Definitely worth a try. Theraspecs is expensive. There are cheaper ones too but i dont know how effective they are.
Thank you for the adviceā¦i may even try to get my employer to chip in they know how bad im struggling
Cheers
Jobxxx
My goodness!!! I am day 5 of taking nortriptyline 10mg and im strugglingā¦can i cut my pill in halfā¦in fact can i cut my pill in quarters? I have been dizzier and feeling āoddā since starting it. I NEED this to work ive heard so many good things about it.
Any advice?
Thank you.
Jo xxx
Be careful of confirmation bias: it might just be your symptoms are fluctuating - too easy sometimes to blame the meds. 10mg is a very small dose indeed (tricyclics are taken at 150mg a day for depression). My psychotherapist called my 20mg dose of Amitriptyline āpositively homeopathicā lol 
Iād persevere if I were you and things should stabilise.
(btw, such bias can be an annoying problem because it puts some people off meds that would have otherwise really helped them)
Thank you so much for your prompt response. I have actually said once myself i blame everything on the meds each time one doesnt āsuitā me. I will follow your advice and put my pill cutter back in the cupboard!!!
Not looking forward to taking thisā¦well here it goes down the hatch as i have to be up for work at 5 45š£
Thanks for your help
Jo xxx
Good luck! 
Jo, if you really want to experiment, by all means cut it in half in the future one night as an experiment. Going up or down 5mg wonāt have much of an effect though I suspect, but at least you will have tried it. Dividing by 4? Really not worth it imho.
also, as @Manatee pointed out the other day, by cutting the pill you can damage the release mechanism. I can attest to this as one day the Amitriptyline that I cut into sent my tongue to sleep ā¦ oops!
Hi again
I feel like an 1/8th would be too much for me!!!
i will try and persevere. I was the same with Gabapentin but got used to it.
And i agree 5mg will take me forever to see resultsā¦
Thank you
Jo xxx
James
Ive just checked my trialled med list and ive actually had nortriptyline before for 4 weeks along with Buccastemā¦i was in one of my worst attacks then and now remember giving them both up as i couldnt cope with anything except sleep
I have a bit more stamina nowā¦i think.
Jo xxx
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Dr Silver wrote that the drug which initially causes side effects often proves the most effective one long-term.
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Wowā¦really Helen! Well ive taken my full dose 10mg even though it makes me feel rotton. Hope Dr Silver comes up trumps and is right.
Jo xxx
Thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk, Chronic Migraine. Top Page 4 from memory. 7 pg doc. A pdf. Written by Dr. Nicholas Silver.
If you are feeling up to it you can read it for yourself. See if you can prove the theory maybe.
thanks Helen
Jo xx
Please please please tell me where to find info on vertigo and screen usage. I had s relapse and can barely use the computer.
And please tell me any tips and tricks you all use.
Thank you!!!
Suzanne
MAVāers triggered by computer use ā your advice needed!
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thanks, Iāve tagged those all #screens
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Thereās certainly plenty of them. Computer Use is obviously a big problem generally. Personally I think excessive computer use may play a hugely influential role in creating MAV in the first instance for many. Me included.
There is a term for getting dizzy when using the computer/phone: Cybersickness. It is worthwhile googling it.
Well I never knew that. Visually induced dizziness/nausea is very common with VM for sure. Itās a main trigger for many but also a symptom. Its horrid and if your job involves much computer work (and these days whose doesnāt?) extremely inconvenient to boot.
If it isnāt coming from the Brain messaging dysfunction circuit as a result of a vestibular condition an optician would explain it as generally the result of an eye misalignment whereby the constant staring at the one spot causes visual issues.
I also blame evolution! It doesnāt seem to be keeping up with modern demands.
I have a similar problem. When I look at a screen- computer, iPad, tv ( but not phone for some reason)- I immediately get dizzy, nausea, headache. I havenāt been able to work for the past month. Iāve used all my leave, am trying to get leave donation and FMLA until I figure out a solution. Otherwise I lose my job. I am lost. Im grateful there are others like me and I can identify with your story. I hope we can overcome this and be successful in keeping our jobs.
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@andreac dim your monitorā¦ and try to get one that omits less NITS. This has helped me use a small lap top again but not full 24" screen.
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