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Brand Names:
Apo-amitriptyline, Elatrol, Elavil, Endep, Laroxyl, Saroten, Sarotex, Tryptizol
What is Amitriptyline? Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant approved for the treatment of depression. Off label amitripyline is used for certain chronic and neuropathic (nerve) pain and for prevention of migraine headaches.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
176 patients in the community are taking or have taken Amitriptyline.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | 51 | 28% |
| Other | 51 | 28% |
| Depression | 17 | 9% |
| Fatigue | 7 | 3% |
| Emotional lability | 5 | 2% |
| Anxiety | 5 | 2% |
| General health | 4 | 2% |
| Difficulty sleeping through night | 4 | 2% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 3 | 1% |
| Don't know | 3 | 1% |
| Insomnia | 3 | 1% |
| Bladder problems | 2 | 1% |
| Sensation | 2 | 1% |
| Slow my MS progress | 2 | 1% |
| Sleep deprivation | 1 | <1% |
| Sleep problems | 1 | <1% |
| Irritability | 1 | <1% |
| Mood swings | 1 | <1% |
| Muscle twitching (fasciculations) | 1 | <1% |
| Headaches - Right eye/neck/head | 1 | <1% |
| Sleeplessness | 1 | <1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | <1% |
| Neuropathy pain | 1 | <1% |
| Headaches/ Migraines | 1 | <1% |
| Burning sensation, legs | 1 | <1% |
| chronic daily headache | 1 | <1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Amitriptyline or how long patients were taking Amitriptyline before stopping.
Currently taking Amitriptyline
Stopped taking Amitriptyline
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 26 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 27% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 27% | 3 |
| Slight | 45% | 5 |
Pain
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 15% | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 15% | 4 |
| Mild | 31% | 8 |
| None | 38% | 10 |
Top reported side-effects include: makes me groggy durning the day, dry mouth, "Hangover effect", next day
Summary results are based on 26 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 26)
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- JesswithMS
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by JesswithMS
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsSevere
- Neuropathy pain
- Advice/Tips
- Be cautious in upping your dosage and if you feel it is not really working ask to be switched instead of increasing your dosage.
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0 helpful marks
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- lizupatree
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: None
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: none
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: none
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by lizupatree
Aug 19, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Pain
- Advice/Tips
- When I first took this, it made me so fatigued I couldn't lift my head off the pillow until noon. I wanted to quit, but could not risk the burning pain returning. The fatigue from the meds disappeared completely by week #2.
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0 helpful marks