Posted by ed_uk2010 on March 2, 2018, at 4:14:25
In reply to Re: Switch from amitrip to noritrip due to poop out? » ed_uk2010, posted by Jaxter99 on March 2, 2018, at 2:01:14
Hi,
>I am on something else for my bladder (Elmiron) but I've been on it for 7 months now (takes 3-6 months to work) and it doesn't seem to be working.
I'm sorry to hear that.
>The other medications they recommend I'm either already on (SSRI) or would cause even more drowsiness than I'm already experiencing.
Which other medications have they suggested? Amitriptyline often causes more drowsiness than other pain treatments, so if amitriptyline was stopped, you might be able to tolerate something else.
>I'm only on 25mg - would you not be able to do a straight switch at that dosage?
Yes you could. I was meaning to reduce slowly if you were stopping tricylics, not switching to nortriptyline.
Because paroxetine increases the level of tricylics in the body, you aren't likely to need a high dose of either amitriptyline or nortriptyline. And, for safety reasons, it wouldn't be recommended. It sounds like you've been OK on 25mg in terms of side effects though(?) It's common to do an ECG/EKG if someone takes amitriptyline (or nortriptyline) with an interacting drug, but it's not universal.
I suppose the advantage of trying nortriptyline is that it's a fairly simple treatment option.
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