Posted by ed_uk on October 30, 2004, at 19:57:24
In reply to Re: Does Nortriptyline cause sexual side effetcs?! » ed_uk, posted by Ted Brosnan on October 30, 2004, at 19:49:11
Unfortunately, nortriptyline can cause urinary retention, it does this through two mechanisms:
1. norepinephrine reuptake inhibition
2. anticholinergic effect
Urinary retention with nortriptyline is likely to be slighly worse than with reboxetine but there are medications available to treat this if it occurs.
Anxiety has been reported as a side effect of nortriptyline but is probably not very common. Because it blocks the 5-HT2a receptor it may actually improve anxiety. If you find that reboxetine causes anxiety you may also find that nortriptyline has a similar effect. What are you taking reboxetine for, do you find it effective?
Ed
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