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Amitriptyline withdrawal and muscle twitches

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brenda35048
brenda35048

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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  • carlos20269
    carlos20269 brenda35048

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    hello i am in amitryptaline for like 5 weeks and all my body is twitching. All muscles from toe to neck started twitching all time on different places. Calves are always twitching 24/7.

    i was on 10mg and when increased to 25mg my hands got crazy, no control, shaking all day... when I read all replies i got relived and understood that it can be the reason

  • AbdulSalam
    AbdulSalam brenda35048

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    Hi everyone i am really worried i started amritriptyline 10 mg in just one week started muscles twitching , i came here read all comments but i think mine is unuseal . my doctrre advised me to stop it its one week i have stopped using it but day by day its increasing . today i am worried rather then settled down its worsening . anyone here with same problem please message .

    • tiffany37644
      tiffany37644 AbdulSalam

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      did your twitching get better? i was on amitriptyline for barely two months when i noticed the twitching. ive been off of it for 11 days and i feel like im vibrating all day at night the twitching is firing off in my calves thighs hands and every so often i get this big jerk/jolt that comes from my stomach im so scared

    • ashi32353
      ashi32353 AbdulSalam

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      Hi, i have been experiencing similar symptoms. i took 10 mg amitriptyline for 10 days for nerve pains and i started having muscles twitches and jerks while sleeping , everytime i will wake up, everything will be buzzing and moving around. I am off the tablet now and its been 9 days and am still experiencing same symptoms. My GP prescribed me with diazapan which is helpling with sleep but muscle twitches and internal buzzing is still there. I wonder if anyone had similar experience and how long it took for you to come back to normal. I am really worried. thanks

    • ashi32353
      ashi32353 tiffany37644

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      Hi, i have been experiencing similar symptoms. i took 10 mg amitriptyline for 10 days for nerve pains and i started having muscles twitches and jerks while sleeping , everytime i will wake up, everything will be buzzing and moving around. I am off the tablet now and its been 9 days and am still experiencing same symptoms. My GP prescribed me with diazapan which is helpling with sleep but muscle twitches and internal buzzing is still there. I wonder if anyone had similar experience and how long it took for you to come back to normal. I am really worried. thanks

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