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Originally Posted by canagirl
I am a little concerned about staying on the nortriptyline because it is increasing my involuntary outward muscle jerks (ones people can see, not ones that I can only feel) and I am having different "types' of these jerks (hard to explain). Worried that it's doing something bad and permanent and that may worsen.
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Someone will correct me, if I'm wrong, but I believe neuropathy itself can cause muscle spasms. If this is any help to you, the first month or so I was on Nortriptylene, My hands shook as bad as someone with Parkinson's disease. It was embarrassing to have a store clerk help me count out my change for a purchase. I guess the desire to be in less pain was enough for me to stick it out and most of it subsided. I still have a bit of a tremor in my left hand that is a bit worse than the tremor I had when I smoked cigarettes. Quit in 2008 with the help of Chantix, about 3-4 years before the neuropathy.