Sorry....it is celexa and nortriptyline. Celexa at 10mg. Nortriptyline starting at 10 and increasing up to 40mg after 2 weeks. After reading the doses all you guys are on, im going to be very mindful of the side effects and how i feel...if its too much, ill wean myself back down to a dose where headaches subside but dont feel side effects. Im up at 4am...but thats because i was told not to take my sleeping pills until i know how the nortryptiline effects me. Im supposed to stop taking the fioronal once we get my headaches controlled with the nortriptyline. But you are right, it is odd im on 2 antidepressants. I asked my neurologist this as well, and she said to continue with celexa. Im worried i will be kinda manic with 2 diff ones since prior to this i was not depressed and normally a happy talkative woman. We"ll see how it goes.

I gave Elavil another try and it's working wonders. I feel almost 100% but still can't do anything too strenuous of course... otherwise for normal activity, I feel pretty good!

I'm wondering... how much exertion to place on myself since it's the drug making me feel better an not my brain that is healed. It's tough to know what to do.

freezerdoor --- did stimulation from being in conversations with people bother you -- that the elavil has helped?
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wtrpk - yes and yes. I did have that. I have most of the stuff you have but I have no trouble sleeping. I've never in my life had trouble sleeping except for the first few days of my concussion. I think it was the first three days... and it wasn't "trouble" but i would wake frequently for no reason. That went away in 3 days.

Yes, the elavil has helped tremendously. I'm nervous. Again, is this a help? I don't know.

With Elavil I no longer need naps and I can work 8 - 10 hours on the computer (i'm a web designer) and I can meet and talk with people. NExt to no problem. Not 100% but close enough. I can get through the day just fine. Without elavil? I need naps and talking is limited to a few minutes here and there. It took about 4 -5 days solid of taking elavil to notice the help.

sorry, i've been on the computer since 9am and i'm getting tired so typing is going down the tubes!!

I've been taking 25mg of Elavil (Ametriptyline right?) nightly to help with sleeping. It's been moderately helpful. I still wake up, but less often and I fall back asleep more easily. There was some talk of upping my dose but I'm not interested. It took me weeks to finally cave and try drugs to help me sleep and I'm going to get off it as fast as I can.

It hasn't helped with other symptoms, although if they had improved I would have been left wondering -- was it the magic pill or just time?