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Nortriptyline (Pamelor) and Pregabalin (Lyrica)

deleted_user
deleted_user
Wow, this is kind of long. If you read to the end,you get two brownie points.

I saw my regular doctor today because I've been recently plagued with sharp pains in the back of my head when bending (???), muscle spasms in my neck/shoulders and anxiety attacks.

He added nortriptyline to my collection of meds. He said it was for tension headaches.

I've certainly been under a lot of stress lately. Child support cut my daughter off even though she's still in high school, my medical coverage was denied (then reinstated after I did their dance) and the same thing happened with food stamps. I was out of pain meds for a week and a half - all the while dancing...

I've been mostly bedridden since October with possible bronchittis and because the child support was cut off without notice (I thought they were just late, as usual) I haven't paid my rent for three months. My landlord is threatening to kick us out and we have nowhere to go but the homeless shelter, which is in another city, which means my daughter won't be able to attend school, which means she won't graduate.

I'm begging my landlord (who is also my friend and has a room in the house - his own entrance, refrigerator, bathroom, etc)to let us stay until the end of May when daughter will graduate. Not fair to him but I'm out of options.

Yada yada, yada...

I looked up nortriptyline and it's an anti-depresant. Sigh! I don't do well with anti-d's

Starting in the early 90's, I've tried:

sertraline (Zoloft)
paroxetine (Paxil)
citalopram (Celexa)
escitalopram (Lexapro)
fluoxetine (Sarafem)
buproprion (Wellbutrin)
venlafaxine (Effexor)
amitriptyline (Elavil)

While I was on Zoloft, my husband (the cheat who ran off and left me sick with 4 kids) actually took me back to the doctor 4 weeks after I started to tell him to take me off it because I was a zombie (I don't remember a thing) and the rest of the anti-d's caused negative mood or personality changes, enough that people asked me what was up.

So, now this nortriptyline. Is it any different from the anti-d's on the list?

I already take Lyrica. My blood pressure is through the roof so he doubled the dose on one of my bp meds.

Come on.

So, does anyone have some wisdome to share about the nortriptyline/Lyrica combo? I also take Ambien and Requip.

I do not like this. No, I do not.

Thanks for your time. I know how precious it is.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Im sorry this happened to you ! That stinks! I did read your profile. I feel for you! Im not on any drugs for Fibro, except Amitriptyline, and Lorazapam to sleep. I take 500 Mlgs of Nature Valley with Zinc, in the AM with food. Ive had No Fibro pain, DDD pain ,or Migraines for years while on this. Make sure what EVER you buy has Magnesium Sterate as the first ingredient, as none of the others work AT ALL! It takes a while but it DOES work! I hope you get some relief! Lyrica, Cymbalta and Skelaxin did nothing for me. Except make me get the runs. And nausea! Best of luck!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Have tried the nortriptyline, two different occasions, not much help for anything but gaining weight...(like I needed that) Lyrica also, when it first came out several years ago, didn't do crap, back on it again last year, helped for a while then just quit working, tried it again a couple of months ago, no effect on flares, and made me feel like I was drunk. So no good for me. I take ambien, klonipin and melatonin to help me get to sleep, still don't sleep through the night. I also have tried all of the same anti''s you have to no avail, pretty much same side effects you've had. I'll be praying for you and your family.
Much love and gentle hugs
deleted_user
deleted_user
Thanks rikki66. Did you have withdrawl symptoms when you stopped the Lyrica?

Anyone else?
deleted_user
deleted_user
anti depressants helped me for a short while, but they lost their strength after awhile. Doc kept wanting me to up the dose and I did it for awhile, but reached a plateau, so to speak, also gained much weight, and have since gone off all of them. Some work different than others and I know I've taken Pamelor before, just don't remember why but know I didn't stay on it. If you have negative effects from these types of meds, I'd be wary and also sounds like a zombie combo you are on. I can't be on ambien as I do stupid things while on it (like sleep eating, walking, etc) and don't take it. I take klonipin to help me sleep, or soma, but I don't sleep through the night without waking several times. I won't touch lyrica with a ten foot pole and my doctor isn't happy about it, but it's my body and my life and I won't be forced into doing something I've heard so many negative things about even though he swears the drug company's research is all I need to look at. I feel that some drugs aren't really all that effective and just get you hooked so they can make a few bucks. We being overrun with new drugs and many have quite a few undesirable side effects that are worse than the actual illness. Good luck with your meds and it's good to research without just taking your docs word for itl They see so many people, I know they get confused about who and what, etc, so its up to us to have the final say!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I was on nortriptoline (pamelor) for post-pardum (sp) depression and continued on it for 15 years. It helped me a lot. Every one is different and when it came time to come off of it, I just quit taking it. I had no problems with it. And fortunately I did not gain with it.......menopause took care of adding those extra pounds :)

I have had to come off of zoloft and thought I was LOSING MY MIND.

The only thing about the pamelor is it takes about 4 or 5 weeks to get rid of the "cotton mouth". Once you build up a therapeutic level of it, the cotton mouth goes away.

Good luck,

Bobbi
lbcgurl
lbcgurl
In 2001, my diagnosis was The Chronic Guillan Barre' Syndrome which is still a form of Guillian Barre' Syndrome called C.I.D.P. (Chronic Inflammatory Dyleminating Polyneuropathy) I'm taking Lyrica, Gabapentin, Setraline, Mirpazatine, Diazepam, Loratadine, Ropinirole, Tizinadine, and Nortryptaline. I tried to stop taking the Lyrica and my body was so messed up. It was searching for the Lyrica, so I started back taking it. Then I tried to stop the Diazepam and the same thing, I had to start back taking it. Seventy five percent of my body is numb and tingling 24/7, it never goes away. I have Infusions every 4-5 weeks. If I do not take the lyrica or the Gabapentin or the Diazepam my nerves goes haywire. It is not a good feeling. I have to take all of them plus my Infusions and I'm able to function fairly well. I've had Guillian Barre' Syndrome since 2000. The hospital I was at in Oakland, the doctors did not have a clue as to what was wrong with me, I did not find out until 2001 as I mentionded earlier. Me taking all of this medication really help me, plus the medication I take for depression which is quit a bit. I hope this help someone. I just pray that no one is going through what I'm going through. You know, if I had an enemy, I definitely would not wish this upon them. I've had this for almost eighteen years. I know there is a reason I've had this for so many years and when my God take this away from my body, "Oh Happy Day!"
skinnybinny
skinnybinny
First I want to say how sorry I am for all you're struggling with, I hope you can work things out. I say no to Nortriptyline! A big no! That is the first drug they put me on when I was diagnosed with Fibro 20 yrs ago. I gained 60 lbs in 4 months, I went from being skinny all my life to suddenly the doctor talking to me about BMI. My doctor quit during this time and I had no reasonable follow up to see how I was doing on this drug. The new doc just kept saying "don't stop taking it". It never helped my pain, gave me terrible mood swings, and caused diabetes. That was a hard learned lesson for me.
Fantod
Fantod
ibcgurl- This is a very old post from 2009. Notice the author is "deleted user" and the date next to it. Please start a new thread if there is something that you want to talk about that is not current. Thanks!
lbcgurl
lbcgurl
Thank you Fantod , I did not pay attention to the date.
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