AMITRIPTYLINE HCL Reviews (AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.0 (65 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |