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I've been taking amitriptyline for atypical neuralgia pain. I do think that it helped me but I'm now weaning off it very slowly to see how I do without it. I am down to 5mg daily which is very low, I'm going slow so the withdrawal symptoms don't get too bad. Currently I am experiencing headaches and not feeling 100%, but I believe it is due to reducing the medication even though I am reducing very slowly (reducing by 5mg every 14 days).
Has anyone else here experienced withdrawal symptoms from amitriptyline?
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I am going back a ways but it’s the medication you are discussing. 30 years ago I was put on 100 mg of amitriptyline to take at night for an antidepressant. I felt horrible all day long and I was a sales person which made it tougher. it took awhile to wean off it but it was well worth it. back then this medication was good for everything, pain relief, anxiety, sleeping great, antidepressants. Thing is it did not work for anything. I hated the feeling, like a zombie, tired all the time, could not function. sort of felt like I was having an out of body experience. I would never take 2mg of that drug, it’s cheap, doesn’t work, doesn’t give any relief for anything. but who knows the why’s and the what for’s that you are seeking help for. good luck
I'm trying to go off it now and have had awful headaches and can't sleep, doctor put me on Zolpidem and it's awful. Not working for sleep at all. Need to go back on AMIL. I was only on 10mg, but I can get by with 5mg and cut them in half. I had no issues with being too sleepy throughout the day, or any side effects at all. I am a 57 year old female in good health. Competitive tennis player in good shape.
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I tried Amitriptyline but felt terrible on it (made me feel like a zombie). I have severe spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease and small fiber neuropathy pain and tried Cymbalta/duloxetine and it helped me for a couple years then I weaned off it. It helps with nerve/arthritis and fibromyalgia pain and anxiety/depression. I am now on Wellbutrin for chronic pain/depression and 100 mg Gabapentin at night for nerve pain. I also take alpha Lipoic acid and Acetyl l carnitine supplements which helps for nerve pain.
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I was on Elavil for years - over ten. Never had any issues stopping it. I had issues going back on it. I was on 50mg for over ten years. When the docs wanted me to restart it several years later, even the smallest dose made me exhausted and non functional. I think our bodies change over time. It was a great med when I was on it. Medicare doesn’t approve it for the elderly. Maybe that’s why. Irene5