Talk:Amitriptyline
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This drug was prescribed to me for insomnia. 100 MG at Bedtime was perscriped to me for insomnia.
Additionally, there is anecdotal and some research evidence that it reduces the subjective experience of tinnitus
I was prescribed this drug for the treatment of shingles. I dont know whether it contributed to my recovery or not.
- —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 210.55.251.5 (talk • contribs). 23:37, 15 December 2005
- No, it is good for postherpetic neuralgia, the pain that often persists after shingles. JFW | T@lk 22:53, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
This drug (dose 10mg)was prescribed to me for menopause related insomnia, and has been very helpful.
- —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 219.89.214.28 (talk • contribs). 10:07, 26 January 2006 (edit)
I am currently prescribed 20 mg of this drug / day to help with treatment in TMJ pain. I can defintitely tell a differnece in the day to day quality of life since taking this presciption.
This drug was prescribed to me to prevent migraine headaches. This is not mentioned. It has done nothing to diminish my tinnitus, however.
I've tried this, and found it's the single most effective insomnia cure I've tried. However, its mania-causing (in bipolar people) capabilities are qualitatively somewhere between SSRIs and SNRIs; ie, quite severe. Sign your posts, people! 60.224.32.83 04:25, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
This drug was prescribed for headaches that I have been having for a year and a half. The drug helped and served its purpose, however, the side effects were severe depression and panic attacks. Increased anxiety was also a side effect and the results were less desired than the solution. Good luck with anyone who is on this.
- Given that at higher dosages the drug is used to treat depression and anxiety you were unlucky in having to make sensible decission that you did. But I think as the dosage is increased, most patients would eventually report greater side effects that benefit (usually of dry mouth or drowsiness). The trick in such cases is often to take a dose just below that for maximum headache/migraine/chronic pain control to minimise the side effects and so gain the optimal overall effect (after all 100% stopping of migraines yet side effects rated as 100% unbearable is of no help, vs 90% less migrains and 10% of side effects may be seen by patient as a good compromnise). Still not the ideal drug for everyone and there are other alternatives tried in a similar manner (either less muscarinic acting tricyclics - eg nortriptyline or lofepramine and some of the antiepleptic medicines, eg. valproate, carbamazepine and Gabapentin) David Ruben Talk 00:13, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
I am 33 years old and take Amitriptyline (10mg) to assist me in sleeping. This is turn reduces depression and anxiety. I find it very benefitial to every day life. I have tried to stop but find I am straight back to sleepless nights.
I took it for a few months. It may be coincidence but at that time I noticed an increase in tinnitus and it left me with permanently reduced hearing (loss of higher frequencies).
