Hello Itoledo,

I've had PCS for just over 10 months now and have been on Nortriptyline for a few weeks. I'm at 40mg right now and the bottle says up to 50mg max.

What I've noticed is that the pains around my head seem to be diminishing. They used to move around from place to place (except the upper right side of my head for some reason).

I still have trouble with noise and lights (turned my smartphone on in the dark while in bed - not a good idea). Also, I thought I'd watch some of the GOP debate the other night and that did me in for a day or so.

As for side effects there might be a little constipation going on, but then again maybe I'm all cramped up because of this New England weather I read that this could be temporary, though.

Has your daughter tried it yet? How is she doing?

p.s. If Mark catches this post I'd be interested to hear what he thinks about the 40mg dose. He said recently low doses can be helpful. I'm wondering if I should stay where I am or decrease.