Experiences with

Amitriptyline / Perphenazine

Hi, I am suffering with a unbearably painful torn Meniscus and knee nerve damage. Although I’m taking Napraxon, Tramadol, Paracetamol daily and 3 x Amitriptyline for night times and none of those hit my pain? What more can I do?

I recently had a ct scan which has shown nothing abnormal except my 4cm ovarian cyst and uterus and rectum appear bulky. The only symptoms I have is an unreliable digestive system IBS? and pain in my right side. Consultant suggested colonoscopy, which I don't want or feel I need. I'm thinking bulky

Hi, just wondering if anybody has take Amitriptyline for other the RLS purpose but it did work for RLS as well? cheers Niepowiem

Hi guys, I've been waiting for a lap since the end of 2019, still nothing and the pain is getting unbearable. It hurts to do anything, I keep having to take Co-Codamol, Codeine, Naproxen, now I'm on Amitriptyline but NOTHING is helping. I'm struggling to walk without severe pain in my right side, it

How do you know if you have Thyroid problem? I am an 82 year young lady! . I have AF and some athritis but my biggest problem is every night when I go to sleep I sweat excessively. My body feels it is overheating sometimes if I drink a hot tea etc. and I sweat a very little. I have suffered this

I have been using Amitriptyline for quite some years now and I am not so sure that it is helping with my IBSD, does anyone have any other medications that they have tried and are effective??

Hello has anyone prescribed Amitriptyline antidepressant for sleep? Am just having trouble switching off my brain from past 4 months. Getting very less sleep 1 or two hrs. Gp prescribed Amitriptyline 10mg leaflet gives you a long list of possible effects. Currently no sleeping remedies are helping.

Emergency bloods were good, ie.. esr and crp within normal limits ( but then the last two were) gp seems to have accepted I may be among the 20% with no increase! Pred now back to 7.5mgs until I see rheumy in two weeks. Personally I think that's too low because I am now having white flashes in my

Hi all, I am 30 and my doctor thinks I have IBS. For the past 3 weeks or so I've had this dull ache/pain in bottom left stomach and back pain, both of which come and go, with the occasional loose stool. Blood test and bowel cancer tests both negative. Anything else I should be tested for before I accept

I was just wondering whether anyone has taken any of the vaccines? Although I work within a hospital setting where some of my colleagues have already received it, had been sent a text by my GP stating I should book and appointment and now furloughed, I really do not wish to take it due to my allergies

Having been seen privately by an eminent rheumatologist.......a leading authority in the field of PMR/GCA, since my diagnosis in May 2019, I decided to change to NHS care, as weirdly there is much more support available in between appointments when you're under the NHS than as a private patient! I had

I am on 4mg Pred, 30mg Amitriptyline and 600mg Gabapentin .. should my diet factor in more foods with low stress on the immune system ? TIA 🤗

Hi, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in June 2018, the rheumatologist told G.P to add medication and refer me to a pain management clinic, I’m still waiting. My pain just keeps getting worse to the point of ending up in tears it literally makes me feel sick and stops me in my tracks. I have basically

Hi all.... so I have just got off the phone to my neurologist.... I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2012 and today I have been diagnosed with Me/cfs.... I feel relieved that I have answers to my symptoms. I had a nerve conduction test done and she said that came back normal... I have strange sensation

Hello Hope everyone is okay during the lockdown, I don’t think it’s long now until we start to see some things going back to normal? I need a haircut! Anyway... My emergency endoscopy came back clear which is great but not great for my reflux issues that continues to give me anxiety. Doctor has

Hi I read somewhere on here that Amitriptyline helps with sleeping at night when taking large dose of Prednisolone, i haven't slept properly in the past 5 days since I was prescribed them. Currently awaiting confirmation on GCA diagnosis. Has anyone else taken both of these together?

Hi guys, I just spent the past 25mins feeling my heart beat faster and faster, i stopped doing work and turned on a 5mins meditation video and my heart beat normalized thankfully. Looking back i have noticed that when I am higher steroids I sometimes get random increased heart palpitations but i

I saw the neurologist yesterday and he told me that what I have is common (10% of people feel as if they are wearing socks, have burning toes, etc), but the name of the condition is longer than that town in Wales. It means that no-one knows what causes it. So now I have another condition that "nobody

Hi folks I suffer from coronary artery spams. Does anyone take diltiazem and amitriptyline at the same time . My GP has prescribed amitriptyline (25mg) and I take 200mg of diltiazem daily. The reason for the amitriptyline is to help reduce my anxiety and to replace diazepam , which has been very helpful

Hi guys, I have just had a video call with a neurologist from Walton center and for the first time, since diagnoses in 2015, I have had a full explanation of my symptoms. First he explained that the pain receptors in my system have been switched on by a past injury, mild head trauma and neck injury.