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Benzo and.nortriptyline withdraw, cause head pressure? had an mri and bloodwork done all was ok. still have pressure and insomnia.

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Dr. Jeffrey Satinover answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Both same time?: Benzodiazepines almost always require a careful tapering down. Nortryptiline sometimes. Best not to do both at once and do each slowly. Head pressure is tough to characterize because it has so many subjective features, but insomnia may be a tip off to go more slowly.Withdra.

Answered 7/19/2017

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