ELAVIL Reviews (AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.1 (585 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ELAVIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ELAVIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | IBS, mouth pain, trouble sleeping | Odd dreams involving animals attacking me and other dramatic dreams, extreme dry mouth causing dental problems, slight weight gain, slight dependency on drug, a little more irritable, sluggishness during the afternoon after I first wake up(I work nights.) | I visited my doctor in April 2010 about my stomach pain. He prescribed me this as well as tramadol. My diaherrea associated with my IBS has been drastically reduced, but tramadol may have combined to make the situation better. I am not sure. Sleep became much easier early on. However, more recently I have become a little more dependent on it and have built up a tolerance. I find myself taking 2 pills after my doc gave me the ok. I rarely used more than 1 for the first couple months. | M | 27 | 5 months 25mg 1X day | 9/27/2010 | 1 | Back Pain Bladder Spasms | Extreme night terrors with waking hallucination Racing heart beat, extreme fatigue - found it very difficult to fall asleep but once asleep could not wake up in the mornings and would fall asleep continually through out the day, insaitable hunger, disorientation, poor concentration, poor memory with withdrawal side effects, inability to completely empty my bladder. Had none of these issues before taking. | Really worked for my bladder and back pain within the first two days, thought it was a miracle drug! By day three the side effects started and gradually worsened instead of improving, side effects were so bad I had to discontinue with the drug. I am now on the third day of withdrawing with terrible nausea, body ache, headache and anxiety and the night terrors have continued. I didn't think I would get withdrawal effects from such a low dose for less than a month. Use with caution. | F | 26 | 3 weeks 10mg p 1X day | 9/24/2010 | 2 | chronic neuropathy C5/6 disc slips | demotivated, changed personality, cardiac arrhythmia, loss of libido, drowsiness | Amitriptyline helped me get a good night's sleep whereas before I had been waking every hour or so from chronic pain caused by 2 severe disc prolapses in my neck. But, the drug rapidly altered my personality and within 2 weeks I no longer recognised the person I had become. I was very confrontational and would see the negatives in everything. I was demotivated - at home and at work, and completely uninterested in sex despite being married only 6 weeks. At bedtime I would have significant heart arrhythmias - 1 missed heartbeat for every 10 normal (I do already have a minor history of occasional atopic heartbeats). Combined with the constant drowsiness, I decided to stop the drugs and put up with the pain and lack of sleep. My mood improved greatly within 2-3 days, but the libido hasn't returned yet (after 2 weeks). I was also taking atarax and ketoprofen at the time. | F | 37 | 3 weeks 2mg 2X day | 9/16/2010 | 5 | ic and fibromyalgia | Drowsey first few days. | Very good for pain. I was suffering terribly with neck and back pain, plus bladder pain until giving this drug a chance. You have to adjust the dose to suit your tolorance, and with me I need very little to be effective. | F | 62 | 1 months 10 1X day | 9/12/2010 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | Weight gain; irritability occasionally but steep decrease of this side effect after a week or two. Sleepiness so take at night but early so you are not groggy in the morning. Best results if you take it at the exact time every night. Sugar cravings. Some difficulty in concentration. | This is a wonder drug for sleep and extreme pain. I went from not able to perform daily functions from the pain and lack of good sleep to a completely normal life and almost no pain. I noted some people upset from the side effects when first taken but my doctor told me most of the side effects esp. in relation to my moods would go away which was true after two weeks. | F | 31 | 4 years 1X day | 9/1/2010 | 5 | bladder and vaginal pain | Incredible fatigue when taking 10 mg tablet. But no pain! | I started taking Elevil about two years ago, when I finally found a doctor to treat the pain resulting from a stubbornly chronic UTI and vaginal nerve pain that also developed. At first, I took a whole 10 mg pill and it provided me with the best sleep ever, except I couldn't get up in the morning. I began reducing the intake to "just enough" and "when needed." The drug helped me though a horrible period. | F | 60 | 10 mg 2X day | 8/29/2010 | 1 | Yes | Within 15 minutes of taking this drug, my heart rate increased. I woke up my husband and we waited about an hour and heart rate didn't come down. Was shaking all over as well. He ended up calling 911 and when they picked me up my heart rate was in the 130s. Was told to discontinue medication. I have been having digestive problems for awhile and on a liquid diet due to coughing when eating solid foods. Doc at Cleveland Clinic Prescribed to me for possible nerve problems. Will never take this again, very scary. I also have nodules on my thyroid so not sure what caused my heart to race like that. It finally calmed down after about 3 hours. | F | 35 | 1 days 10mg 1X day | 8/29/2010 | 1 | Migraines, Rebound Headahces | WEIGHT GAIN, dry mouth, confusion. I absolutely DO NOT recommend taking this drug. I gained 20 lbs. in 3 months. The worst part is that you absolutely can NOT get off of it! I'm on my 3rd time trying to wean and it's the worst thing ever! Your head is in constant extreme pain. You feel like you have the flu and just feel like crap non stop. You also feel really depressed and want to cry all the time. I am trying to wean by making longer intervals in between doses and am going to stick it out, but am in severe pain all the time. | The ONLY good thing about Elavil is that I was able to sleep like a baby! NOT WORTH THE BAD