Are there any major side affects on nortriptyline? start 10mg for week. then so on & so on till reach 50mg. wats the updose do? any mental change?

I know this drug : Very well. Side effects can be dry mouth, blurred vision on close up reading only, lightheadedness, constipation, difficulty urinating, and rarely retrograde ejaculation. I don't know the purpose for which it's being prescribed to you. I can remember having patients on doses of 150 mg a day and sometimes higher as dictated by blood levels. If the treatment is for depression, nortriptyline has a therapeutic window. That means that if the dose is too high it does not work and if it's too low it does not work.It was also noted that the therapeutic window would often coincide with a pulse of approximately 90 beats permanent. I hope this information is helpful to you. Best wishes.

Not usually major: Nortriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant (tca) that has been used for decades. Tcas commonly cause dry mouth, constipation, and momentary dizziness upon standing, but rarely anything major. The dose is increased gradually to minimize these side-effects as your body gets used to the medication. Most patients feel better (less depressed) after taking nortriptyline for a few weeks.