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When taking nortriptyline should you take it same time every night? like what if you can't sleep when you usually take it

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

If Nortriptyline: Is preventing you from sleeping when you take it at night - talk to your doctor about changing the timing of taking it.

Answered 3/25/2014

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Trouble finding psychatrist- dealing with primary care. She has me on nortriptyline for anxiety/sleep Started at 10mg, felt great- my body adjusted , my panic and insomnia came back, did 20mg, same thing. Its been 5 weeks, do I go up in dose?

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