Nortriptyline
Nortriptyline 25mg capsules, a tricyclic antidepressant used for depression and some types of nerve pain, sold in packs of 60 to 360.
All strengths and pack prices
| Strength | Pack | Price | Per capsule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25mg | 60 capsules | $47.40 | $0.79 |
| 25mg | 90 capsules | $65.70 | $0.73 |
| 25mg | 120 capsules | $85.20 | $0.71 |
| 25mg | 180 capsules | $120.60 | $0.67 |
| 25mg | 360 capsules | $230.40 | $0.64 |
- Category
- Antidepressants
- Active ingredient
- Nortriptyline
- Route
- Oral
- Form
- Capsule
- Strengths
- 25mg
You will receive a quality generic, depending on stock.
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Depression
- Therapeutic Class
- Tricyclic Antidepressant
- Pharmacological Class
- Antidepressant
- Minor Side Effects
- Dry mouth, drowsiness
- Moderate Side Effects
- Blurred vision, constipation
- Dosage Forms
- Capsule
- Administration Route
- Oral
- Originator
- Sandoz
- Onset Time
- 2–4 weeks for effect
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store in a cool, dry location.
- Drug Interactions
- MAO inhibitors, Adrenaline, Quinidine
What you will receive
Nortriptyline is a generic medicine sold under the name of its active ingredient, Nortriptyline.
- The manufacturer depends on what is in stock when your order ships.
- It contains the same active ingredient, at the same strength, as the brand-name versions.
FAQ
What Nortriptyline 25mg pack sizes can I order?
Nortriptyline comes as 25mg capsules in packs of 60 to 360. Larger packs cost less per capsule.
How do you deliver Nortriptyline to Hong Kong?
You can pay for Nortriptyline by Visa, Mastercard or American Express on a secure, encrypted payment page, or with Bitcoin or Ethereum. Card details never reach the shop's servers. If a parcel goes missing within the delivery window, it is sent again free, or refunded if that is not possible.
What are the other names for nortriptyline?
Brand names for nortriptyline include Aventyl, Pamelor and Allegron. Nortriptyline capsules are a pure generic nortriptyline product and are not any of those brands. Here, nortriptyline can also be bought online as generic Pamelor.
How long does nortriptyline take to work?
Nerve pain often eases first, sometimes within one to two weeks. For depression, sleep and appetite may improve in the first fortnight, but the full effect usually builds over four to eight weeks at a steady dose, so it is worth giving it that time before judging how well it is working.
What time of day should I take nortriptyline?
If you take one dose a day, bedtime suits most people because drowsiness is the main early effect. Two or three smaller doses are usually spaced through the day, with the last one in the early evening rather than at night, since nortriptyline can keep some people awake.
Is nortriptyline the same as amitriptyline?
No. They are close relatives — the body turns amitriptyline into nortriptyline — but they are separate medicines. Nortriptyline tends to cause less drowsiness and less dry mouth than amitriptyline, which is one reason it is chosen when those effects are a problem.
Does nortriptyline cause weight gain?
It can. Appetite, especially for sweet and starchy foods, often rises in the first few months and some people put on a few kilos. Regular meals and sensible portions help, but weight gain is one of the reasons this older group of antidepressants is not everyone's first choice.
How long will I need to take nortriptyline?
For depression, treatment usually continues for several months after you feel well, because stopping early makes a return of symptoms more likely. Nerve pain is often treated for a few months and then reviewed.
About Nortriptyline
What nortriptyline capsules are for
Nortriptyline belongs to the older tricyclic family of antidepressants. It slows the reabsorption of two chemical messengers, norepinephrine and serotonin, so more of each stays available between nerve cells. Depression is its main use. The same action makes it useful in some kinds of nerve pain, including the burning, shooting pain that can follow shingles and the nerve damage that comes with diabetes. It is also used to make migraines less frequent, and where pain is breaking up sleep its calming effect can help.
How to take it
Most people take nortriptyline at night. It makes many of them drowsy early on, and a bedtime dose lets them sleep through the worst of it. The capsules go down with water, and a meal helps if they unsettle the stomach. Nobody begins on the full amount: it creeps up across the first week or two, then stays at the lowest level that works. After weeks of use, stopping suddenly brings nausea, headache and restless sleep, so the amount is reduced step by step.
Side effects
Dry mouth, drowsiness, blurred vision, constipation, trouble passing urine and dizziness when you stand up are the ones people notice most, along with sweating and appetite or weight changes. Most ease within a week or two. Sugar-free gum and frequent sips of water help a dry mouth; rising slowly from a chair or bed helps the dizziness. Less often, nortriptyline disturbs the rhythm of the heart. A very fast or irregular heartbeat, or fainting, needs urgent treatment, and a large overdose is dangerous because of that same effect on the heart.
Alcohol and other medicines
Alcohol adds to the drowsiness and dizziness, so keep it light or leave it out. Sleeping tablets, benzodiazepines, opioid painkillers and older antihistamines all deepen the sedation. Nortriptyline should not be combined with an MAOI, an older type of antidepressant, because the pair can push blood pressure dangerously high. Some heart and blood pressure medicines, and drugs that change how the liver breaks nortriptyline down, alter how much is left in the blood.
What you can order
This page carries nortriptyline hydrochloride 25mg capsules, in packs of 60 to 360. Keep the capsules in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight, and check the date on the pack before you start it.