Originally Posted by canagirl

I took nortryptyline and was up to 50mg. It helped a bit but my vision got really blurry so I had to stop. It wasnt helping enough to continue anyway. I was really worried about withdrawal because of what I heard but I experienced no withdrawal. I was also on gabapentin for four months ( up to 1400mg) but weaned off of that too because It wasn't helping much. I just stopped about 4 weeks ago ( slowly weaned) and I didn't experience any withdrawal from that either.

Despite thinking I haven't healed AT ALL because my insane sensations haven't changed, my pain has calmed down. I still have pain all day everyday but I am now able to handle it without medication. So I am either used to the pain or it has improved a bit.

Originally Posted by chris85

Just taking it once doesn't cause withdrawal, it only happened after two weeks for me. Just because it is a low concentration doesn't change the fact it is a strong mind altering drug that when if you stop taking it suddenly it will cause side effects in many cases. It makes you sleep like a log so insomnia for a few days if you stop taking it is to be expected like most sleeping pills. Can be pretty useful for some people though, I don't think it is for me.

Originally Posted by chris85

Just taking it once doesn't cause withdrawal, it only happened after two weeks for me. Just because it is a low concentration doesn't change the fact it is a strong mind altering drug that when if you stop taking it suddenly it will cause side effects in many cases. It makes you sleep like a log so insomnia for a few days if you stop taking it is to be expected like most sleeping pills. Can be pretty useful for some people though, I don't think it is for me.

Originally Posted by canagirl

I took nortryptyline and was up to 50mg. It helped a bit but my vision got really blurry so I had to stop. It wasnt helping enough to continue anyway. I was really worried about withdrawal because of what I heard but I experienced no withdrawal. I was also on gabapentin for four months ( up to 1400mg) but weaned off of that too because It wasn't helping much. I just stopped about 4 weeks ago ( slowly weaned) and I didn't experience any withdrawal from that either.

Despite thinking I haven't healed AT ALL because my insane sensations haven't changed, my pain has calmed down. I still have pain all day everyday but I am now able to handle it without medication. So I am either used to the pain or it has improved a bit.

Originally Posted by chris85

Yes your right it isnt a sleeping pill but it has similar effects to one. Im not taking medication because i can still just about function and go to work etc although it is painful i need to be able to think clearly for my job. A lot of these meds for pain interfere with the thinking and concentration power. Im trying alternative methods before i start on pain killers because id like to avoid a long term addiction if at all possible. Im trying TCM at the moment. My gp is checking for b12 and diabetes to try and find some underlying cause.

Originally Posted by Lukesmom

Hi Chris,
I wasn't able to function on gabapentin or topamax due to walking around like a zombie, so I totally understand your situation. I refused to try medications in the beginning but realized that constant pain and insomnia is awful, and makes depression even worse. I finally found the right medicines that are working for now at least, and allow me to function. Hopefully you can find the cause and begin treatment to feel better...this forum has given me so much information that has been extremely useful. The supplements suggested here have made a difference for me as well. Thanks to Mrs. D and many other posters here you can find answers that your Drs. may be unaware of. Keep us posted.

Originally Posted by mrsD

It takes at least a month or more to start working on pain.