For years I have been trapped in a vicious cycle of awful IBS symptoms, anxiety and aura migraines.
It’s all become so much worse during the last 4 years and although I have tried almost everything to help it is still a daily occurrence (not the aura migraines, they are hormonal, during my period).
One of my ‘last chance saloons’ is to try Nortriptyline or Amitriptyline at a low dose to try to lessen this strong gut/brain connection I have.
I have read that Nortriptyline has less side effects than Amitriptyline?
I don’t want to be on it long as I’ve read that it can potential cause dementia which does scare me as my mum has Alzheimer’s but I really have no life anymore with these two controlling conditions and I have been so proactive in trying to ease them, I have literally tried everything and spent a small fortune trying. I am hoping it could ease my symptoms then I can continue with the other strategies I am currently trying to help further (ie low fodmap and sensible eating, relaxation, gut directed hypnotherapy etc).
Does anyone have experience of either of these two drugs?