AMITRIPTYLINE HCL Reviews (AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.0 (64 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare AMITRIPTYLINE HCL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR AMITRIPTYLINE H | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Chronic headaches and nerve pain | Dry mouth | F | 4 years 30 | 12/23/2015 | 1 | Headaches | Dizziness, lethargy, and almost blacking out. | I was given this medication to help headaches, but instead I slept for 14 hours straight after taking the first dose. Felt very lethargic after waking up and almost blacked out while standing. | F | 2 days 1X day | 7/13/2015 | 1 | Pain | Dizzy/Vertigo Loss of interest. Urine retention. | Am I not taking enough or too much? Side effects are still symptomatic after 2 months use. | F | 2 months 10 mg | 9/1/2016 | 1 | Migraines/Chronic Headaches | Increased anxiety, Increased hunger, Drowsiness throughout entire day. | I'm going to try to get off this medication asap, I can not work in school due to hunger, drowsiness, and extreme anxiety. I now have headaches more often, just not as bad. | M | 15 | 6 days 25mg 1X day | 9/28/2016 | 5 | Depression, Insomnia | When my dosage was increased from 15 to 25 I noticed "the hangover effect" in the morning. Slight, sharp pain behind the left eye, usually disappears after 30 minutes. | This medicine has altered my mood & my temper (for the better) and it has helped a lot in helping me sleep and preventing migraines. | M | 19 | 3 months 25 1X day | 12/25/2011 | 4 | Insomnia, depression | Extremely dry mouth (but I am also on other meds that cause this), drowsy waking up, fainting/ dizziness upon getting up (although again I am also on Propranolol and Fluoxetine which have the same effect). | Overall this has been a great drug for me, helping me sleep where before I could not get to sleep at all and lifting my mood. I do find it difficult to wake up on a morning occasionally, but other times I wake up hyper from it! I do have a lot of dry mouth, and there have been times where I have fainted upon getting up- but now I know to sit or stand up slowly and sit/ lie back down if I feel dizzy or faint. I have also been given Salivix pastilles (Natural Salivary Stimulant) by my pharamacist and they really help combat dry mouth, so if anybody suffers from that side effect I would recommend them. | F | 19 | 8 months 100 MG 1X day | 11/24/2012 | 4 | sleeplessness i guess | got to sleep kept me asleep for ages | ordered some of these tablets off the internet because i had a friend who took an overdose of these and apparently tricylic anti depressants are really dangerous so be carefull. i found that taking three a night knocked me out for about 20 hours which was useful at the time because i didnt want to cope with anything. just be careful taking these. it helped me but not in the right way. it doesnt suit everyone | F | 19 | 3 weeks | 4/3/2006 | 1 | headaches/migraines/depression | I developed a horrible temper/attitude, I started feeling extremely violent & moody. | This drug from what I've experienced and heard from friends and my fiance that have also taken it have all experienced the same side effect I have, I don't think I could recommend this drug to anybody just because I wouldn't want to risk anyone having the same side effects. | 19 | 7 days | 10/21/2009 | 1 | It made me feel like I was crazy, I would get sporadic wiggling sensations in my left eye, making me feel as if a worm was in there. I would just sit there with a mirror trying to find a fictional worm in my eye. | Needless to say I've stopped taking this drug. For Insomnia it work extremely well. But the side effect was a deal breaker. | F | 19 | 4 days 25 MG 2X AN | 4/3/2015 | 3 | chronic tension headaches | Weight gain | It tastes gross! Very bitter - I'm used to taking small pills without water, but this one I couldn't because I'd cringe everytime! Also, it did help my headaches somewhat, but I also have generalized anxiety disorder, so my psychiatrist suggested I stop the amitriptyline altogether and go for another anitdepressant more suited for anxiety. He also mentioned that amitriptyline is what he calls a "dirty" drug, meaning that in addition to affecting the serotonin and norepinephrine synapses in the brain, it also affects the histamine response (hence the drowsiness) and has anticholinergic properties, which he attributes to causing the weight gain. I gained about 5 lbs in the 2 months I was on it, and I was only on 10 mg the first month, 20 mg the second month. I would hate to see what happened as I increased my dosage! Needless to say, I'm stopping the amitriptyline and beginning the new antidepressant. | F | 23 | 2 months | 1/13/2006 | 5 | Anxiety and Panic | Some physical side effects. The usual: Dry mouth, constipation etc. | The first drug that I have responded well to and tolerated. I think SSRI medications are seriously overrated and overused! | M | 24 | 8 weeks 100mg 2X day | 11/24/2020 | 2 | Sciatica, back pain and leg pain | When I first started taking amitryptaline it would immediately put me into a deep sleep after about 30 minutes of taking it, I would be in the deepest sleep and be a complete zombie the day after. It gave me an incredibly dry mouth and very dry eyes. These side effects disappeared after a couple of months and I actually started to enjoy getting a good nights sleep! The most noticable physical side effect I still have is that I can no longer drive at night as it has effected my sight quite badly - the lights