amitriptyline

10 mgs is a very small dose - I take either 25 or 50 mgs. Take it about 12 hours before you want to get up so you won't get a hung over feeling.

I took it for several months, my dose was 75mcg. I tended to take it about 11 and had no problems getting up at 7am. I always had a fantastic sleep while taking it (although it gave a friend insomnia, so we all react differently).

10mcg is a really small dose, so don't worry to much. I did get a very dry mouth for the first couple of weeks at that dose.

Given it for fibromyalgia pain that kept me awake; I found the 10 mcg dose just knocked off the edges of the pain to get to sleep. I presume it will do the same for anxiety/stress. Though even this dose can last into the next morning, so take it say 9-9.30 pm to try it, perhaps at weekend if you don't have to be wide awake so early.

Why not go to a meditation class. No more drugs.

Yes, I've been on this for 3 years - same issue re anxiety and sleep. Don't take it near to your thyroid medication. 10mg is a tiny dose - I was on 30mg, now down to 20. Hope you find it helps.

Don't take it!!!! Not if you want a life!!! I got given it once when i had a bereavrment. One and i slept for 24hrs. Terrble drug. Try Alprazolam 0.25. Very very mild for amxiety.

Amytryptoline is a far far stronger drug, a hammer to crack a peanut!! Ask your doc if he has taken them and could he function normally on them!!! It's a joke what they try to do to us. Anything so that we shut up and go away.

I've had them. They didn't agree with me but maybe they will with you. You could ask for Lyrica instead, it not only helps you to relax but helps with any pain you might have, I take the smallest dose and it's fine.

You could also instead ask for a sleeping pill if you have a problem dozing off-don't we all- I find Nitrazapan which is the size of a fingernail us good as you can break it in two- half usually is enough to give me a good nights sleep, which makes SO MUCH DIFFERENCE ! Sometimes just a quater will do the trick and once you get into a sleep routine you won't need one at all...good luck ....

I’ve been on Amitriptyline for some time now. I’m currently on the highest daily dose of 200 mgs. I have seen on this thread that people tell you to avoid it but it is an effective drug so long as you consider when you take it. It’s probably best to start at a weekend or at a time when you don’t have to be up at the crack of dawn because at first you will feel the effects of it. This is trial and error until you get the timings that suit you. I take 200 mgs usually about 20:00 (they take a good 2 hours for me to start feeling the effects) and I’m up for work at 07:00 but often I wake earlier.

I take them for insomnia, I have been a chronic insomniac for just over 9 years.

Until late last year I was taking Zopiclone as well as the Amitriptyline. It was the cocktail from hell and so had to step away from the Zopiclone which was a very nasty process. The Amitriptyline isn’t really massively dependant. I take it because I know I need it for a good sleep but the Zopiclone made me crave it and need it.

So, the moral of the story is take it in the evening (and as someone else pointed out not at the same time as Thyroid meds) but do a bit of experimentation in terms of timings. If there are days that you feel you don’t need it you can drop it for that day.

Good luck, please don’t end up like me by being on the most ridiculous dose of the stuff. All the best x

I take it for sciatica and you will sleep like a baby 😀

There must be gentler prescriptions. This is a warning and I don't want to upset you but I think if the FDA has given a warning we should take it seriously.

healthline.com/health/amitr...

I take a 10mg tablet at night, it helps with fibromyalgia pain and helps me sleep, I have never had any ill effects from taking this medication. I believe 10mg is the lowest dose, and was told by my GP it takes about six weeks before you feel the full benefit.

I hope it will help with your anxiety.

Hi

My sister took amytriptalin for migraines for a couple of years. It helped but since being on it her memory is not as sharp & she is only 54.

It's called liquid cosh in certain places.

I still think that other medications could be used:-

medlineplus.gov/druginfo/me...

Hello Mandy,

I do take amitriptyline occasionally, for my fibro and helping me sleep. It is an unlicensed drug and needs to be taken with caution. Listen to your body, it will soon let you know if the dose is to high

Best wishes