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Anyone concerned about the news on Amitriptyline and demenia?

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charline94768
charline94768

I have been on Amitriptyline 10mgs for eight years. The latest news about the connection between Amitriptyline  and dementia is scary. Would like to get other users view on this.

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  • jennifer071376
    jennifer071376 charline94768

    Posted

    Yes very concerning but can’t function without sad 
    • richard14900
      richard14900 jennifer071376

      Posted

      Hi jennifer,

       if you dont mind me asking what do you mean by you cant function without it

      Richard

    • jennifer071376
      jennifer071376 richard14900

      Posted

      I can’t eat. I have chronic pancreatitis and without it, I suffer from no appetite, extreme nausea and pain. I also have chronic Lyme disease and i have severe head and neck pain without sad I tried coming off of it and quit cold turkey (due to what I thought was adverse effects) and I almost died. So now back on but still not feeling well at all sad 
    • jennifer071376
      jennifer071376 richard14900

      Posted

      I take 50 mg. At least I am eating and sleeping again. I want off the medicine though. 
    • richard14900
      richard14900 jennifer071376

      Posted

      Yes I am on 10mg for the past couple of months and I want off it already. Feel so ill,  not real ( if that makes sense), starting to get forgetful as well.  All this in the last few months. I hate it.
  • charline94768
    charline94768

    Posted

    I have tried also, can get to 5mgs and then all hell  breaks loose. But last night I chipped a tenth off and am trying again. If I can get to 5mgs, will stay there a long long time, like even six months. Then I will try to get some liquid to get off the rest.
    • babytank
      babytank charline94768

      Posted

      Hi Charlene,,,,I've been on 50MG now for 7 years don't think I will ever get off them,,,but good luck,,,

    • amanda59745
      amanda59745 charline94768

      Posted

      Hi charline , it took me 11 months to get off of 10 mg. I first went to 5 mg and like you all hell hit, awful symptoms. I ended up getting Amitriptyline in liquid. Get off of it slow, you will do it xx
    • richard14900
      richard14900 amanda59745

      Posted

      Hi Amanda, I am now struggling having reduced to 10 mg, and am nibbling a bit off that. What were your symptoms during the 11 months if it is ok to ask you.. And what are the benefits of the liquid over the tablets.
    • amanda59745
      amanda59745 richard14900

      Posted

      Hi richard, i had nausea, belching, ibs type symptoms ie cramps , diarrhoea, anxiety and became paranoid. I got it in liquid as it made it easy to drop my half a ml at a time. x 
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