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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Anxiety, chronic tmj pain, insomni | Working well on my anxiety and sleep. Never slept so good since I was a child. Don't wake up groggy. No brain fog. It dosen't make very sleepy but once I am asleep I sleep more sound than ever. It has also helped my chronic TMD/TMJ pain. I might seek a bit higher dose soon to see if it would help more with the pain. I take this in addition to Lexapro and Ambien PRN. I took 10 mg Ambien for years but now 5mg seems to work fine since starting amitriptyline. Very happy with this medication so far. No real side effects thank goodness. Be well! | M | 49 | 4 months 10mg 1X day | 11/5/2021 | 3 | Insomnia Depression | I Sleep like the dead but still drugged in the morning. | The dreams are many and vivid. my depression has lightened a little so far so I'll stay with it longer and see where this goes. I'll try to adjust what time of day I take it because before bed leaves me hung over in the morning, but I sleep solid. if you already sleep well this drug might be a problem for you. I cant imagine upping the dosage on this. | M | 58 | 14 days 10 MG 1X day | 1/23/2022 | 3 | Insomnia | Works for 3AM awakening and I go back to sleep. Without I am awake for 1-2 hours. Sometimes I split pill in half. Sometimes I feel tired in the morning but not terrible. | M | 72 | 12 years 10mg | 2/12/2020 | 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 | 3 | Insomnia, depression, anxiety. | Constipation, fatigue, carb cravings, tinnitus worsening, hands numbness while running, waking up not feeling well rested. | I have been prescribed this med (along bromazepam) because severe anxiety episode accompanied with insomnia and depression. Only take the pills 2 hours before bed and the bromazepan at bed time. The dosage was increased night after night till 25mg. Even thought this med helped me sleep, I had various waking during the night. I quit the amytriptiline because extreme fatigue and hands numbness while training (running). My doc then change the prescription to Nortriptiline that I think that is a light version of Amitriptiline. | M | 39 | 15 days 10mg 1X day | 5/22/2014 | 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 | 2 | Pain, Anxiety, Antihistamine | Pure exhaustion, blurred vision, brain fog, irritability. | While this medication was helpful for my anxiety, pain somewhat and histamine issues, I had to give it up. Sleeping 12-14 hours a night and still exhausted during the day. My anxiety eased up some but it's hard to say if that's because the drug was effective or because I was SO tired I just didn't care much about anything. I lean strongly on the natural side of dealing with health issues and this was one of my first tries at using a pharmaceutical. I have a natural stack that I've been using for years but decided to try this route cause it's dirt cheap compared to what I spend. I'll be going back to using Inositol, Quercetin, l-theanine, CBD, and B12. More effective and zero side effects. | M | 46 | 3 months 10 MG 1X day | 4/5/2022 | 1 | Pain | Audio hallucinations. Extremely drowsy, easily angered. | This is a horrible drug in American healthcare is substandard the best. | M | 59 | 0 days 1X day | 2/23/2023 | 1 | Depression | The primary concern for me was inanillity to get and or main tain an erection and a total lost interest in sex no interest at all it brought on another condition called ISD or ISDD (look it up ) not good when followed on all meds I was taking I had diagnos my self my pharmacist nor my doctor would render a clue as to what was wrong with but I know my body I totally blame my self I did not check these people I did not research these meds I thought they were under some kind oath to look out for they,re patients expecislly the doctor I mean how do you put a person on this type of dangerous drug and not even look back never check for toxic build up never tell the patient anything about this, four straight years I took this medicine if I was seemly on mild depression this drug could have made me commit suicide a no one would have been the wider o say never again and I'm consulting an attorney. | Take control of your life your meds flak are all taking f-ing pay from the pharmcutical industry. | M | 53 | 4 years 75 | 8/26/2016 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Migraines? | None as yet? | I have a Paradoxical effect with meds. I will use Adderal to help me sleep at night and get rid of my leg cramps. Today, I had a migraine and lethargic. I went thru my usual rituals of trying to feel better and nothing was working. I remembered that my new Primary doctor wanted me to start this new medicine; she said it was for my Migraines, BUT, I know why she wanted me to try it, (Just Diagnosed with Elemental Mercury Poisoning after 6 years of it destroying me mentally and physically). I thought to myself, what do I have to lose, let me try it today. AND I WAS RIGHT...all of the sudden I was organizing a drawer and thought to myself, why do I feel well enough to organize this drawer when I could be cleaning the bathrooms, etc...AND I realized, the new medicine had kicked in and instead of making me LETHARGIC like Adderall, it gave me a kick without any side effects. Just pure joy to have energy without any heart palpitations or a headache. 5 hours later, my headache did come back, but with only one Fiorcet I was good! So, now it is 11:30 at night and I am wide awake. I took this at 11:00am this morning. So, I decided to research what others are saying about this drug. I truly hope this is not a fluke. I really need a break. If I can feel as great as this everyday, I will be able to get my life back, WISH ME LUCK! I am comparing this drug to Forfivo 450XL. When the pharmacist told me to take it in the morning because it would make me hyper, I knew that I better take it at n | F | 51 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 10/4/2016 |
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)