amytriptelene

Hi Trish, i have just read the following on Wikkipedia. It is an anti-depressent essentially but also says this :

Amitriptyline may be prescribed for other conditions such as insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),[3] migraine, rebound headache, chronic pain, tinnitus, chronic cough, postherpetic neuralgia (persistent pain following a shingles attack), carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, interstitial cystitis, male chronic pelvic pain syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diabetic peripheral neuropathy, neurological pain, and painful paresthesias related to multiple sclerosis and at low doses as a prophylaxis (preventive) for patients with chronic migraines.[4] Typically lower dosages are required for pain modification of 10 to 50 mg daily.[1]

Amitriptyline in low doses is also sometimes prescribed to help ease the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome. It is thought to help combat symptoms of insomnia primarily, in addition to other selected symptoms of the affliction.

Hope this helps

Carol XX

Trish, I was put on amitriptyline (low dose ) as I was waking up from my sleep in pain. It has helped me, to sleep and reliev the pain. As an added bonus I find it relaxex my neck muscles, which get quite tight due to cervical spondylosis.

Hope you are ok.

Deb x

Hi

Like Joy I was prescribed amytriptalene for insomnia as I kept waking about 3 in the morning with the pain of arthur in my spine. Unfortunately it seriously affected my abitlity to function the next day and left me feeling heavy, spaced out, gave me short term memory problems ( couldn't recall what i'd been talking about two seconds before, not good for a teacher) and slurred speech with a thick feeling tongue. Didn't improve my sleeping pattern either. So I stopped taking it, Doc offererd to put me on a lower dose of 10 mg instead of 25 mg, but I declined his offer.

B x