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I struggle with anxiety and take 100mg Sertraline which helps a little. I have started taking 10mg Amitriptaline to help with nerve pain and sleep and find my anxiety is through the roof is it possible the 10mg Amitriptaline could have caused this

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linuxusr profile image
linuxusr

Hi SHEPHER! Sorry to hear this! This is a question for the doc!!

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Harleyman in reply tolinuxusr

Shepher, everytime you get another thought, you seem to write about it. How about starting to be honest with us folks. You have taken a lot of different drugs for depression, including 150 mg of sertraline for 6 months, yet you still share about 100 mg of sertraline. And now amitriptyline, and a few other other drugs, yet you continue to ask about 100 mg sertraline and when will it begin working, or such. For goodness sakes, what are you doing for your own self right now in this moment? The mind has got you in its prison and one way to get out is to surrender yourself to a Higher Power that you can choose for yourself. SURRENDER to IT!. Accept where you are... Don't play the mind's game. It's hard to get out once you fall in so deep, but you can get out, drop to your knees asking God or your Higher Power to help you. The more you chat about yourself on this website, the deeper the mind takes you. Wake up...pray, share truthfully instead of lying by omission of your telling the truth on this website. This is for people who want to get better, or if you don't know what you want because of being confused, then Just be SILENT and STILL as you can be, keeping your attention inside on your breathing....count the number of your breaths (which is a meditation) instead of outside with the "poor me" attitude. You must be earnest and truthful to yourself! You can get through this, I did, and I was a mess. If I can do it, you can too!

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litethatnevergoesout in reply toHarleyman

Harleyman shame on you.

Hisue profile image
Hisue in reply tolitethatnevergoesout

Harleyman is just being forthright & that's good. (Read some books by Dr. Jordan Peterson/clinical psychologist.)

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litethatnevergoesout in reply toHisue

hisue, harleymans lurking tact is designed to humiliate shepher. I’ve come on to defend her and this is her post, shame on him for it and as for your creation of an argument of opinion validating it shame on you. nobody asked you for any literature suggestions for me, I’m quite familiar with Peterson he doesn’t advocate humiliation.

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Hisue in reply tolitethatnevergoesout

"Knowing the truth, will set you free." And being forthright (truthful) is not humiliation. Dr. Peterson is a champion of being honest.

This is a comment board- so take the suggestions or leave them. Thinking that you are entitled to "shame", silence or upbraid different opinions (than yours) is totally inappropriate.

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MaggieSylvie in reply toHisue

Who is Harleyman?

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litethatnevergoesout in reply toMaggieSylvie

Hi Maggiesylvie, Harleyman is the member who replied to shephers post, he copy and pasted his remarks to her multiple times and they were devastatingly rude, calling her a liar and insulting her and so on. scroll around and have a read. this has turned into a promotion of being indelicate and mean to someone who’s looking for support.

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MaggieSylvie in reply tolitethatnevergoesout

Yes, I know that! But who is he to be so "harsh" when he has no understanding? No knowledge?

Hisue profile image
Hisue in reply toMaggieSylvie

I do not know- why not ask him?

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MaggieSylvie in reply toHisue

I don't want to know that badly!

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Telisha40 in reply toHarleyman

You are very rude.

Hisue profile image
Hisue in reply toTelisha40

Not rude, forthright. Rumination is destructive.

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litethatnevergoesout in reply toHisue

Very rude, Harleyman knows exactly what he was doing spamming this belittling and bullying reply, it’s not unlike you to stick up for his insensitivity and degrading stupid ignorant childish remarks. nobody deserves to be spoken to with such brazen audacity while looking for support.

Harleymans reply was an attack and abusive and your indolent support of it shows your similar nature.

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Hisue in reply tolitethatnevergoesout

This is a comment board- and you're not the monitor. Sanctimony is rarely becoming. & Personal attacks, never are.

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Blueyes75 in reply toHarleyman

Harley man before you go off on a tangent he's simply just stating how this medication is making him feel. Are you on medication? Because it's a merry go round and it's not crystal clear it's not all black and white I've tried many meds over the course of 30 years so I have some experience under my belt Not everyone is wired the same were not ! Just because you did it doesn't mean we can all do it. I mean that's awesome 👍 for you that you found light at the end of the tunnel. I wouldn't say that to someone who is suffering poor me no

Dolphin14 profile image
Dolphin14

SHEPHER

Anything is possible with medications. This is definitly something you want to discuss with your prescriber

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SHEPHER in reply toDolphin14

Thank you

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Dolphin14 in reply toSHEPHER

You are welcome

As far as this other stuff going on in your post, please ignore it.

Post as often as you want about what you want to. We are here to support each other not belittle

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SHEPHER in reply toDolphin14

Thank you Dolphin I appreciate all the support you have given me.

Dolphin14 profile image
Dolphin14 in reply toSHEPHER

You are welcome

hypercat54 profile image
hypercat54

Several things. First this isn't a specially Christian site and is equally open to all faiths and non believers also.

Second you have put the same response in 3 times so why not delete the other 2?

Thirdly this is an anxiety and depression site and is for all those who suffer with this. People can choose to use the site in any way they wish as long as they obey HU's rules.

Some people just want to vent, others are lonely due to their illness, some are confused and others wanting validation and so on.

It is all part of the healing journey and we are all at different stages and need different things. What we don't do here is judge others or call them out and embarrass them like this. They get enough of that in their daily lives with others who don't understand their illness. We do here so this is bang out of order.

