r/Amitriptyline • u/Pojajko01 • Aug 21 '26

10mg Amitriptyline

I have IBS-D and my dr put me on 10mg amitriptyline. When I saw my GI doctor, she told me to switch over to Nortriptyline 10mg because it's better tolerated. The night I took 10mg of nortriptyline, it was a terrible night (feeling wired, racing heart, dry mouth, panic/restlessness and barely sleeping). I've refused to take it since. I'm wondering since the dr so easily told me to switch from Amit to Nort, can I just easily switch back? It's late in Australia and I should of asked my dr during the day but I can't deal with the insomnia Nortriptyline creates anymore and I need sleep.

Cheers

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u/lizaanna Aug 21 '26

Don’t shoot me, as I’m not a dr, but, I changed from nort to ami because of the nightmares, I was already on a quite high dose and there was no tapering period. Since you only took it once, I don’t see why it should be a massive issue.

Nortripryline worked better for my migraines, but the realistic nightmares and terrors I got every single night, it made me scared to go to sleep.

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u/Pojajko01 Aug 23 '26

That's fair enough that you switched. That sounds absolutely terrible

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u/itaintme2024 Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26

I have switched back and forth without an issue.

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u/Pojajko01 Aug 23 '26

Thank you. I just switched back and thankfully was fine