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Has anyone taken 'Amitriptyline' for sleeping?
DS always seems to be good for this sort of thing so thought i would ask 
what are your experiences of them? i have been prescribed 10mg for sleeping, will they work ? (i am praying)
there seems to be alot of bad stuff on the internet about side effects
but the doctor told me she has not heard of any adverse side effects and she prescribes it alot.
im slightly worried about that, and whether it will actually work.
what are your experiences of them? i have been prescribed 10mg for sleeping, will they work ? (i am praying)
there seems to be alot of bad stuff on the internet about side effects
but the doctor told me she has not heard of any adverse side effects and she prescribes it alot.im slightly worried about that, and whether it will actually work.
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I reckon your doctor who knows your medical history wouldn't have prescribed it if it didn't fit with any other meds you are on and that's probably better advice than me telling you it worked for me.
Best of luck.
Yes great help thanks.
Though I wonder if I am on too much of a pitiful dose at 10mg
It usually takes a couple of weeks to get used to a new medication like that. I started on 10mg but over about 6 months my doc increased it to 30mg and I've been on that for about two and a half years. I skip it occasionally - if I've been out and had a drink or if I have to get up extra early.
Best to try it for yourself and see what works for you.
Best of luck.
10mg is a lowish dose however it works well for a friend of mine. I am on 20mg every night although I do know people who are on higher doses. See how you go and if it doesn't seem to be helping, your doctor may decide to increase the dose. As has already been pointed out, it will take a couple of weeks for it to be effective. Good luck
I took Amitriptyline for neuropathy with the side effect that it also made me sleepy.
Other than the drowsiness I didn't have any side effects. I was on 10mg BTW.
10mg is a low dose, but trial and error will give you the dosage you need.
I've found it excellent in relieving the muscle spasms. It took about 2 weeks to work and experimenting with dosages of 10 - 40mg, but the only side effect I've found is a dry mouth.
Edit; I don't suffer any side effects
After having been on 10mg a night for the last three months or so, I've slowly gained a stone in weight in that time. I'm usually one who doesn't gain weight, so to gain this much, when nothing else in my diet, excerise routine etc has changed, I can only assume it is down to this. I'm going to come off it for a month or so, and see if it makes a difference. Anyone else had weight gain issues whilst on it? It's a shame, as aside from the odd mild headache here and there, it's almost completely cut out the really bad headaches I was getting.
Yeah, I've done a bit of googling and came across a few people who have too. My mum is on too, and yet hasn't suffered weight gain, and she is on a higher dose. It's strange, because when I spoke to the doctor about going on it, she mentioned mood swings and periods of feeling down could be a side effect, but nothing about possible weight gain. And for me, nearly a stone is a heck of a lot of weight to put on in that relatively short space of time. I'll see how I go with my trial run off it.