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HELP!!!! Amitriptyline for Functional Dyspepsia/IBS makes me tired and stops working after few weeks

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Bestrong1
Bestrong1

I have tried amitriptyline 5 mg and it worked for 3 weeks, then it regressed so I went up to 7.5, it worked for more weeks, then my symptoms came back at 10 mg, I increased to 15 then 20 now because it would stop working with each increase after a week. Also, my doctor is thinking about changing me to imipramine because I am soooooo tired/drowsy 24/7. Has anyone switched to imipramine and it was consistent and had less tiredness/drowsy or another tryclic? Nortriptyline i am not compatible.

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  • sam18386
    sam18386 Bestrong1

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    hi bestron, i read your post with the words 'oh no not again' ringing in my ears. every post i read about antidepressants are about them not working and people being given 1 after the other. why? i ask myself are doctors STILL handing antidepressants out like sweets? they do NOTHING except alter your sleep, fill your body with drugs, give you s series of side effects etc. have you not been offered any counselling? you need to find out what is fuelling these feelings, it maybe something tiny. then ring a mental health service where you live, they could help you discover what has gone wrong. good luck. well done for asking, you're obviously trying to help yourself.

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