doctor has prescribed amitripyline tabs 1 per day for recurrent headaches after having HSv encephalitis, anyone taken these opinions ?

[Heavychunky1]

Hsv encephalitis recovery recurrent headaches

[Kirk5w7]

Hi,Amitryptaline did not work for me.

I am taking Pregabalin, prescribed by my rehab consultant.

Janetx

[Heavychunky1 in reply to Kirk5w7]

Hi, how long did you take them for ? I was meant to start a 2 month course of them 4 days past. Think I have put myself off taken them after reading the side affects, planning on starting them tonight , at least for time being I’m not at work , but in all honesty I’d rather be at work

[Kirk5w7 in reply to Heavychunky1]

I think i had a 3 month course byt never finished it cos there was no benefit for me at all.I had no problems with any side effects.

The pregabalin on the other hand has given me more of my life back

[Painting-girl]

Hello H, at the time they helped me cope with ny 24/7 headache, and the side effects were pretty mild. I needed to take them last thing at night because they made me pretty groggy, and I got a dry mouth from them. But I did better on Duloxetine - which is prescribed for fibromyalgia.

How are you, did you get antivirals?

[Alibongo60]

Hi heavychunk, I used to take three at night for continuing head pain, they did help in reducing pain, but I have put about three stone in weight on, I have now come off them and gone onto tipimarate, they seem to be working with the pain so fingers crossed love Alice xx

[Ginola67]

Hi I was taking these for when I had tennis elbow to help me sleep and also for the pain. I didnt have no side effects and they seemed to work. Then again everyone is different. The painkillers I was taking for my bleed on the brain were giving me headaches so i had to stop taking these

[RogerCMerriman]

I was prescribed them for a few weeks after discharge from hospital plus paracetamol, to be honest no idea if they helped or not as I was either asleep be that bed or sofa or awake and fairly confused, I have barely any memory of that time.

I’m told that was a fair bit of pain after all cracked skull and what not, and the painkillers where intended and did work?

I still occasionally get dull aches/pain along the fracture line I’ve never found anything to help with that.

[lcd8]

I took amitriptyline for a couple of months after having a stroke mimic. I stopped taking them myself as they completely knocked me out and I didn't like the feeling.