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it has been a long time but it was like the other "triptolenes." You have to get used to it and work up your dosage slowly.

I too, am very sensitive to medication.

I was on it for sleep - it didnt work for me

I take 25 mg two hours before I go to bed. It does help me to relax but does take the full 2 hours to do it. It does cause me constipation.

This is the first drug that they prescribed when I was diagnosed in 1998. I believe this drug is considered outdated now. I took it for 10 yrs and I didn't know until after I was taken off it, that this med was the cause of the horrible, embarrassing sweating that I had to endure for those 10yrs.

Unless you are depressed, I would fight taking this drug. I hate that when we are first diagnosed that they throw an antidepressant at you. It's like saying "It's all in your head"

I did take it but my doctor wanted me to take it at night because it does make you so drowsy AND it really helped with sleep for me.

Good Luck!

I was on it for awhile, then as the story goes, it quit working.

This was one of the very first meds I tried long ago. I was on it for 3 years and I think I had some relief but not completely. I dont rememberit making me tired but its cousin amitriptaline did. Nortrilyne did how ever give me the very very rare side affect of pernicious annemia which is anemia spured on by a b 12 deficiency. SO if you do take this and notice that you are more run down or are brusing a lot have them check your b 12. I wouldnt not try it because of my experiance I would just be vigalent for the side affect...