"after some serious life events i became depressed - while i didn&#039;t truly realize it - my house became overly cluttered, work went from great to average, got behind on things... after attempts at lexapro, we figured out that i was having a reaction to the lexapro - we started on nortriptyline.  the first winter i worked up to 75mg/day - then went off for a few months during the summer - this year i&#039;ve worked from 25mg then to 50mg/day.  it&#039;s amazing how much better i&#039;m performing.  i do have issues with the drowsiness but i try to work through that. work is now improving after about 14 months of treatment and the home is slowly getting better."