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I have been on this drug for apprx 11 yrs now for my REM sleep related to my Fibromyalgia. It works wonders, I can't sleep without it! And it helps with the nighttime pain. BUT, since I have been on it all these years it has put 30lbs on me! Seriously, I used to be 120lbs with never a weight issue in my life. And I am a "clean" eater. Almost a vegetarian. I've just been considering talking with m...

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I am shocked how many different "diagnosis" doctors treat with this drug! This is exactly why I do NOT see doctors. I refuse to be a lab rat. If you are depressed...change your lifestyle. DON'T Take mind altering drugs.

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Anonymous | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
3/18/2024
Condition: Other
Overall rating 3.7
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I’m taking 2 10mg tablets at bedtime. I am waking up with headaches and dizziness.

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Marie | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
3/5/2024
Condition: Irritable Colon
Overall rating 5.0
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For me it is magic. For me it slows my gut down which is preferable and gives my enzymes time to digest my food and then not let it ferment in the colon.

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p.nightingale | 7-12 | Female | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
2/20/2024
Condition: Depression
Overall rating 4.3
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I have been prescribed amitryptylin five times since mid teens ( now 64) .Also, working in a highly stressful job in advertising led to my being aware many times over 20 years of others being prescribed it. The only symptom experienced while taking it was a dry mouth and I have never heard of anyone getting any withdrawal symptoms. It is out of your system in three weeks ( Prozac as a Benzodiazapine is only clear two years after stopping it) It takes a couple of weeks for its effect to kick in but well worth it.Read More Read Less

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SEpatient | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
2/18/2024
Condition: Other
Overall rating 4.0
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I have gastritis symptoms brought on by general anesthesia. Nausea, burning, pain. After 3 months on heavy-duty PPI it was unbearable still so went on 10 mg and then 20 mg of Elavil. As far as helping, it was a miracle drug. Howwever, know that when they say at this dosage you won't have side effects, that might not be true. I am very diligent about my weight and when they say "rapid" weight gain they aren't kidding. 15 pounds fast at normal calorie level and dieting not stopping it. I am in the process of slowly coming off it after 4 months because I want to stop that spiral. Going to see if now I can bear symptoms until this passes. Read More Read Less

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stop med | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
2/15/2024
Condition: Neuropathic Pain
Overall rating 2.7
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I started to have pain to my thighs and to my kidneys. Apparently I had blood in my urine, with no infection or kidney stones. Urologist even did cystoscope with bladder deemed clean. After much frustration I saw Amitriptyline can cause muscle breakdown, and as the myoglobin is released into bloodstream it affects kidneys. Checked my ck in blood test, it was over 500. Stopped amitriptyline, kidney pain, leg pain has cleared. My high BP also cleared. Imagine.

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not4me | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
1/18/2024
Condition: Neuropathic Pain
Overall rating 2.3
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I will NEVER use this drug again! I had nerve pain after a procedure, so I was prescribed Amitriptyline. It was HELL coming off it with brain freeze headaches, crying, short term memory loss , confusion and sleepless nights was nothing compared the other mind warping stuff! From what I have heard about the hippie LSD, well , it could have been that!

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Brittany | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
1/4/2024
Condition: Other
Overall rating 3.0
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I gained 20 lbs. in a month. It also made me a zombie. There was literally an emergency on my street and police cars were outside my house with sirens on and I slept right through it (I only knew from my ring cam). Waking up in the morning was almost impossible.

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Lady | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/29/2023
Condition: Neuropathic Pain
Overall rating 3.7
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Helps pain. Makes dizzy and water weight.

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Dakota w | 19-24 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
10/24/2023
Condition: Migraine Prevention
Overall rating 3.0
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I switched to this medication when my other migraine prevention medicine kind of stopped helping. I can’t say it’s done a really good job at preventing my migraines, lately I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night with the worst pain in my dead and cannot sleep. It also caused me to have some memory loss, I used to remember perfectly fine when I took my meds, but now ever since I started it I cannot remember for the life of me when I did.

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Kerry | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
10/21/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 5.0
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When I was 39 years old, I was diagnosed with Prostatitis. One of the symptoms of Prostatitis is a painful bladder. After urinating, it still felt like I had a full bladder. It’s a miserable feeling. In addition, after urinating, I was experiencing burning sensations in my bladder, penis, testicles, scrotum, and perineum. Ibuprofen barely took the edge of the pain. I went through 3 Urologists before I was finally and accurately diagnosed with Interstitial cystitis (scarring of the bladder). My Doctor put me Amitriptyline. Started out with taking 25mg per day. Gradually, I went up to 50mg per day. Wow! This stuff is wonderful. I take one pill at bedtime and that’s all it takes. No side effects either. Read More Read Less

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Bianca | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
9/28/2023
Condition: Chronic Trouble Sleeping
Overall rating 1.3
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My doctor prescribed this medication for my insomnia & anxiety, i have been on it for 5 months. 2 major side-effects that i have experienced is massive weight gain, 10kg+ and extreme night time tremors/hallucinations and difficulty waking up in the morning. This medication is a general bandaid for a majority of conditions because it’s well known and was one of the first anti-depressants but i don’t recommend it for insomnia at all.

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8/23/2023
Condition: Neuropathic Pain
Overall rating 1.0
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Causes confusion , forget what your doing, dizzy feeling all the time, dry mouth ,can not remember anything , not able to recall almost anything, and hands shacking . Almost impossible to stop taking, you crave one pill to take to stop the pain if you try to quit ! This should be against the law to take for anyone. When you stop taking this medication the pain level get like 60 time worse than ever ! Makes you feel like a zombie !

