Anticonvulsant and anxiolytic medication used to treat epilepsy, neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, restless leg syndrome, and generalized anxiety disorder. Its use in epilepsy is as an add-on therapy for partial seizures when used before surgery, it reduces pain but results in greater sedation and visual disturbances. neuropathic pain caused by damaged nerves due to diabetes, shingles, or spinal cord injury
Nortriptyline belongs to a class of drugs called tricyclic antidepressants. A class of drugs is a group of medications that work in a similar way. These drugs are often used to treat similar conditions.
Nortriptyline works on your central nervous system to increase the level of certain chemicals in your brain. This helps relieve your depression
dizziness, sleepiness, and blurry vision. It may affect your ability to think, see, or move. You shouldn’t drive, use machinery, or do other tasks that require alertness until you know how this drug affects you.
