Withdrawal from Amitripline after tapering to 2.5mg
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I was put on Ami for debilitating migraines and chronic daily tension headaches. Both my doctor and neurologist seemed happy for me to take this medication. I had poor sleep patterns which over the years seemed to build up. Ami did help it reduced my migraines it helped to restore my sleep patterns. But after reading about the long term affects of taking this drug links too dementia. I always had decided I was only going to take it for a short as time as necessary . ( 9 months in total)
Coming off 20mg has taken months reducing by 2.5 each time I went up and down with the dose when headaches and general feeling of being unwell occurred, itchy skin, feeling sick, headaches, migraines. So finally took the last 2.5 mg 14 days ago, first week mild headache, the second week has been very difficult, severe headache , ringing in my ears, sickness, loss of appetite, chills anxiety attacks to the point taking a breathe has been a challenge. After reading so many threads desperately trying to find out whether this is still withdrawal from this drug even though I reduced the daily amount taken to 2.5mg is the reason I've decided to write this. I'm hoping for someone with similar experiences to give me a light at the end of a tunnel. I don't want to take this drug anymore but also don't want the daily headaches migraines to return. I've also pilled on the pounds, I do exercise regularly. I take daily Bio Magnesuim. Hoping that this will pass.
Any advice welcomed.
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Hopeandope Agnes67
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how about bath and mindfullness before bedtime?
Agnes67 Hopeandope
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Acupuncture,
mindfullness, hot epsom salt baths, blue light reflective glasses massage exersice, osteopath, esstenial oil blends, gong bath, sound frequency healing. tried a few things..... magnesium.
vit d 😕
charline94768 Agnes67
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Hi Agnes, just wondering if your withdrawal symptoms ever went away. I am down to 11 mgs from 30 mgs. I am going super slow, it has been seven months since I started my taper. So far so good, I have suffered mostly from stomach issues and today some slight dizziness.
Brickybrad23 Agnes67
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hi agnes, i have been coming of this drug for over a month now, i have extreme anxiety panic attacks and ocd intrusive thoughts, my gp put me on endep as a last resort type thing because no anti deppresants have worked in the past, oh my god i first started taking it and slept really well so i increased it, stupid me increased it up to about 150 mg a day, i then was not doing great sleeping well but not feeling good during the day so i started to taper off, got down to 100 mg and 50 mg pretty quick, went to nothing 3 weeks ago hit me like a road train, the worst anxiety almost a constant panic attack, ocd is the worst its ever been, my ears are constantly ringing my joints are sore i cant breathe everytime i fall asleep i stop breathing, sweating cant consentrate on anything cant leave the house im a alcoholic due to my condition and have bad detox from that, but im 6 months sober, but this is the worst ive ever experianced last night was very scary, i was having thoughts of ending it, this is the worst drug ever, it should be taken of the market.