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Anybody NOT had weight gain on Amitriptyline??

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amy75782
amy75782

I've been taking 10mg of amitriptyline for 2 nights to treat headache. I suffer from a numb sensation down my right side.

After reading all the side effects and posts on here it seems a lot of people put weight on. Has anybody not experienced weight gain or know how to avoid it?

Since starting my tingling feeling are worse and my ears are ringing so don't know if I should stop!

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  • julie1111
    julie1111 amy75782

    Posted

    Hi amy ive lost weight since being on amitriptyline, hope this helps x
    • amy75782
      amy75782 julie1111

      Posted

      Hi Julie, I've stopped the amitriptyline I'm back on citalopram. How are u finding them I couldn't cope. Still got ringing in my ears x
    • julie1111
      julie1111 amy75782

      Posted

      Hi amy i suppose everyone is drifferent hunni, im doing ok on them, but keeping waking at 5am horrible as im tired next day, im

      going to try take it later, i could be taking it to early, im allways on loo through lol i find i sweat abit hopefully that will go, how u finding citalopram? Are u sleeping ok? Im also on 50mg sertraline, weighted my self this morning losing weight phew xx

    • amy75782
      amy75782 julie1111

      Posted

      I took mine after 10pm as I was ready for bed half an hour later. Feeling awful going back on the citalopram, but I'm sure it will help me in the long run. I was sweating in the night on Amitriptyline, but finding it hard to get to sleep now x
    • julie1111
      julie1111 amy75782

      Posted

      Hi amy if citalopram work for you why not hunni, amitriptyline dont work for everyone, you've tried it well done for trying them, all trial and error hunni, let me know how you get on? xx
    • christine26761
      christine26761 julie1111

      Posted

      I found that I take mine 25mg...at 7pm.in winter for some reason, because I can't get off to sleep that's earlier than normal, I take them the rest of the year at 8.30pm no probs....,always wake up a tad zombie like/tired..but that's ok, as soon as I'm up and into my day I'm right..but not, everyone is, people are just sooo different on them...but they really work well fo me..it did take quite a while to get the time and dosage right for me though.it is often just trial and error isn't it..:-) xxx have a lovely day..be blessed..
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