all blur into one and I can't see anything, this has never been a problem for me before. In honesty I'm not sure if it improved my sciatic pain or whether it just naturally improved itself. I do know that it let me completely relax during the night, maybe that was why it helped me. I initially started on 20mg and reduced myself to 10mg about a year ago as my pain has virtually gone. About 3 months ago I had a complete mental breakdown for absolutely no reason - I have a great life a | F | 24 | 2 years 10/20mg 1X day | 3/25/2017 | 2 | migraines | Difficulty thinking, tiredness, and vivid dreams. Woke up not feeling well rested. | Did not help the migraines during the 2 weeks I took the medicines. Side effects were too bad to function normally on this drug. | F | 24 | 2 weeks 25 mg 1X day | 6/30/2010 | 1 | Migraines, insomnia, anxiety | Increased hunger, more frequent headaches, more frequent anxiety attacks. Next day fatigue. | I have never been so hungry in my life than on this medication. I constantly eat and once I'm done almost immediately feel hungry again. Gained weight in very short amount of time. It doesn't necessarily make me sleep better or longer but the next day o cannot seem to wake up and feel exhausted all day long. Also I have noticed my anxiety is heightened and I'm in a constant state of fear. and since taking it I've had a headache every single day. Not as bad as a migraine so I guess that's a plus but pretty annoying headaches that still disrupt my day to day. Will be working to wean off this med. No relief at all . | F | 24 | 2 weeks 10mg. | 8/3/2016 | 5 | Vulvodynia | Skin sensitive to sunlight (sunburn easily), insomnia | For the pain and itching to be gone after 4 years of suffering, what a miracle drug for me! | F | 25 | 1 years | 12/4/2006 | 5 | Depression and anxiety | Dry mouth, fatigue | I have tried Lexapro, Prozac, and Wellbutrin for my depression, and Amitriptyline is hands down the best. I am taking it for depression and anxiety, but it has also eliminated any digestive issues I previously had. I also struggled with little appetite for many years and I could not gain weight. This drug has fixed that too and now I eat what I feel to be a more appropriate amount for my height. It has been extremely helpful for anxiety and calming racing thoughts. It takes atleast a month to notice improvement in depression, but it has certainly been working. This drug saved my life. Also, it didn't affect my libido like the other, newer meds did. You will often read that drugs like Amitriptyline have many side effects compared to the newer medications, but I have found the opposite to case. I think a lot of the side effects are amplified by the companies trying to sell the newer drugs. | M | 25 | 2 months 100 mg | 5/1/2015 | 3 | CSF leak, low pressure headaches | Aka Nueropathic pain...helping a bit- does not make me drowsing at all. No side effects for me, but only been 7 days. | Can notice small differences but not enough to wow me. This drig and Fiorcet togheter are my last hope before hospitalization and possibe surgery...I'm giving it 7 more days..Maybe I need a higher dose? | F | 27 | 7 days | 9/29/2008 | 3 | Chronic migraines | I've been on & off amitriptyline for 11yrs as needed for migraines, mainly just taking when an attack is bad enough that I need to sleep it off. I have always had severe mood swings and irritability on it if I take the pills for more than a few days. I never knew this was a sign of severe reaction. Over time the medicine has also lost its effectiveness at making me sleep and I'm lucky if I fall asleep for even an hour after taking a pill. Time to find something else. However I do hear that for most people this drug works wonders just not for me. | F | 27 | 1 days 25 mg | 2/23/2013 | 1 | Chronic Migraines/ Anxiety | Rapid Weight Gain, Uncontrollable Hunger, Nausea, Thirst, Sleeplessness | When I started taking this medication, I was hoping to help my migraines. It didn't even TOUCH them. All I experienced from it was the side effects. I gained almost 10 pounds in 1 MONTH! I was starving all the time!! Seriously, I ate everything in sight and I had cravings for things I don't normally eat. On top of the hunger, I was nauseous. So strange. I was thirsty all the time, it would wake me up after i fought so hard to fall asleep. I was miserable to be around, per my husband. I do not recommend this medication. | F | 27 | 2 months 30 1X day | 3/17/2015 | 5 | insomnia headaches nervous stomach | Occured drowsiness(good), a little groggy when first wake up in mornings(but goes away in about 1/2 hr). This has been a miracle for me! It has helped with body aches and my tension headaches a great deal. I also have urinary pain and difficulty and this also seems to be helping with that too! Love this drug and would highly reccomend it. I take only 1tab nightly but thinking about tlking to dr about maybe a lower mg for during daytime usage for help with my symptoms | F | 31 | 4 months 100 | 10/8/2012 |
AMITRIPTYLINE HCL (AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE): This medication is used to treat mental/mood problems such as depression. It may help improve mood and feelings of well-being, relieve anxiety and tension, help you sleep better, and increase your energy level. This medication belongs to a class of medications called tricyclic antidepressants. It works by affecting the balance of certain natural chemicals (neurotransmitters such as serotonin) in the brain. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)