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Tapering: Nortriptyline

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1st Nortriptyline Update - Feeling Poor

September 14, 2026··
Feeling poor. Been having bouts of gi upset, muscle aches, anxiety, electric shock sensations, fatigue, and flu-like symptoms.

Nortriptyline — 5mg (tapering) — <3 months — holding

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Catina
Catina4d ago
Community AnchorEffexor
Sorry to hear this Chandler. The Symptoms and Self-Care section has information about how to deal with these things. You can search for your symptoms at the top search bar. As I said in your Introduction post, definitely hold your dose until things improve. If symptoms are unbearable, you could try a small updose but it's up to you.

Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg

“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”

Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.

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Chandler4d ago
Nortriptyline · holding
Thank you, just hoping someone can relate. Outro validated what I’m feeling, but of course there’s no way of knowing other than past experiences (Paxil, Buspar). I believe my body inherently disagrees with these forms of medication. I do have a genesight test under my belt, and I’m an intermediate (yellow column) of nortriptyline. Whether that plays a factor, who knows.

Nortriptyline — 5mg (tapering) — <3 months — holding

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