"i had a car accident two years ago and the back, neck and leg pain crippled me untill i tried nortriptyline. i am pain free and take 50mg which i build up too. after 6 weeks the only down side is i cannot drink alcohol but a small price to pay and if i try to reduce them i go back to the same conditions i had before taking them.  i take it at night and actually sleep for 6 hours straight pain free which i could not do before.  this medicine has given me back my life."