[hangingon]

I'm just wondering if anyone has taking nortriptyline before. Its a Tricyclic antidrepressant (TCA).
My neurologist perscribed it for Chronic leg pain that I have been having not for depression.

Anyways, she started me off on a schedule of 10mg the first 3 nights, 20mg the next three, 30mg for three and then 40mg for three and to hold there unless its not working for the pain and we can increase it.
I started on the 10 mg three nights ago. She told me to take it at bedtime as it will make me tired.

The first night I took it I was fine, the second night I woke up to my heart racing and fluttering. I figured its because its a new med but I was up all night that night, laid in bed trying to sleep but my heart kept racing off and on, I slept maybe two hours all night. I tried the med again last night for the 3rd night and the same thing happend. This time I got three hours off sleep all night. I have no idea what it going.

Has anyone had a bad reaction like that to Nortriptyline or is it normal to have that, I know that it increases your norepinephrine which could explain the heart racing. I'm just worried about uping the dose since my heart is acting up from it.

[Slothrop]

Hmm...my doc said to take it during the day as it should give me energy! You might try that instead...

A heart racing effect could be trouble. I think you should call your doc and let her know. I have not had any problem like that with nortriptyline.

[hangingon]

Thank you. I called my doctor the day after I posted this because that night about an hour and a half after I took the med my heart started going crazy again off an on. I also started getting pain shooting up my right up. Her office called me back and told me to stop taking the med immediately. I have been fine since.