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Luck with Nortriptyline after sleep issues with amitriptyline?

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Cerberus0820
Cerberus0820

Ive been on 20 mg of amitriptyline for a few weeks for nerve pain and feel its been causing me to wake up around 4am and then i toss and turn. I tried 30mg last night and woke up every hour so that wont work for me.

I talked to my doc, who is suggesting i wean off and then try Nortriptyline at night.

My concern is that this is the same class, so is it likely to cause the same sleeping issues as amitriptyline?

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  • AliceMc
    AliceMc Cerberus0820

    Posted

    I don't have anything helpful to add, i'm afraid, but I just wanted to say that this so weird; I've recently moved from 10 to 20mg, and for the first week after doubling my dose, I woke up at exactly 4AM every night!

    It has since stopped happening, though, so perhaps it would be worth you sticking it out for a bit longer?

    Good luck, whatever you do.

    • Cerberus0820
      Cerberus0820 AliceMc

      Posted

      Ive been on 20 for 3 weeks now and was told to increase to 30. Was not sleeping well on 20, and worse on 30

  • Lina1961
    Lina1961 Cerberus0820

    Posted

    My MS nurse changed me from Amtriptyline to Nortriptyline as I got side effects from Amtriptyline was on 25mg then changed to 30mg Notriplyne straight swap over took about 4 weeks for me to get a good night sleep well with the swap

    Lina

    • Cerberus0820
      Cerberus0820 Lina1961

      Posted

      Did you have a hard time sleeping on amitriptyline? And it seems better om nortriptyline?

    • Lina1961
      Lina1961 Cerberus0820

      Posted

      No just had burning pain in my arms and itchy MS nurse said Nortriptyline had less side effects but still getting the same think time for another switch

      Lina

  • helen1771
    helen1771 Cerberus0820

    Posted

    Hi I have been on 75mg of amitriptylin at night for a few years now and I haven't experienced this. Last year due to a racing heart my consultant took me off my amitriptylin and I struggled for 3 weeks to get any sleep, literally waking every hour in so much pain now I am back on it I have managed to get some decent sleep. To be honest I personally would be hesitant to come off it x

    • Cerberus0820
      Cerberus0820 helen1771

      Posted

      I have tried now 3 weeks at 20 and wake up early. I tried 30 now for a week or two before when it kept me up, and now 30 is doing the same thing.

      I was wondering if switching to notryptoline can yield different results.

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