Ratings, Reviews Summary for ELAVIL (ASTRAZENECA)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of ELAVIL: 3.1 (satisfied)

(based on 585 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for ELAVIL
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 11 2.72
Age 18 to 24 56 2.8
Age 25 to 34 163 2.8
Age 35 to 44 138 2.94
Age 45 to 54 121 3.25
Age 55 to 64 69 3.37
Age 65 to 74 11 3.63
Age 75 and up 5 2.6

Ratings by Sex for ELAVIL
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 138 3.36
Female 443 3.1
Not Specified 4 2.75

Why ELAVIL* (Amitriptyline hydrochloride ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of ELAVIL: satisfied (average rating score: 3.17)

(based on 580 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** ELAVIL
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Insomnia*30
2Fibromyalgia*23
3Depression*19
4Migraine*13
5Pain*10
6Anxiety*8
7Irritable bowel syndrome4
8Vulvovaginal pain4
9Back pain3
10Migraine prophylaxis3

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of ELAVIL **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Somnolence205
2Weight increased203
3Dry mouth186
4Fatigue*65
5Abnormal dreams49
6Food craving49
7Constipation41
8Dizziness*41
9Increased appetite34
10Irritability32
11Lethargy30
12Disturbance in attention29
13Amnesia28
14Mood altered27
15Anger26
16Hunger26
17Drug ineffective*25
18Depression*25
19Tremor23
20Insomnia23

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Amitriptyline hydrochloride (Amitriptyline, Amitriptilina, Amitid, Endep, Amitril, Elavil)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com