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 |
| 2 | slow in working excessive noise in my ears | 45 | 1 days | 1/7/2016 | 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 | 5 | Migraines | Dry mouth, weight gain | I started off at 10mg and have had to increase the dosage over the years but it has helped manage my migraine headaches better than anything else ever did. | F | 47 | 12 years 150 1X day | 3/20/2016 | 5 | Chronic complicated migraines | initially gained about 10 pounds when started because of increased hunger , but was able to lose the weight over the course of the year by reducing carb intake | This medication gave me my life back ! Was getting complicated migraines with vertigo , visual auras and severe nausea 3-4 x week , came close to having to resign from my nursing job . Side effects well worth it for me , now I only get migraines during menstrual cycle that require only Aleve or Tylenol . Completely able to stop taking imitrex , on 50 mg X1 year . | F | 45 | 1 years 50mg | 7/13/2016 | 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 | 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? | 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 | 5 | Pain | Dry mouth and sedative effects | F | 57 | 5 years 150 1X day | 12/13/2019 | 5 | Panic attack , anxiety | Good sleep | F | 45 | 6 months 25 1X day | 12/20/2022 | 4 | Chronic headaches and nerve pain | Dry mouth | F | 4 years 30 | 12/23/2015 | 4 | Neuropathy | dry mouth sleepy and dizzy | just hope I don't gain weight from this | F | 47 | 6 days 25mg 1X day | 7/6/2020 | 4 | For depression | None | Do endep still work after taking it for around 20 years | F | 70 | 10 years 75mg | 3/10/2017 | 4 | Chest pain associated with anxiety | It helped me immediately...however the "hazey" feeling in the morning took some adjusting. No weight gain..although I have had some minor heart palpitations. | F | 68 | 1 years 10mg | 3/25/2017 | 4 | Chronic tension headache, migraine | Initially, dry mouth, dizziness, deep and long sleep, and slight weight gain (3-5 lbs). These side effects have subsided, and my weight has stabilized. | Although I still get headaches regularly, they're much less frequent and less intense than before I started taking this medication. The medication seems to "re-set" my tension headaches, so they don't intensify into migraines over the period of a few consecutive "bad headache" days. For me, the side effects are worth the improved quality of life (and the side effects subsided after a week or two anyway). | F | 46 | 4 months 50 mg 1X day | 9/8/2016 | 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 | 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 | 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 | depression and panic attacks | F | 68 | 20 years 100 mg 1X day | 4/6/2015 |
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)