what do you think to Amitriptyline??

[old_before_time]

im on Amitriptyline, which i thought was ment to help aid sleep...........but not really noticing much difference. does it takie a while to make a difference??

[jenglen]

i dont think so, i take 75mg at nite and still dont sleep, it is supposed to relax ur muscles so as u can sleep but again i dont get anything from it, infact im for my docs on tuesday to discuss my meds as i mite as well b popping m and ms xx

[gypsycrafter]

it helped me sleep, but i was taken off it because of my heart. like you jenglen, sweeties might taste nicer than meds and do as much good!

[Hidden]

Hi i am on 3x amitritiline a night as well as allmy other meds and i have now been dropped down to 1 as there was absolutely no difference in my sleeping with 3 or 1 personally it does not matter what i take i jus dont sleep but thats not to say anyone else wont, this is purely my experience so please see your GP before you drop or stop any medication love to you Diddle x

[cabbage]

i was on amitryline n got off it

im on pre gabalin 150mg twice a day on top a ibuprofen 400 tramadol n paracetamol

[Rach1977]

Hi, how long have you been taking it? xx

[old_before_time in reply to Rach1977]

a few weeks, i was told to take 1 a night then 2 a nght, im on 2 a night and a get 1 nights sort ov ful sleep then go days again with broken sleep.From the sounds of it, its not much cop then xx

[bbfreak]

Hi I have 75mg, and it works for me most nights, but not if i'm having a really bad flare up.

[lynz]

im on a really low dose and so far its working ok for me ,everyone is different maybe talk to your gp about dosage or a new tablet

[nuttytartuk2003]

Hi,

I've been on 2 x 25mg Amitriptyline at night for about 18 months at first they worked, they helped me sleep and stopped my restless legs from jumping all over the bed but they've never helped with pain and dont help me sleep anymore.

I'm going back to the docs on Tuesday for a medication review so hopeing he will change my meds.

If they arn't working straight away I'd say they arn't right for you, I noticed a difference straight away.

Irene x

[Hidden]

I take a relative small does, 50mg at night (for around 4 months) i say they relax me, more than deal with pain or sleep. If i don't take my Restless legs are a lot worse.

But we are all different and meds work effect us all in different ways. I say always take a GP advice. Take Care Lou x

[Gracie59]

100mg ami at night. Helps with sleep and pain to a certain extent, in combination with other meds. Fell less spaced out on this than I did with duloxetine and was able to come off zopiclone.

[Barbykins]

I am on a low dose of 35mg per night. They don't make me sleepy but what I have noticed is that when I wake during the night, I can go off again whereas previously I was fully wide awake. I do think your body gets used to the dosage so every few months you have to increase the dosage.

If I didn't get any benefit from them I would certainly stop taking them as take enough pills as it is.

[foxycoxy]

Hi i am on three a night but mainly for my restless legs and arms and they do help me sleep i guess along with other meds. When i have a flare up thou i could take a mug full of meds and not sleep.

[justjane]

I took them for a while but always woke the morning after with something akin to a hangover and didn't sleep any better.

[old_before_time]

ahhh, thanks all. i actually didnt think they were working so i stopped taking them...........turns out they were helping more than i thought.

Although it wasnt helping really with sleep its helping calm my legs down.

i struggle with sleeping pills and there side effects so i suppose i will just have to settle with this for a while.

thanks x

[shopaholic]

ive been on them for 5 years 2a nite..sometimes they work and sumtimes they dont but ive only recently found if i take them really early...630/7ish they work better,try this..c how u go on xxxxx