Please think carefully about what you have said to the poster as our aim should always be to help and and not dish out negative responses.

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litethatnevergoesout in reply tohypercat54

hypercat54 with the knockout. done without using any all capitals even.

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MadBunny in reply tohypercat54

Well said !

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Dolphin14 in reply tohypercat54

Hyper

Great reply. No member comes on the forum to be shamed like this. It's just wrong

❤️🐬

SHEPHER profile image
SHEPHER in reply tohypercat54

Thank you

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Hisue in reply tohypercat54

It's not a "bang" to be forthright. Harleyman made some practical suggestions: a person can take them or leave them.

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Dolphin14 in reply toHisue

healthunlocked.com/anxiety-...

HU guidelines #1

Harleyman

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Hisue in reply toDolphin14

Note- You are not the monitor, either. Any comment that is untoward or inappropriate, will be resolved &/or deleted by the board monitor.

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Dolphin14 in reply toHisue

That is absolutely correct

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hypercat54 in reply toHisue

'Wake up...pray, share truthfully instead of lying by omission of your telling the truth on this website. This is for people who want to get better, or if you don't know what you want because of being confused, then Just be SILENT and STILL'.

Did you miss this bit? Its not 'forthright to say this but judgemental and can only make the poster feel worse.

This site is for everyone suffering from anxiety and depression, not just for those who have reached the stage of beginning their healing journey. Many are still trying to get to that stage and the helpful thing is to encourage and validate them to help them reach it. Not passing judgement and accusing them of lying.

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Hisue in reply tohypercat54

Again - Thus is a comment board- you're not the monitor. People have different ideas & opinions. Launching into me is hypocritical & disrespectful. Try working on your own subjectivity & sanctimony.

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ACE135 in reply toHisue

I think Harleyman is clearly unwell judging by what he wrote. If you want to follow his advice by being silent and still in your suffering, then go ahead, but I don't think that is healthy. Luckily there are some very decent people on this site looking out for one another, so the original poster will disregard the nonsense you and Harleyman are saying.

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Hisue in reply toACE135

Again- you're not a HU monitor. This is an open forum. You can agree or disagree here; POLITELY.

Telling any poster that their opinion, is "nonsense"; misses the point & is both hypocritical & abrasive.

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litethatnevergoesout in reply toHisue

the all capitols have come out. congratulations on gaslighting everyone who stood up for shepher.

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Hisue in reply tolitethatnevergoesout

Final thought - Mental illness doesn't excuse a sophomoric lack of regard for opinions other than your own.

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litethatnevergoesout in reply toHisue

Good grief.

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litethatnevergoesout in reply toHisue

now that’s over, hisue, just want to say good luck with the health conditions you’re battling. hope you can find and sustain any sort of relief from what you’re suffering from.

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hypercat54

Sorry to hear this SHEPHER. I suffer with spinal stenosis and sciatica. I asked for amitriptaline and my doctor told me because I an on sertraline he wouldn't prescribe it as it would be counter productive.

Have a look online and see what google says. I will too. I am in the UK as well.

Take care.

Sparklegal profile image
Sparklegal

I think the amitriptyline may be contributing to your anxiety. My brother was on amitriptyline for many years and had to adjust his dose quite often. I didn’t know they were even prescribing that.

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SHEPHER

Your a disgrace that's all I want to say

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LazyXrayEyes2255 in reply toSHEPHER

It's so easy to see it through your own eyes but empathy and compassion for others count and seeing things from their perspective more importantly x

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Harleyman

Hi SHEPHER, I do have experience with sertraline and amitriptyline, and I'll share my experience honestly without any so-called attacks upon you. It was never my intention to hurt you in any way, but to point out some things that were coming up for me to help you stop suffering. My mistake...if you can, please forgive me!

For anxiety and depression and also neuropathy, I take daily 150 mg sertraline, 0.5 mg lorazapam twice daily, and 25 mg amitriptyline (AMI) at bedtime. It took a year or more to reach 150 mg sertraline, which was a replacement for Lexapro (also an SSRI serotonin reuptake inhibitor which quit working after many years. I was scared that sertraline wouldn't work, but working a spiritual program helped. Even at 150 mg sert, I still experienced some anxiety, which is pretty typical for patients with lung disease and on oxygen. My Dr put me on the benzodiazapam, lorazapam 0. 5 mg twice daily, which helped "take the edge off" the anxiety and depression. Been using the regimen now for 2 yrs. My neurologist recommended 25 mg AMI for neuropathy and it also helped control the anxiety and depression. I've taken AMI, off and on for about 40 yrs, mainly for sleeping, and lately for nerve damage. AMI is a drug that can be tricky. 10 mg is an awfully small dose, even to boost the effect with sertraline's anti anxiety & depressive effects. The optimum regimen would be to get at least some anxiety & depression control with sertraline before adding AMI. What I recommend is 25 mg AMI. This is still a relatively small dose but it may allow you to sleep better and really help with anxiety and depression. You won't find many Drs giving out many scripts of benzos due to its effects on short term memory. At my age, I don't give a damn what I'm addicted to! Best wishes...grit your teeth and kick ass to get feeling

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litethatnevergoesout in reply toHarleyman

it takes a lot of humility to apologize, well done Harley man.

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ACE135

Hi, Shepher. Yes, I think medications can interfere with one another. I would contact your GP/doctor and get them to help you figure it out. Good luck.

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