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 |
1 | Headaches, eye pain, insomnia | Fast weight gain, pruney skin on fingers, dizziness, drowsiness, makes it difficult to get out of bed, gotta sleep it off, unable to function and get about the day when always dizzy and drowsy from this medication. | Helped somewhat with headaches, eye pain, and insomnia. But side effects were not worth it. | F | 45 | 1X day | 8/2/2023 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 | slow in working excessive noise in my ears | 45 | 1 days | 1/7/2016 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | IBS | Prescribed for IBS-d as a neuromodulator to stop diarrhea. WORSENED the diarrhea and cramping. | More MD's need to know the paradoxical effects of these drugs -- look at the studies - half the subjects drop out. | F | 69 | 3 days 10 mg 1X day | 9/11/2020 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 sleep | Its only one week now am taking it | None | F | 47 | 7 days 25mg | 3/12/2015 | 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 | 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 | 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, 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 | 1 | fibromyalgia | severe urinary retention, could not urinate....stopped cold turkey and immediately the retention problem ceased. I refuse to take a drug to stop another drugs side effects.... | How can FDA stop elavil due to side effect problem but then release it under generic name (amitriptylilne) with the same side effects??? | F | 81 | 60 days 20 1X O | 1/16/2022 |
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)