Poll: Does Nortriptyline Increase/Decrease Your Tinnitus?

Please specify the dose you were taking and how long until it increased or decreased your tinnitus.

Also please specify if it affected head or ears tinnitus.

 

Anybody? I'm thinking of trying it.

 

I’d like to know as well. I’m thinking of talking to my ENT about it.

 

In the beginning my doc gave me a low dose and said it would help with sleep, I ended up taking it for three weeks.

I had spikes and I woke up in the night with other noises, so when I came off low dosage my doc said no problem, well when I came off I shook, rattle, rolled.

I know there are people who have no problem with it, just understand what the product does good & bad. I use over the counter product at night now.

 

Seems in this forum only @glynis got improvement of Nortriptyline.

 

Hey there! I know this is an old post, but I was wondering if after the nasty withdrawal your T went back down to its "normal" level. Mine has been haywire on Nortriptyline for 2 weeks, changing sound/volume/switching from ear to ear and I'm wondering if I should stop it now to prevent permanent damage or wait a little longer to see if it evens out or it's too late.

Thanks a lot!

 

not nor, but took 10-20mg amiltryptaline for a while. made me a little sleepy, no impact on T

 

I was on nortriptyline for three weeks. Pure hell and I was thinking of doing more, but I couldn't do any more. My doc didn't say it would be a problem going off. Well I had problems going off. But I also tried another drug which did not work either.

I found another doc who put me on lithium carbonate a med and I've done well. My tinnitus is better. I don't spike anymore. It took about eight months to work well. And for sleeping: eye-mask, shower at night, take 2 Tylenol PMs, fan and sound machine with ocean sound. It works well for me. I try hard not to take meds at night. This routine has worked for me.

 

Ah, gotcha. I'm seeing my doctor in a few days and will get her input but I'll probably stop as well. I just can't risk it staying like this permanently. I also use a sound machine at night, there's no way I'd get any sleep without it!

Thanks!