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A member asked:

Taken nortriptyline for fibromyalgia i have no energy no willpower to do anything but lay in the bed should i call my doctor and tell her i cannot tak?

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Somnolence: All meds in TCA class, Nortryptiline is one of them. The side effect you are experience is most common and you should definitely talk to your doctor about it so he can change to some other class of meds.

Answered 10/28/2015

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