Advice please...Just started 10mg and feel terrible...

These are normal side effects and should improve as your body gets used to the drug. I had to take the same dose (which is quite small) for severe headaches caused by a neck injury. My doctor advised to take it two hours before bedtime to reduce the morning drowsiness. He said that if I found the side effects difficult then to cut a tablet in half and just take 5mg. I did try that at first as I was bothered by the drowsiness but 5mg was not enough to address the pain. I think it took about a week before the side effects began to diminish. If for any reason I could not take the tablet two hours before bedtime I definitely felt drowsier longer into the morning. I didn't suffer anxiety but that is a common side effect documented in the small print and might be a good idea to speak to your doctor if it doesn't wear off after a few days and it's concerning you.

Hi Ruthie,

I echo cjb's reply. Same experience. Dr wanted me to gradually move up to 20 mg & I did and experienced muscle jerks so went back down to 10 mg. Initially tried Nortriptyline and for me, the side effects were worse and I had to ask for an alternate drug. I am now trying a nerve block in the head (local anesthetic injected into head) to relieve the pain and relax muscles.

I hope you feel better soon.

Persevere, been on it for over 16 years, itts the only presciption

medication i take...your reactions are very normal, it took quite a while for it to settle in, then i had to have my dosage monitored

as too much i was like a Zombie all day, not enough i could'nt

sleep and hurt with the pain. Ive never had mine increased

in all these years either, its my wonder drug, lol. It must be

taken at night before bed., i take 25mg at 6pm every night..be

blessed, have a lovely day.😚

Hello to you, I'm wondering what other tablets you may be on at the same time?  I can't recall having anything much with my change to these tablets and I think I began at the 50 and can use 2 to 3 at night for nerve damage pains.

I have been having more pains beginning in other parts of my body and not sure if this is because I'm getting older or the CMT, (Charcot Marie Tooth) disease/syndrome, is progressing. So I asked about upping the dose, and so I have another script for 25mg.

After reading (by chance) about the weight gains, I can now understand where and why I have the gains I got, 15-18kg.  I had just put this down to a combination of operations, in and out of wheelchairs, given up smoking, having meals on wheels as an entree, unable to work, so now I have that answer I have adjusted my tabs.  I am taking 1 X 50 & 1 X 25 at night for the last 6 nights, and this has effectively dropped me down by 25mg, and have not noticed any difference yet, too soon, I would think.

your dose is fairly small and maybe it's a time thing, or a change before its too late thing.???  Has the doctor got an alternative instead, I'd be there asking now, today, before you too gain weight.😬

 

I have just remembered that I did play around with the time factor and I found, for me, 9.30 is great, and I also take my blood pressure tablet and 2 Panadol at that time. When I start yawning I go to bed, about 1 -2 hrs, and slip in to watch telly till sleep comes and I never have any ill effects in the morning. I sleep the best I've ever slept and never have any drowsy effects.