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marie88669
marie88669

be on 10m of amitriptyline and developed insomia after three weeks of taking them of them 8weeks now and still have severe insomia any advice would be very welcome

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  • desmond74976
    desmond74976 marie88669

    Posted

    Hi marie.I was on amtrypline for headache and not sleeping. I've been off them for 5 weeks and I still have headache but my sleeping is getting better. At first when I came off them I was only getting couple hours. Now I'm getting 7 hours. Perseverance is the key. Did you wean off the tablets or just quit

    • marie88669
      marie88669 desmond74976

      Posted

      Hi Desmond thank you for takeing time to answer me did the med stop you sleeping or had you got trouble sleeping before you took it I never had trouble sleeping untill I took amitriptyline it just seemed to turn a switch on in my head to stay awake
  • desmond74976
    desmond74976 marie88669

    Posted

    Hi i had trouble sleeping due to headache. But when I came off tablets I was getting couple of hours sleep. But now getting 5 -7 hours. Coming off the amtrypline is not nice. Your brain is telling you a tablet is due. And this is why u can't sleep. If this carry on go back to doc cause there is nothing worse than not sleeping. I wish you all the best.

    • marie88669
      marie88669 desmond74976

      Posted

      thank you I will go to see my Dr but I don't think he knows a lot about amitriptyline or its powerful side effects or withdrawal symptoms

    • desmond74976
      desmond74976 marie88669

      Posted

      I didn't want to take them in first place just that I've had headache every day for a year so was referred to neuroglist who put me on them. I just quit them after 5 months. U will get there in the end.

    • marie88669
      marie88669 desmond74976

      Posted

      I was taking them for a gallbladder problem so sorry I took them now hopefully my problems resolve soon
    • Carolyn431
      Carolyn431 marie88669

      Posted

      Have you thought about asking for an increase? Amitrpteline is supposed to help with sleep.I'm on 20mg for sleep and ibs. It doesn't get me to sleep but once I'm asleep I sleep right through..... have a chat with the doc

    • marie88669
      marie88669 Carolyn431

      Posted

      Hi Carolyn I think I was just unlucky it causes insomia in point one percent of people
    • desmond74976
      desmond74976 marie88669

      Posted

      Hi again. Please try epsom bath salts. They are good. After soaking in the bath u wil feel relaxed and after a couple of days of this u will get some better sleep. I laughed when my daughter told me this but it actually works.
  • borderriever
    borderriever marie88669

    Posted

    10mg is a very low dose of this medication, for an adult teen I cannot see it being used as a sleeping tablet at this level

    The medication is an AD medication, I take 75mg for nerve pain and it can act as a sleeping pill at that level, even this dose is supposed to be moderate for Depression. Try taking this dose about 30mins before bed, it may help you

    BOB

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