amitriptyline

barbara01

Hi everyone

Am in the middle of a really bad flare at the moment, MTX did not work for me and am now on Plaquenil which is not working either...pain is chronic and relentless. Always seems to worse at night ...so today GP has prescribed me 10mg of amitriptyline to help me sleep. Already on Diclofenac and co-codomol. Is anyone else on this and if so, any side effects and did it work immediately or indeed at all! Rheumy appt is not until the 31st March just trying to get through until then.

Thank you all

Barbara

09angel11

barbara01 wrote:

Hi everyone

Am in the middle of a really bad flare at the moment, MTX did not work for me and am now on Plaquenil which is not working either...pain is chronic and relentless. Always seems to worse at night ...so today GP has prescribed me 10mg of amitriptyline to help me sleep. Already on Diclofenac and co-codomol. Is anyone else on this and if so, any side effects and did it work immediately or indeed at all! Rheumy appt is not until the 31st March just trying to get through until then.

Thank you all

Barbara

Hi Barbara

I am on 40mgs of Nortriptyline of a night amongst others, which is of the same family. It helps with the head pains i get, they used to be really bad but have settled a bit, they do help you sleep, i get about 2/3 hours then wake, but i do not sleep very well any way. I do not get any side affects myself, just the dry mouth, but i think thats with the other tabs as well, they told me it would take about two weeks to get into my system.

Take care

Monica

englishrose

barbara01 wrote:

Hi everyone

Am in the middle of a really bad flare at the moment, MTX did not work for me and am now on Plaquenil which is not working either...pain is chronic and relentless. Always seems to worse at night ...so today GP has prescribed me 10mg of amitriptyline to help me sleep. Already on Diclofenac and co-codomol. Is anyone else on this and if so, any side effects and did it work immediately or indeed at all! Rheumy appt is not until the 31st March just trying to get through until then.

Thank you all

Barbara

Hi, I have been on amitriptyline for some months and yes, it works very well for me. You should feel the benefit from night one. Do hope you find it helpful too. As far as I am aware there are no side effects. Just keep taking the pills.
Jane

frogmorton

Hi

Sorry the meds aren't doing the job for you Not good at all and lack of sleep makes it so much harder to bear.

I am on 25mg amitrip at night and it dOES help - at least I can sleep and then everything else is so much better even if you ARE in pain.

You take care

Love

Toni xx

sharmaine

Hi Barbara

Yes, I take amitriptyline. Mainly I take 2 at night but if I have a flare I take 3. Side effects: Dry mouth. I normally take mine 2 hours before bed. The first time I took amitriptyline I slept through until 11.50 am the next day! They are a powerful relaxant and can make you feel lethargic in the morning other than that I haven't had any side effects except for maybe the odd strange dream!!!

I hope you find taking it helpful because there's nothing worse than being in pain and not getting a good night's sleep.

Sharmaine

barbara01

Thanks everyone for your replies...will definately take one tonight and hope I sleep OH has just gone to chemist to get them .

dachshund

Hi Barbara.
i'm sorry you have a bad pain that is keeping you a wake.
i take anitrip 3 10m at night about 2 hours before bed. i also take diclofenac 3 times a day
i have a dry mouth and it takes a bit to start going in the morning.
all the best.
joan xx

jenzie06

Hiya
I took amitrip between 10-20mgs per night for ten years. It does work! I only stopped because I became pregnant. Only side effects were - if you have a glass of plonk it can make you feel very drunk quickly. Plus I found that I had withdrawal symptoms after stopping it but I had been taking it for a long time and I just suddenly stopped it.

I miss it as I haven't slept properly since stopping it!

susanjanemoon

barbara01 wrote:

Hi everyone

Am in the middle of a really bad flare at the moment, MTX did not work for me and am now on Plaquenil which is not working either...pain is chronic and relentless. Always seems to worse at night ...so today GP has prescribed me 10mg of amitriptyline to help me sleep. Already on Diclofenac and co-codomol. Is anyone else on this and if so, any side effects and did it work immediately or indeed at all! Rheumy appt is not until the 31st March just trying to get through until then.

Thank you all

Barbara

Hi I have been prescribed Amitriptline 75mg per night, but for Neuropathy, I was told they could take up to 8 weeks to start to work, I did notice a difference in the pain by week 6. But sleepwise they worked straight away......uninterupted sleep. I also take Lyrica and Tramadol for the pain. Was told that I could be put on up to 225mg..............Id be comatosed if went up to that dosage. Susan

barbara01

Took 1 tablet at 8pm and boy am Itired, just going to bed for early night as haven't had good nights sleep for ages...fingers crossed they work...keep you posted

frogmorton

Hi Barbara

You up yet???

First one i took I was asleep till 2 in teh afternoon

Love

Toni xx

barbara01

Hi Yes up and awake,,,,did sleep better but still woke with pain at 3am and had to take cocodomol, did go striaght back to sleep though so all in all feel like I had a fairly good nights sleep xx

woodbon

Hi I have 20mgs of Amatriptyline at night for pain and sleep, well, the pain stops me sleeping! :roll: I find that I tend to wake between 4am and 5am. Sometimes, I go straight back to sleep, if I wake earlier, and have paracetamol for the pain, but if I wake at 4am, I find it hard, as out alarm goes off at 6am, and I lie awake waiting for it! :roll:

It may be you will need to increase the dose after a week or two, thats what I did, the doc said it makes you less sleepy that way. I had daytime sleepiness for the first week and thought I'd have to give up, but the second week I gradually became fine. Again the doc said thats normal.
Love Sue

frogmorton

Hi Barbara

Well that's a good start

If you feel ok on that then great if not as Sue said the does can be highered.

i'm on 25mg.

Well done

(oh yes I find a slight 'cumulative' effect myself)