SIDE EFFECTS! | F | 45 | 9 months 10mg 1X day | 8/24/2010 | 5 | interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain | It definitely knocks you out, which I actually like because it makes me sleep really well. I do get vivid dreams but they aren't unpleasant. If you take it too late in the evening you'll be tired the next day. I have LOST 2-3 pounds also. It hasn't affected my appetite at all. | I LOVE this drug! My pain upon urinating had been a 2-5 and now it's a 0-2. I was urinating 15 times a day and now it's a very normal 5-6. It also helps my sleep and cut my appetite. I had been so worried about the weight gain people reported - I almost refused to try the drug. I am convinced that some people just end up eating more or would gain weight anyway and chalk it up to the drug. | F | 27 | 3 months 10 mg 1X day | 8/19/2010 | 1 | depression, anxiety, chronic pain | Fatigue, weight gain, stomach pains, nausea | Didn't help with the pain. Made my depression worse. Even at a low dose for a short time, I experienced withdrawal with panic attacks and stomach upset when stopping medication. | F | 33 | 3 weeks 10 1X day | 8/17/2010 | 4 | post herpetic Neuralgia | with one nightly dose of 25 mg my post herpetic Neuralgia has become tolerable.The lingering nerve pain (3 years)finally had me give up and ask my Doctor for help. He prescribed the above mentioned dosage of Elavil and it is helping to make a difference.But I am experiencing profuse sweating head and neck area,dry mouth, blurred vision and an increase in eye pressure. | I went of the Elavil for a few days and my Vision cleared,once I went back to taken my prescribed dose the blurred vision returned.I cannot say the same for the eye pressure increase as my next check will not be until Jan. 2011.there was no improvement in the extreme sweating so I assume that 3 days off and then back on Elavil was not enough time to pin point this episode to Elavil.These side effects are easier to deal with then the all consuming nerve pain. | F | 68 | 5 months 25 mg 1X day | 8/16/2010 | 4 | Post viral muscle and joint pain | Dry mouth, crazy dreams the first few nights, vivid dreams continue. Cravings for sweets and chocolate. Increased appetite. | Elavil has helped tremendously with the pain, with mild side effects. Hopefully I won't have to be on it long as my increased appetite is surely going to lead to weight gain. | F | 27 | 8 days 10/20mg 1X day | 8/14/2010 | 3 | Interstitial Cystitis | I slept so soundly I couldn't be aroused. In the morning so groggy didn't want to get up. Slept long hours. Helped pain, but even though I've been off it four months, I still sleep more soundly than ever in my life, and wonder if it changed something in my brain. I still have trouble getting up, most unusual for me. | M | 77 | 4 months 1X day | 7/30/2010 | 4 | Fibromyalgia | slight dry mouth, and confusion a few hours after taking it. | This has been a life saver for me. I don't eat any different. I have gained 2 lbs. I am now able to live. I couldnt even stand bed sheets touching my skin before. I have little to no pain depending on the day. | F | 39 | 5 weeks 25mg 1X day | 7/26/2010 | 3 | Migraines, dizziness | Weight gain, extreme drowsiness | I started getting migraines at just two years old and I have been hospitalized with cyclic vomiting syndrome many times. I started taking elavil at age 12 and I haven't been to the hospital since. I know the elavil has stopped the vomiting but I still get migraines/ tension headaches 4 to 5 times a month. I was not aware that elavil caused weight gain and I thought I naturally couldn't lose weight. I always have cravings for food, but I don't eat a lot, I work out frequently and I am not able to lose weight. Elavil has helped me a lot but I wish I didn't need to take it, I have weened myself down to only 5 mgs a day but I still have cravings. | F | 16 | 4 years 10 MG 1X day | 7/18/2010 | 2 | cervicogenic headache | weight gain | Started at 10mg, then worked my way up to 50mg. It may have taken the edge off of my pain, but never took it away. I am not sure if the Elavil helped with the pain, or if it was the Lyrica I take or the physical therapy. I did gain 20 pounds in about 4 months, so I now am unable to fit into most of my clothes. When I read the reviews before I started it, I saw weight gain as a side effect and I thought to myself "that won't be me, I've tried to gain weight for years, and have not been able to do it". Now, I weigh more than I ever have in my life!!! I can't stop eating! My neurologist is now weaning me off this med! | M | 37 | 4.5 months 50mg 1X day | 7/16/2010 | 2 | ICC | 3 days=3 lbs weight gain--no way-sayonara elavil--nothing would make me more depressed than gaining weight on top of everything else | F | 41 | 3 days 25 mg 1X day | 7/11/2010 | 1 | back pain & insomnia | only took 1 tablet and so far for 2 days have had feelings of being spaced out and panicky. Night sweats & the most awful night terrors/nightmares. Nausea and diarrhoea,really bad headache | I will not be continuing these tablets and advise anyone NOT to take them,if this can make me feel this bad after 1 tablet ,god only knows how I would be after taking a course. I think a nervouos wreck !! | F | 40 | 1 days 10 mg 1X day | 7/9/2010 | 3 | Migraines/Tension Headaches | Dry mouth, weight gain, no energy, sleepiness | I've been taking elavil for about 2 1/2 years now at 50 MG at night time for tension headaches/migraines. I've gained close to 30-40lbs. I exercise 2-3x a week & try to eat healthy but no matter how hard I try to lose weight/stay healthy I am always hungry craving foods & snacks(salty foods). The only positive aspect of Elavil is that I was able to sleep like a baby, which I will miss but I am now cutting my medication in half to ween myself off of it due to the weight gain. | F | 21 | 2 years 50 MG 1X day | 7/2/2010 | 4 | migraine prevention | mild dry mouth; mild reduced urge to urinate | reduced migraine attacks by 80% | M | 56 | 30 days 10 mg 1X day | 6/29/2010 |