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Originally Posted by mrsD
High doses of nortriptyline (or amitriptyline) are not usually necessary. And there is some new evidence that the --triptylines enhance peripheral nerve growth factors.
I tried amitriptyline last year briefly, but it made my blood sugar go up some. It didn't do much to my nighttime pain, but I didn't stay on it because of the blood sugar changes.
There are meta study evaluations for gabapentin now available on the PubMed that claim only about 30% of pain patients respond to gabapentin. So keep that in mind.
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Luckily, I am not diabetic. I am presently on Gabapentin, but am not satisfied with the results, and am weaning back down. The Neurologist told me he'd give me the Nortryptelene if I wasn't happy (or a combination of both) My friend (out of state) seems to be happy with the help he's getting from the Nortrypt, but maybe he's just easier to please. LOL. I Googled your statement regarding these meds helping to regrow nerves, but I found nothing on it.