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Originally Posted by mrsD
Nortriptyline is the least of the evils you mention in your post.
I think you should try it and see what happens.
It might make the "dryness" worse, but maybe not.
Do you take a multivitamin daily? One with retinol A in it (not just betacarotene?
Some people don't convert betacarotene well. Mostly those with hypothyroidism. But low T3 conversion also would do this. Betacarotene from food is converted in the liver when thyroid is normal.
Dry skin and mucous membranes may be due to low Vitamin A.
I have been reading about some seniors becoming low in A... it is a new topic being discussed on some sites. It appears that it can be a hidden deficiency.
If you want to try this use no more than 8000IU of Vit A daily for a couple of months and see what happens. I got mine at Target... their brand.
You could also use it in a cod liver oil capsule. But just take one, and don't increase doses...as it can be toxic if abused.
This intervention is taking down my "lupus like" redness on my arms I've had for years!
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I do take a Carlson cod liver oil a few times a week. Maybe I should increase.
I still have a big bag of pills from when the doctors were prescribing one thing after the other.
I tried Cymbalta for one night and it kept me up all night and caused severe diarrhea.
I tried Baclofen for the spasms for a few days and it did nothing but make me more agitated.
I tried Neurontin for a week and it made me tired and miserable and did nothing for pain.
Flexeril made my already too low blood pressure so bad that I passed out and didn't even touch the spasms.
Zanaflex same thing.
Tramadol makes me feel like I had too much caffeine and does nothing for the pain. I tried it 3 times.
I am able to tolerate 1/2 valium with 1/2 oxycodone but only take them when I absolutely can't deal with the pain. If I take it, I am able to break the spasms and reset for a while so that I can cope by meditating and moving carefully. I get through most days with out taking anything but my quality of life is pretty crappy.
I called the pharmacist on an excruciatingly painful day and asked him what was the lesser evil between Nortrypyline and gabapentil/ Lyrica and he said for sure Nortryptyline was worse, so that was why I gave Lyrica a try.