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Old 03-22-2014, 01:27 PM #1
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Nortriptyline works in the brain...not in your feet. It acts on the pain loop that uses serotonin as a neurotransmitter in the perceptual areas of pain perception.

It does not sit on the mu receptors like opiates and tramadol, though.
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