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Pickle | 35-44 | Nonbinary | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
3/19/2023
Condition: Neuropathic Pain
Overall rating 3.7
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I've been taking this medicine about 6 months for nerve pain. I have bilateral carpal tunnel and severe nerve pain. Previously, I had taken Gabapentin which I hated the side effects so I only took one. After that I took Paxil which caused me to have glitches, tremors and very high blood pressure. Finally the doctor said she wanted me to try Amitriptyline and I can say that it took maybe about 4 days or so and I really started feeling relief but then, I noticed that the 25 mg stopped working after about 2 months and had to go up to the 50 mg which also worked about 2 months and now taking 100 mg. It also has the ability to deal with depression and anxiety and I can say that while it works beautifully in conjunction with my Wellbutrin, it also silences me and makes it difficult for me to want to carry on a conversation about anything and with anyone. I feel as though I'm blank inside. Read More Read Less

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Anxiety gone | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
3/8/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 5.0
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This I'd a game changer for me. Got it to Help me sleep at night. It lessens the effect of my monthly migraine. I still get thw symptoms just very watered down. Very manageable didn't even need to take a pain killer. I'd been suffering chest pain for months. Had all the tests. Pain completely gone on day 2. Wasn't expecting that. Period pain has lessened too. But the biggest surprise is the effect its had on my anxiety. I hate anti depressants. They turn me into a zombie and I feel nothing on them no good or bad. But this has taken the edge off my anxious thoughts and I can rationionalise them now when they appear. Doctor said no way does amatryptaline at 10mg low doseage help anxiety. But here I am. Feel like myself for the first time in years. And able to live again. Does cause me a dry mouth and dehydrates me a little but fine after a glass of water in the morning. Takes a little longer to wake in the morning. I dont jump out of bed full go anxiety like I used to. It's more of a sloe comfy stretch and have to roll myself out of bed to get started amd you more slowly come to. Read More Read Less

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Pat | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
2/10/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 1.0
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One doctor would only give me 25mg, due to potential heart problems. my pcp increased it to 75mg even tho she knew I had heart problems. After 3months I realized I was blinking more, thought it fall dust by December the pain in my eyelids was extremely excruciating, way over a 10. My eyes were bloodshot from rubbing and they gave me eye drops that could not help as my eyes were soooo painful already. It turned out that my meibromian glands were gone. I had extremely dry eyes, very painful and it is for the rest of my life. I am often forced to lie down in extreme pain, in tears. Doctors are pill pushers that do not read the labels. This was all to try and help my insomnia, BUT MADE IT WORSE. Can anyone help me? It has been 7 yrs of hell, no abatement AT ALLRead More Read Less

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Anmol | 35-44 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
2/8/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 1.7
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I just had one 10mg dose at night and next day afternoon I had hallucinations, i was searching my python programming code in grass as I thought I lost my code in grass. It made me felt crying, I thought I am in different world and out of my mind. Never take this drug in nerve pain like symptoms, for me I took it for tennis elbow pain.

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Bella | 19-24 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
2/5/2023
Condition: Migraine Prevention
Overall rating 3.3
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I was prescribed this medication for two different reasons. Primarily it was prescribed to help prevent migraines, which it does a great job at. Secondly, for insomnia, which is a bit iffy, but not horrible. I’ve been on this medication for a few months now and I have many notes. 1. Every morning I wake up with dry eyes, dry mouth. Dry mouth leads to my throat becoming sore because I talk constantly at work. 2. As another person mentioned, I am incredibly irritable. I am usually a cheerful woman, but as of late, I get irritable with everyone very quickly and over silly things. 3. This medication has caused me to have tachycardia. Last night I took a trip to urgent care (for unrelated issues) but they were more concerned with my BPM which was averaging 135-142 while resting. I was not nervous, just didn’t feel well. I have made notes to my significant other many times about my heart rate seeming abnormally high for no reason. Doing very mundane tasks causes my heart rate to soar. It usually feels like I can’t satisfyingly breath. Overall, this medication works for my migraines, but when it comes to side effects like tachycardia (which can put a lot of stress on your heart if it goes on for an extended period of time) it’s not worth it in my opinion. Not every person who takes Amitriptyline will experience tachycardia, but please be aware that it CAN happen. If you already have underlying health issues with your heart, this can be incredibly dangerous. Read More Read Less

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Richie | 75 or over | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
1/26/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 4.0
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I restarted Amitrip to help with IBS D. In the past this medication (5 - 10 mg,) has helped me very much. IBS being a mind- gut interaction can really benefit from this medication. Take at night.

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TaraKd | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
1/26/2023
Condition: Migraine Prevention
Overall rating 3.3
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Was prescribed 25mg for the severe migraines I get from taking another medication. Took a week for it to start working. No migraines since however it feels like I take a sedative every night. I went from being able to hear my newborn sneeze to not waking up to him screaming top his lungs in the very next room. I stay completely knocked out what feels I slept for an hour or 2 waking up to 8 hours passed. If I have to get up before 8 hours I feel so groggy almost drunk like and even when I do get up for the day it takes so long now to actually feel awake. I take it and within an hour you can’t even fight if you tried it will 100% knock you out cold. It’s been a few weeks that symptom hasn’t got any better. It’s also seemed to suppress my appetite I go 24 hours not feeling the least bit hungry. I also went from having all the patience in the world to being extremely irritable. Read More Read Less

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Leigh | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
1/12/2023
Condition: Other
Overall rating 1.0
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This is a very dangerous drug! There are serious withdrawal symptoms that come with discontinue of use of this medication. It takes months if not years to wean off due to the horrendous withdrawal symptoms. Don't take it! Just as bad as benzo withdrawl.

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