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i weaned myself off Amitriptyline two weeks go. Was on 25mg . Having night sweats and insomnia but also my calve muscle has been twitching for hours and even days at a time. Has anyone experienced muscle twitching?
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ali21956 brenda35048
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Yes I am trying to come of 10mg - went down to 5mg a couple of days ago and have since been having muscle twitches all over my body, plus a sort of feeling of shakiness all over, plus horrible nausea.... Really hoping it goes soon, I'm trying to taper off... Hope yours settles soon too!
brenda35048 ali21956
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How long have you been on amitriptyline? I was on for two months before weaning off it. I've been off two weeks and muscle twitching started about a week after my last dose. Calve muscle twitches non stop. A little twitching in shoulder.
ali21956 brenda35048
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I was only on 5 about weeks... My twitches today are mainly in the bottom of my feet and my calves but I do get them in all sorts of random places too - I took some magnesium last night and this morning which seems to be helping a bit but it's still concerning me...
brenda35048 ali21956
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Concerns me also. From what I've read amitriptyline should be out of your system in around 3 weeks but not sure how long side effects hang on. My calve twitches 24/7. Makes it hard to sleep. Hope it runs its course for both of us soon.
brian60529 ali21956
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hi I'm brian
unlike you guys I'd only been on the amitriptaline for 2 day when trying one of the other meds duloxecitine which sent my BP very high I quit both drugs for a few days and noted the heat plus other things I took another amitrip tab but noted it did not help with the sleep I suffer too with the pins and needles before I started these meds like the other said they don't suit everybody and the Dr's don't think outside the box. sorry for any spelling mistakes my hands get shaky never used to happen till I took these drugs
brian60529 brenda35048
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hello again
i do beleave the answer for stopping is like the others said 2 options or both reduce the amount gradually and miss a day but how the heck do cut such small tablets in half
also I noted my tolerance for conversation is getting less and wears me down I may have a vitamin difficency as well what with all our other problems put together it's a wonder people get depressed
Ginia69 brenda35048
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How did you decrease and over what period?
brenda35048 Ginia69
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I went from 25mg to 10mg for a week. Then down to 5mg for a couple days then off all completely. My twitching stopped after about two weeks. Was on amitriptyline for around two months before i stopped taking it.
ron26296 brenda35048
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hi I'm currently on 10mg and my twitching is unreal. Mainly calves constant and tricep but can happen anywhere and feel like I'm vibrating internally it's a disturbing feeling!
hope it's calmed down for you.
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brenda35048 ron26296
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Hello, took about three weeks for mine to stop. I had an episode one night that my entire body twitched and i thought my heart would explode. I've been off three months now. The medicine did help with my nerve pain while on it but its apparent it was doing something not good to cause such with drawl side effects after less than 3 months of taking it. Hope you do better soon!
dylan44230 brenda35048
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I was on the 25 mg taper to half then stopped . Now about a week later im having these muscle twitches all over , and if I watch close enough I can see the muscle twitch. Does this sound like what you had ?
val72442 ron26296
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yes, I too get the vibrations. horrible feelings.
luke47585 brenda35048
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Hi all, I am currently taking Amytriptyline and have been for approx 2 months. 3 weeks ago increased dose from 10mg per day to 20mg. Muscle twitching across body began shortly after increase, decided to try and wean off so reduced to 10mg again a week ago, only in the past 2 days I now feel like i have an internal tremor - its not visible, but i can feel it all across arms, shoulders, chin, upper chest. It's horrible. I am hoping all this is linked to the drug and not the beginnings of a serious neurological disorder like Parkinsons or MS!
I have taken the decision to wean off completely, will take 10mg on alternate days this week and then stop altogether.
Id be interested to hear how your twitching symptoms continued or ceased after weaning. Thanks in advance!
brenda35048 luke47585
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After slowly reducing my mg Mine lasted for a couple weeks. One night i woke up convulsing . Id been on 25mg for 3 months . Hope you feel better soon . It was a scary time for me .
Guest brenda35048
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I was on 25 mg and Xanax 0.5mg for a month (post herpetic nerve pain). My last dose was a week ago and have been having jerky movements on my left shoulder, knee, wrist and fingers night time and twitches in my thighs and waist all day. Was worried about getting fits and my GP gave me Epilim (drug for fits), but did not help. Lucky to have read your thread and stop taking it . Took me about 10 days to have the twitches ease off.