ELAVIL Reviews (AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.1 (585 Ratings)

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 4  Dr. RX 4 migraines cured anxiety! The first month or so I had experienced side effects such as dry mouth, constipation, dry eyes and itching. I did not have all these side effects at one time nor did they all last the full month. It has decreased my appetite significantly. I have lost 15lbs. This is the first time in my life that I'm not fearful of "something". I'm normally anxiously awaiting an illness, injury, or a devastating disaster. I've never known so much contentment. I'm good with that! I still experience some migraines but not near as frequently. I'm very happy with this medicine and plan on keeping it around. F 42 4 months
25 mg
5/8/2016
 4  Panic attacks & depression Sleepiness, but I consider that a good side effect because I always had trouble sleeping. I also have fewer headaches and less night time itching. The main unwanted side effect has been brain fog, and because of that I am looking for alternatives. For panic attacks, I would prefer calming, but will settle for numbing. Amitriptyline stopped the panic attacks. It is the most reliable thing I've tried for that. M 58 8 years
50
5/2/2016
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 1  Interstitial cystitis This med turned me into a fat, sugar-craving zombie. I gained significant weight, although admittedly I was on other meds with same side effect, so I think it was a bit of a triple whammy on the weight. Also, it was very sedating. Even though I took it at night, the fatigue continued right through the day without fail. That seemed to decrease a little with time, but not a lot. I never had the least bit of pain relief. I may have had fewer migraines, but I still had plenty of them - at least 3 days per month. Again, I didn't experience any pain relief whatsoever on this med. All it did was give me side effects. I just discontinued it, so I'm not sure if I will experience an increase in migraines. F 35 6 months
20
4/25/2016
 3  depression A 45 year old female on medication for anxiety and pain my doctor was worried about me after my dad passed she prescribed me Elavil 50 milligrams at bedtime when my husband gets in bed in the middle of the night he says I am soaking wet forehead shirt excetera does anybody else have this problem please help Don't take it unless you have to F 45 1 months
50 milligr
4/16/2016
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 4  insomnia After starting elavil, blood pressure was dangerously high and developed congestive heart failure. While it helped with condition prescribed for, insomnia, it caused my blood pressure to be high enough to require medication. I was also diagnosed with congestive heart failure when I had never previously had any problems. The least but still concerning effect was rapid weight gain. I gained about 50lbs in a few months. After stopping medication, blood pressure and heart function are returning to normal. Weight gain has stopped also. F 46 3 months
50mg
4/15/2016
 4  For migraine Severe angry rages unexpected from out of nowhere at my spouse MOSTLY, For no apparent reason whatsoever!, I'm so afraid I'm on the verge of losing my spouse and Yet I'm afraid to stop the medicine in fear of having the crippling migraine pain return, What am I to do? It's the only thing that has helped the pain go away F 42 3 weeks
50 mg
4/7/2016
 1  For TMJD anxiexty & depression This drug made me feel so wierd...not myself and extremely sad with nighymares.Also ended up in the ER on a heart monitor for several hour BPM @ 128.Scary experience im still trying to get back to norm.I would never recommend. Don't take. F 27 1 weeks
50
3/19/2016
 1  Depression Tinnitus and hearing loss leading to extreme depression. Devil drug. Do not take. M 54 6 days
75 mg
2/28/2016
 5  CFS/ME; Insomnia None that I'm aware of so far. A little tired the first day or two, but that's pretty normal for me. I've tried many different medications for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and it's related symptoms - antidepressants, benzos, thyroid meds, steroids, antivirals, stimulants,and on and on. I had been taking trazodone to help with sleep for several years, but it seemed to be getting less effective. After doing some research, I asked my doc about Elavil and he was happy to write a script. So far, I have slept like a baby on it. I was a little tired for the first couple of days, but that seems to have faded. Doc also suggested Lamictal during the day, which I have not started yet. I want to use just the Elavil for a few weeks to see its effects before adding anything else into the mix. M 48 1 weeks
10mg
2/19/2016
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 5  Anxiety,stress,depression,(IBS). I never exprinced any unwanted side effects. People please do not give up.try every possible way to find the right medicine that match with your hermuony chart .i have personally tried every psychology class medicines started off with all the SSRI,then i gave up from all them,then started off with something stronger called SNRI.that also did not help.then started with older antidepressant called tricycle antidepressants and I find out med called ELAVIL.to all of you touchy felling like me I swear by who ever you guys believeing GOD guide me to it I can stay with it all my life .i would rather be medicated person than to be hitting by anxiety and stress and depression not emanations the (ibs)any day and time.please people find the right med do not give up.great day . M 28 7 days
75-100
1/31/2016
