Nortriptyline for migraine treatment?

Hi Michelle,

Nortriptyline, aka Pamelor, is a tricyclic antidepressant and is sometimes used to treat Migraine disease.

A few things to keep in mind when starting a new drug - it may take up to three months to adjust to it and see a reduction in Migraine frequency. Side effects are potential which means they don't happen to everyone all the time.

If you find this medication is not reducing your pain, don't lose hope. There are over 100 medicationa available for Migraine prevention.  Migraine Preventive Medications - Too Many Options To Give Up!

Good luck.

Nancy Bonk

Hi Michelle I was takeing up  to 100mg of Nortriptyline a day my side effects were, very dry mouth could not hardly taste the food I ate, tired feelings all day. I have since stopped taken them all together. Because of the side effects.   I can say that it did reduce the intensity and frequency of my migraines. Hope you dont have the same side effects that I had.

Michelle-

I have been on Nortriptyline for migraine prevention for several years. Initially, the dry mouth and tiredness were a real problem. To alleviate the tiredness, I began taking the medication at night. Give it some time before you rule it out as an effective treatment. For me the dry mouth disappeared after several months. The negative long lasting effect was weight gain.

You have to weigh the plusses and minusses.  For me the decrease in migraine freqeuency was worth the wieght gain.

Good luck!

James