Anti depressants

Hi. Has anybody been taking amitrypiline &venlafaxine? I'm taking amitrypiline for pain.

[MAS_Nurse]

Hi Sammy5504, Amitriptyline is often given nowadays for managing pain and helping with sleep. It's old fashioned Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA) which is no longer given for depression as there more modern, more effective antidepressants used. But it is given in low doses for managing chronic neuropathic pain, which relaxes the muscles, and is recommended to take in the evening 12 hours before you are due to wake up, to help with sleep and to reduce the hang-over effects sometimes experienced. Venlafaxine is an antidepressant used for anxiety and/or depression. Take a look at these links for more information:

nhs.uk/Livewell/Pain/Pages/...

beta.nhs.uk/medicines/venla...

mind.org.uk/information-sup...

Hope this helps. Best Wishes

[Robbie138]

Hi Hidden i take 50mg of amitriptilyne at night for depression and I can add on another 25mg if I feel I need to. It does help with the pain.

[alfredox]

Sammy,

I was taking Amitryptyline for a month to try and ease my sciatica pain only 20mg. It did nothing to ease my pain but made me feel so spaced out and tired I had to stop. I guess those symptoms may go away, but I've no idea how anyone can function on these when prescribed for anti-depression in doses of 200mg+.

I am now trying Gabapentin which has reduced the nerve type pains substantially after only two weeks and so far no side effects.

[KrierandRosie]

I was given amitryptiline for migraines, which I get daily. It helps me sleep, but does nothing for anxiety or depression. I read all the posts. It is hard to respond to each one, but I have suffered from many of the same issues. It took until age 37 to find a good relationship. I am grateful he can tolerate my issues as a result of being unwanted by biological relatives. We have been together 27 years. Each day I struggle to find a reason to keep going. I keep getting rejections everywhere I turn. That is painful, as is anxiety , depression and other health issues. Try to stay away from people who give you more negatives, because we have enough to deal with. I have learned to quickly get rid of people who want to argue all the time. I used to put up with it because I wanted friendship so badly.You don't need friends who use and abuse. And just because you are related, if they abuse, get rid of them. I have not seen or heard from my brother in over 20 years. He is the poor version of Trump, with zero good qualities.