Bruising and Amitriptyline

I used to get very dry mouth,white spots in my mouth and throat,sore throat and kept losing my voice. I was sent to a ear nose and throat specialist and he told me it was the amitriptoline.

I also put on lots of weight.

Now if I take more than 20ml my hands shake.although amitriptoline is good and helps me sleep ( I have chronic pain ) I am trying to come off it.

I take 10ml every other night ( 6.30pm at night.).... hope you get some help ... holly

The dryness of mouth can damage teeth

Hello Elizabeth, I have been on Amitryptaline for about 18years & the side affects are terrible. I also had Bruises , sore mouth , ie Blisters inside my mouth plus after a while I started getting very painful & sore Blisters on my Vagina, this has been pure hell for me. Blood test showed nothing , A DERMATOLOGIST examined me & did not understand the Blisters either, but, I have realised that over the years it was definately the AMITRYPTALINE causing my problems. My general helth was always excellent until I started on the Amitryptaline & even asked to come off it . My Doctor also said no the Tablets were not the cause & my Neurologist told me to stay on them.After so many years of being on these horrific tablets I tried to come off them with horrendous results , so I had to stay on them as the withdrawel symptoms are terrible/horrendous. Well needless to say I got really fed up with all the sores on my Vagina getting bigger & more pain so, on the 22nd of July 2016 I made an appointment with a ady Doctor at my surgery & asked her for help by replacing my Amitriptaline with Fluorexetine/ PROZAC which she did, I started to come off slowly but, in the end I thought well I am on PROZAC now so I am going to go FULL COLD TURKEY, it is hard ,very hard but, now ten days on I feel there is no going back even though the withdrawal symptoms are terrible , especially the Hot & old sweats plus the pain joint. The Doctor also mentioned to me that AMITRPTALINE IS A BAD DRUG & HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT I COME OFF THEM ASAP as they are no good as you age with the terrible symptoms that this tablet causes , Plus now the weight I gained is now fallingoff by the  day , my swollen feet are going down & I know for a fact that my Kidney functions are working much better. I hope this helps, I was on 100mg for years & then gradually dropped the dosage. Doctors cannot tell you the side affects of these drugsafter years of use but other users   can tell you AMITRYPTALINE IS A TERRIBLE DRUG WITH TERRIBLE SIDE AFFECTS. So try to come off them now & insist that you have PROZAC which is much safer Kindest  Regards Jackie.

Hello Elizabeth. it s too late for my Teeth, a few years ago they were healthy & strong , no more, I have had a lot pulled out & have only my five top front teeth left *& my botoom fron teeth so, I have not got a lot of teeth left unfortunately, but, tell the Docors that & they will not believe any of it.

Jackiie

I would say you are having a reaction from the amitriptyline,I don't have much faith in neuro's when it comes to treating migrains, or anxiety. You get much better care from your family doctor.

Amitriptyline is a very old drug. It is every bit as safe as the others. They all cause dry month. If you have a symptom out of the ordinary, then it's not right for you. Go to something else. 

Hi Elizabeth

 I am writing from the other side of the world.  I have similar bruising to what you have. I have many bruises that look as if I have had a thumb pressed into my skin. First of all, the doctor suggested that I leave off the fish oil tablets I was taking. No improvement with the bruising. Then she reduced the aspirin that I was taking, from 100 mgs to a 75 mg tablet once a day. No change, and then I tried only taking the aspirin on three nights a week, but still no improvement. Today the doctor has rung and wondered about the amytriptaline that I have been taking for the last six years for pain. I am only on half a 10mg tablet now and have decided to try and wean myself off the tablets, first by taking a quarter of the 10mg and then finishing off using them. I am hoping that I can still sleep and that the pain doesn't require their use again. I wear longs most of the time as I am embarrassed by the look of my legs. I have had blood tests but nothing was wrong in that direction. I shall follow the suggestions that readers give to you. Good luck!

Now you got me thinking, I have been on this for 8 yrs, and I have brusies all over. My lower legs are a mess. Hum....I wonder. My body hurts, and I attribute all of this,because I'm a cleaning lady.Hum....I wonder. I will certainly bring all this up at my next GP appt. Thanks for saying that Prozac will work too. I also have suffered from major anxiety, and I don't want to upset the great apple cart I have been riding for 8 yrs. Ya know when you get that under control, and are feeling good, you don't want to do anything that might change it. But like I tell everybody else, if you need it done, then do it. I will take my own advice. Thank you for this info.

Hi Elizabeth

I meant to say that I have been mystified about my bruising and have eliminated fish oil and aspirin as causing the problem. I can only suspect that my 5mg of amitrip at night is the trouble maker. The large bruises don't seem to fade but the thumb type dark ones go after a few days. Is this the same problem that you have?  Barbara