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I have been taking amitriptylin for many years now helps with the pain

Posted by andy1942 @andy1942, Apr 1 10:35am

The drug amitriptylin really helps with the pain of neuropathy, I have been taking it for over 15 years now for headaches and when I developed neuropathy about 7 years ago it helped with the pain. It will not help with balance which I have bad balance in my feet and legs.

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brennankb55 | @brennankb55 | Aug 31 2:44pm

Hi Andy - hope you are still around on this site! I'm curious as to what doseage of LDN you're taking. I'm at 2.5mg and it's helping somewhat with the sharp stabbing pain. I plan to go up to 3.5mg in another 30 days.

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andy1942 | @andy1942 | Aug 31 5:10pm
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Hi Andy - hope you are still around on this site! I'm curious as to what doseage of LDN you're taking. I'm at 2.5mg and it's helping somewhat with the sharp stabbing pain. I plan to go up to 3.5mg in another 30 days.

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@brennankb55 I take 25 mg amitriptyline every night before bed and is helps with pain and I sleep very well. I started taking it about 15 years ago to help with headaches and when I got the terrible neuropathy about 8 years ago my doctor said that I was lucky that I had been taking it before because it is one of the things that help. Of course it does not help with my balance. Good luck to you as you fight this terrible disease.

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brennankb55 | @brennankb55 | Aug 31 6:48pm
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@brennankb55 I take 25 mg amitriptyline every night before bed and is helps with pain and I sleep very well. I started taking it about 15 years ago to help with headaches and when I got the terrible neuropathy about 8 years ago my doctor said that I was lucky that I had been taking it before because it is one of the things that help. Of course it does not help with my balance. Good luck to you as you fight this terrible disease.

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@andy1942 - Oh, right! I thought you were taking the LDN as well and I wondered about that dose. I probably got the posts mixed up.

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bajjerfan | @bajjerfan | Aug 31 7:26pm
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@brennankb55 I take 25 mg amitriptyline every night before bed and is helps with pain and I sleep very well. I started taking it about 15 years ago to help with headaches and when I got the terrible neuropathy about 8 years ago my doctor said that I was lucky that I had been taking it before because it is one of the things that help. Of course it does not help with my balance. Good luck to you as you fight this terrible disease.

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@andy1942

One side effect of amitryptilline is the characteristic odor left behind after a user does a #2 in the bathroom.

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