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Just upped my dose of nortriptyline from 5mg to 10mg and experiencing some increased anxiety from it. racing heart, jittery, nervousness. is this normal? i had no side effects intially and it has helped my migraines. wondering if it will go away.
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Maybe: In general, anytime you increase the dose of medicine it is possible to have side effects. Usually if a side effect will go away it will do so after a week or so. You can also try to increase the dose a little more slowly. Best wishes.
Answered 10/14/2016
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Well: First thing to do is to notify your doctor. May be to much medicine for you. If you are having symptoms may be better to go back to original dose. Then see your doctor and talk about the other options for treatments of headaches
Answered 10/15/2016
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Wait: This is not unusual to experience some physical symptoms when a dose change is made . If the symptoms don't go away in 3-4 weeks you will have to go back to the original dose.
Answered 11/27/2017
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