Whatever is happening I think is definately happening in the skin. Every night when I wake up my pain and crushing and throbbing and twitching is really really bad. Tonight I noticed that there was a big difference in these feelings in the areas where I rubbed my cream compound ( calves, back of upper arms, inside wrists and upper back. I can only assume that whatever is happening is happening at skin level and the creAm works as extra pain/numbing agent so I feel less there.
Does this happen to anybody else?
Also, my sleep has been plagued by scary and upsetting dreams ( when I actually manage to sleep. ) I'm thinkin it's the nortriptiline, does this go away?p

Mt mag lotion helps my feet at night but I recently came to a conclusion. When I use my sleeping pill I don't dream or don't remember. When I don't use the pill my sleep is less and interrupted but the dreams are almost like they were backlogged in the subconsious. Crazy, scary, rediculous. IMHO any dream is a good dream regardless of content. Good Luck, Ken in Texas.

I think antidepressants in general have the tendency to give you very vivid dreams. Not necessarily good dreams or bad dreams - just more vivid and more memorable......

I get vivid dreams from B-complex.

Canagirl,
Nortriptyline is known to cause vivid dreams. Your situation and overactive mind is likely to be turning them 'bad'.

The effects may well wear off over a few weeks as the med relaxes you and - hopefully - you sleep longer and deeper.

Dave.