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Amitriptyline Taper

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sososo
sososo

Hi, has anyone read about / does anyone have experience with the recommended taper schedule to step down from 100mg daily of Amitriptyline after taking that dose for almost two years?

I have received wildly contradictory recommendations from a new psychiatrist and unfortunately do not trust him.

The pharmacist recommended 4-6 weeks.

Thanks

Curious also to hear about side effects people experience with longterm use of the medication

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  • armide1976
    armide1976 sososo

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    please taper as slow as you can over a whole year withdrawal effects are horrnendous trust me

    • tremayne74329
      tremayne74329 armide1976

      Posted

      what if my mom has only been taking it for 12 days 10mg. What do we do to take her off of it...

  • hildy_63403
    hildy_63403 sososo

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    I began taking 25 mg.. Then it was increased to 50 mg. and I have been taking it going on 4 years. This past spring we moved to another state and I ran out of it. Ended up being off of it for 4 days. The withdrawal was awful. A couple of days wasn't bad but man that sucked

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