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How to get off nortriptyline (120 days @ 4 x 10 mg nightly) - to allay pain - ruptured l3/l4 disk on exiting nerve root. taper 5 x 30, 5 x 20, 5 x 10?
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Can stop quickly: No discontinuance sx --can stop with no problems
Answered 5/11/2016
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