AMITRIPTYLINE HCL Reviews (AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.0 (64 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare AMITRIPTYLINE HCL with similar:
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| 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 | 3 | insomnia, chronic pain | hangover effect after I wake up, upset stomach after I take a dose | Doctor put me on 25 mg. for sleeplessness, I have found this medication to be effective for that. Powerfull little drug.When I wake up, I feel like I have a hangover without the pain of a hangover, so I don't take this medication everyday because I don't want it to get it's hooks in me. Take 2 nights in a row and 3 nights off. | M | 46 | 2 days | 2/27/2006 | 3 | insomnia, chronic pain | hangover effect after I wake up, upset stomach after I take a dose | Doctor put me on 25 mg. for sleeplessness, I have found this medication to be effective for that. Powerfull little drug.When I wake up, I feel like I have a hangover without the pain of a hangover, so I don't take this medication everyday because I don't want it to get it's hooks in me. Take 2 nights in a row and 3 nights off.Using bfor one month | M | 46 | 1 months | 2/27/2006 | 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 | 5 | Chronic Migraine | Built up the amount I take from half a tablet to four which are taken at night. Next day sleepiness at the start wore off as I got used to it. Only other side effect is a dry mouth. | After 30 years of horrendous pain with severe migraine lasting anything up to 5 days at a time this is a miracle drug and life began for me at 50. I still have the occasional attack but now only last 24 hours and usually due to eating something I am allergic to which is my own fault. | F | 65 | 15 years | 5/23/2006 | 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 | 4 | chronic migranes | weight gain, sleepiness | I suffered from migranes every other day for about a month. Dr put me on Topamax. It worked for a month or so, reducing the migranes to once a week and I lost weight, which was OK. Dr. changed to amitriptyline, and while I have a migrane maybe once a month now, i gained about 5-8 lbs. Overall it works for cutting back the frequency of migranes! | F | 36 | 2 months | 9/21/2007 | 3 | depression/to sleep at night | dry mouth/ hard to get going in morning/ unusual weight gain, about 20 to 25 pounds | will for sure have doc change to something else, can not go on with the weight gain, and i am not doing or eating any different than before starting this med. | M | 43 | 10 days | 1/18/2008 | 1 | adjunct to pain treatment | Seizures that caused me to bite holes in my tongue and break three teeth. Took one 50 mg. at bedtime. | M | 68 | 3 days | 4/13/2008 | 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 | 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 | 3 | Sleep disorders | Extreme mental fog and fatigue the next day. | I may be more sensitive to this drug. I was prescribed 25mg at bedtime, and I find if I take a full tab I have to take it hours before I fall asleep. Even when I do take the full tab hours before bed, the next day I often feel foggy and spaced out, and ready to nap the next evening. If I take a half-tab an hour or two before bed, the next-day fog isn't quite as bad, but it's still noticeable. I do not take this drug nightly, more like a few times a week or less. The fog I get the next day, however, is why I rate the drug lower in satisfaction. -- My actual sleep under this drug is all right, but heavy, not necessarily refreshing. And I find that I need to sleep longer (min. 9 hours) when taking this drug, or I'm too groggy to function much at all the next day. | F | 52 | 1.5 years | 1/3/2010 | 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 | 3 | Migraines | Slept through the night but very vivid dreams, but no nightmares yet. Controlled migraines, but hard to concentrate during the day, wake up feeling very tired and groggy, even confused. Just want to sleep all day if I could. Felt like I was in a cloud all day. Husband says I'm more irritable and just not myself. Slight memory loss. | Doctor started me off on 10MG every night but after three months of taking it the migraines started getting worse, so she increased it to 25MG. I gave this drug a 3 because although it works for the migraines which is great, but the side effects are starting to interfere with my daily routine and work ability. I am a computer programmer and find myself not able to "think through" the logic of a problem. | F | 45 | 1 months 25MG 1X day | 4/14/2011 | 2 | Migraines with aura; milddepression | Extreme carb cravings and accompanying weight gain; made migraines with aura become much more frequent. | Worked OK for depression, but the dramatically increased frequency of my aura migraines was scary! Migraines with aura went away after I stopped taking it. | F | 41 | 6 days 30 MG 1X day | 5/2/2011 | 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 | 5 | migraines/complicated migraines | Dry mouth and sometimes helps you sleep. Went from 1 to 2 a week down to maybe I feel one coming on every other month so I take 2 and maybe a midol complete (midol complete was only thing that ever touched them before....Tried a few others, one made me so dizzy and nauseous all the time and the other made me projectile vomit about a half hour after taking. The Amitriptyline has been like a miracle cure!! | F | 46 | 3 years 25 mg 1X day | 1/27/2012 | 3 | Sleep less & aniexty ptsd | Groggy,depressed,high,hard,to,git started the next day. | F | 40 | 1 weeks 10mg | 5/10/2012 | 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 | 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 |
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)