Posted by ChicagoKat on October 4, 2012, at 21:45:50
In reply to Re: A call to my White Knights Jono and SLS for advice, posted by JONO_IN_ADELAIDE on October 4, 2012, at 21:24:28
> Well, if it was me, I'd stick with the nortriptyline 75mg/day for depression, and consider adding somthing else for insomnia, because i realy dislike the side effects of amitriptyline.
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> The general concencus is that you need in excess of 125mg per day to get a robust antidepressant response.
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> If it was me, I'd rather take nortriptyline for the depression and somthing else for sleep, but if you'd found that amitriptylines side effects dont bother you, then it seems logivcal to use it.
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> Scott might have a better suggestion to offer than me
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> cheers
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> JonathanThanks for the fast reply Jono. I should have mentioned I have tried absolutely everything for sleep and the only thing that works anymore is elavil. I'm just worried that for it to be effective as an antidepressant it will be too high a dose to combine with an MAOI. I used to absolutely hate the side effects, but I've gotten used to them and they no longer bother me.
I'm open to other suggestions for sleep meds, but I mean it when I've tried everything - even thorazine - which just made me wired and agitated.
Thanks again, KISA.
Kat
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