chiropractor etc with no luch. F6. 01 years. 2X D1. Email 1 Depression. Vivid nightmares, hostility, fatigue, confusion, dizziness, suicidal thoughts. F4. 42 weeks. 25. Irregular heart beat,nightmares,trouble breathing,ringing in the ears,confusion, loss of everything. Very tired but had trouble sleeping and when I could sleep I didn't want to get up. I definitely don't recommend this medicine. I took it for 4 weeks and I'm still taking it but not for long. I just don't feel like myself at all. Read side effects and take them very serious because I would have never took this. F2. 24 weeks. 25. RUPTURED DISK SPINAL NERVE PAINDry mouth, anxious,constipation, insomnia. I have ruptured disk and permanent nerve damage to my sciatica. Sitting is very painful to my left side - sciatica area. Standing also is painful. I am NOT a person who was used to taking medications. I am a very energetic type of person, I worked hard and loved my job, so being injured was extremely difficult, but my pain was taking over my life, and for me narcotics was not something I wanted to rely on. My PA started me on 2. Nortriptyline. It has help me tremendously. I feel like I am getting my life back. It has only been 3. I will follow up, But I can walk on beach, lay on my left side, sit a little longer, I feel like a different person. I do not have depression, but because of my situation I have mild intermittent anxiety, and this medication has made me more anxious, but I have lots more energy now because pain is 5. I feel like there is hope. I have to take it in the early morning so I can sleep at night. At this point, the benefits definitely out weigh the side effects. I have worked out side effects except a little bit of increased anxiety- but workable. F4. 63. 0 days. 25 1. X D3/1. 3/2. 01. 5 1 clinical depression. F4. 81 monthssmallest d. A wonderful drug with less side effect n mod enhancer I love it after trying different antidipresan for. I finally found panel of I hope the redness on my face goes a way. F4. 22 days. 25mg 3x a. Email 3 Complexed migraine. Dry mouth, weight lose, lose of appetite. A little drowsy and Just feeling like I have no train of thought but still feeling depressed from time to time. I've never had to take a anti depressant so this is really scary to me. F3. 81. 0 days. 10. Email 2 severebody pain all over. No pain relief help or help with sleep insomnia. F3. 94 days. 10mg. Email 3 Migraines. Weight gain immediately and no real change to migraines. Said probably could not stop taking after this many years. Felt completely unreal. All symptoms were still there but I just didn't feel them, I hardly felt anything which was frightening. Heavily sedated feeling. Back to Amitriptylin. F4. 54 days. 20 1. X D6/2. 4/2. 01. 4 1 pain. Panic attacks, vision changes, nausea, stomach pain, sweats, weakness, fatigue( falling asleep while driving ),zoned out, dissociation, crying, depression after 2 weeks, trouble waking up, horribly dry mouth, no libido. I switched from amitryptaline because of weight gain and Carb cravings- this is way worse in terms of side effects. I'm stopping it today. F2. 5 weeks. 40mg 1. X D5/1. 3/2. 01. 4 2 Spectrum Headaches. I have suffered from major depression and anxiety for a long, long time and have been doing very well for over a year now with 2. Zoloft 2. 00mg Lamictal and 3mg Klonopin. I started seeing a neurologist for help and Pamelor was prescribed because most headache meds have caffeine or stimulants which I highly allergic to. He said that this medicine had several other uses than just treating depression. He was not at all clear enough that combining this with my Zoloft was bad news. I have horrible dry mouth, confusion, and lethargy. I feel like I have the flu without the UPR and vomiting. I'm not going to take it anymore. F3. 42 weeks. 25- 5. MG2/1. 6/2. 01. 4Email 5 depression & migraine. Insomnia at lower doses - went away as dose increased. Makes it harder to pee & flow is not as strong. My depression makes me tired & lazy, and I shun social interaction. But I am stopping now that I have connected it to insatiable appetite for carbs & sugar. Plus, I feel even more depressed about the sudden weight gain. As of today, my pharmacy can no longer obtain the drug!! My back up plan with 9. Nortriptyline (generic form of Pamelor). Trusting compound pharmacy I highly recommend- -- Abrams Pharmacy in Texas. I was put on it for migraines when i was 4 months pregnant . I have had reduced migraines from taking pamelor. The only real side effect i had was for every 5. I have tried to go off of it the daily migraines have come back. It is supposed to make you tired but most meds i have an opposite effect of it so after i take it i have about 4 hours of energy. I have found to take it around 7; 0. I have tried several other migraine meds to help with my migraines and this is the first one that i have not grown immune to after a period of time. I have suffered from Migraines since i was four. F4. 62. 0 years. 50 mg 1. X D1. 1/5/2. 01. 3Email 2 Chronic Daily Headache and Migraine. Woke up one morning and my entire body was numb. Blurry vision. Headaches were never better. I have headaches 2. On top of that I get migraines if my daily headaches get out of control. She refused to take me off this med so I went to my family doc to get weened off it. Started with new doctor and new medicine. Headaches are still there just a like quieter. F4. 25 months. 25mg 3. X D1. 0/2. 4/2. 01. Email 5 Migraine prevention. Dry mouth (chewing gum helps), decrease in migraine frequency from 2. Excedrine and feverfew. Hot flashes down by about 7. Now, I only have them right before and right after menstruating. I haven't had any side effects, but I am on a low dose. F2. 75 years. 20 mg. Migraines and Post Traumatic Stress. Suicidal thoughts and actions, loss of appetite, weight gain and sleeping forever. I started taking pamelor for migraines and post traumatic stress. After I take it I get headaches and I sleep for over 1. I am never hungry but i am constantly gaining weight. Stared cutting and thought about other ways to hurt myself. Help. F1. 63 months. MG 1. X D2/3/2. 01. Email 3 anxiety and depression. Tingling in head some odd headaches weight gain bad blurry vision. If i wouldnt of got the vision problems i would keep the treatment. F4. 43 weeks. 10mg. Extreme grogginess in the morning. In a daze and out of it for most of the day. I have checked my temp a few times, but no fever, just feeling flushed. I am supposed to go to 2. MG starting today, but am super concerned because of the side effects. And by the way it has done nothing for my headache. F4. 97 days. 10 MG 1. X D1. 2/2. 8/2. 01. Email 1 Major Depression. Irritability, elevated heart rate (constantly over 1. My doctor switched me to Pamelor because I was still having occasional suicidal thoughts on my old antidepressant. I became extremely irritable on Pamelor, but the worst part was that my suicidal thoughts increased tremendously once I began the Pamelor. It got to the point where, if I was awake, I was thinking about dying.
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