 3  IBS Weight gain. Weakness in my extremities (i.e. arm and legs). Almost feels like I took a muscle relaxer and like I'm walking around with weights on my legs. Deep sleep. Sleep 12 hours on the weekend. When I do wake up, I feel like I don't fully wake up all day long. Lethargic. Did help significantly with my IBS symptoms. F 45 1 years
20 mg 1X day
1/22/2016
 3  Depression anxiety Extreme weight gain, blurred vision, urine retention, dry mouth and throat. I worked great for depression, I could careless about what was going on,I could sleep better. But the side effects are out weighing the benefits.starting to decrease my dose and I'm already edgy. F 40 4 months
100
1/17/2016
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 4  fibromyalgia I was feeling it was harder to wake up in morning... my brain was kind of asleep for few hours... so I began to take elavil earlier and now it's better. I take it around 8PM go bed around midnight and able to wake up around10AM (I still need a lot of sleep... or maybe even a little more with elavil). No other side effect. This week I've started to have more DREAMS :) I'm happy because I've red that dreams occur during the profond/paradoxal sleeping period which is truly good to repair/energize body and also tgat this phase would be almost not there with fibromyalgia... which could explain pains and tireness and everything (I believe)... I also feel less intense pain and I was able to go gym (15-20 min gentle elliptique + gentle hydromassage one day and gentle aquaforme the other day)...I've also change my diet: protein at each meals (gruau/Brown rice/quinoa/small lentils) this is to help muscles... plus green tea instead of coffee (i cut coffe to once or two a week only... like week-end coffee only... and green tea all other times)... I also cut ALL form of stress... and turned my mind into the more positive I can be even if fibromyalgia is truly hard to accept... well... I believe elavil is helping me and I want to keep it as low as possible. F 35 6 weeks
10mg
1/12/2016
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 1  50 mg for sleep I started taking 50 mg at night two months ago.i started having the shakes just not feeling well.has anyone had this happen.i was fine for two months. F 55 2 months
50 mg
1/11/2016
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 1  taking it for insomnia Couldn't sleep and gave me a very very dry mouth F 47 1 weeks
25 mg
1/6/2016
 2  Fibromyalgia I gained 20lbs in 3 months. Uncontrollable binge eating. Always hungry. Had to stop taking it. F 46 3 months
10mg
12/10/2015
 2  Depression Significant weight gain, drowsiness, hyper realistic dreams Honestly, I notice the most significant difference in its effect on me if I skip a dose. I've taken it 13 months now, and I barely feel different. It helped a very small amount, but if for some reason I miss a dose, I feel 5 times worse. The dreams are strange--extremely vivid. All five senses totally engaged. You feel every single thing as though it were actually happening. I've always had strange dreams, but I've never felt as much in a dream as I did on this medication. Sometimes it's just weird, but it's often unpleasant (dreaming about being stuck with needles or getting sick or being punched or choked--you feel it even though it's not actually happening). Last week I took it very late at night (around 1-2 am) and lost the whole next day sleeping. And of course the weight gain. I was gaining more and more weight even though I hadn't changed my lifestyle. Did some research, sure enough, weight gain is a side effect. I'm wondering if it's time for me to talk to my doctor about weaning off. F 21 1 years
50 mg
11/23/2015
 1  Nerve pain in legs and anxiety I am someone who never gets angry or feels rage, but since taking this drug I have felt horrible anger and irritability, this is so not me! The feeling is all consuming. Also I have the feeling of craving something, like cigarettes or alcohol to dull the angry feeling. The nerve pain hasn't really improved either. I'm going to stop taking them, as hate this feeling. I will see the doctor and ask for a different drug, F 35 2 days
10mg 1X day
11/22/2015
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 4  General anxiety and social anxiety I began 10mg of Elavil (amitriptyline,) once per morning. On the first day, it took approx 30-45min before I felt much more alert and felt relief from tension. My anxiety usually makes my facial muscles and lips very tense. Elavil reeve the tension in my face and lips. If tension at its worst is a 10, Elavil reduced it to about a 5. I was suprised. My anxiety will usually have my handwriting looking terrible when I'm anxious. When I write now, my handwriting isn't shaky as it used to be. My hand and fingers are much more steady. My thoughts feel less rushed. I'm not on "overdrive" as I usually am. I feel that I can take my time with tasks or when speaking. I would like to increase my dose to 20mg. I've read that many find Elavil sedating so they take it at night. I take mine in the morning. I doubt I'd sleep at all if I took it at night. It makes me feel wide awake, focused and calmer at the same time. M 41 2 weeks
10mg
10/25/2015
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 4  migraines Dry mouth in the mornings, nasal cavities are dry (which is ok with me), deeper sleep, I wake up ok, just feel like I have to take a minute or 2 to really clear the cobwebs. No change in sex drive. No shakes, no nausea. I tolerate medications well. I did NOT tolerate Topamax (generic) at all. I started by taking 12.5mg, but got a migraine a few days in, so I upped it to 25mg. I have had 2 migraines since starting the med. I don't think it's preventing, but the migraine meds I take when I have a migraine work better, so that's a plus! F 36 2 weeks
25 1X day
9/11/2015
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