Amitriptyline 10 mg

I used to take 20mg of it to help sleep, I didn't have any weight gain. After several years they did switch me over to zopiclone.
I found my biggest problem was I would often have no recollection of about the last 1/2 hour before I fell asleep.

I have been on that dose for years (along with other medication) as a preventative for chronic migraine. It's a low dose and I have never had side effects.

My dear mum had dementia and could not settle at night time. Her GP prescribed Amitriptyline for her and it worked wonders.

I’ve taken it when having painful treatment. I found using half a tablet ie 5mg worked well for sleep and had no side effects.

I have been taking it for many years for overactive bladder at night and its supposed to help get me back to sleep after trips to the bathroom. It does help a bit and I'm now addicted to it as have very bad nights if I don't take it. No dry mouth and have just had an eye test and pressure is perfect. I think 10mg is probably harmless.

It seems to be used for so many different things. I take 30mg every night to prevent migraine, this is the only medicine I have tried for this purpose that has been really effective, I wouldnt be without it. It used to make me sleepy, but it no longer has that effect on me. I have had no side effects, and have been taking it for 3 years (ish)

10mg is a very low dose. It is an old antidepressant medication. Mostly it’s no longer used as that because it causes such drowsiness and the modern ones are much better. The side effects associated with it are found in what would have been a normal dose for its original purpose. It’s extremely unlikely that there would be any side effect from 10mg. It is often used at this very low dose for sleep problems associated with pain these days.

I have Fibromyalgia and I was given Amitriptyline 10mg to start with. I started very slowly ie 5 mg nightly and now many years later I take 45/50 mg every night.
It helps me get to sleep and with painkillers lessens my pain.
I have regular medication reviews and all ok.
Good luck..

Hi
I’ve been taking it with codeine phosphate to calm down my colon.
No side effects so far and the combination is working.

Amitriptyline was offered to me for trigeminal neuralgia but the consultant advised that it had severe side effects and he would advise it only if I reached breaking point. I declined.

On looking it up I see that it can increase weight and eye pressure.

can is the operative word. It might not increase weight or eye pressure in your case. If you need better sleep maybe give it a go, keep an eye on your weight and get your eyes checked after a few months.

I was prescribed it for chronic back pain many years ago. I could not manage without it.

NanKate have you thought of taking it for a short time? I take it for a week or so every few months and it sort of resets my sleep pattern.

Thanks for all the helpful feedback. I’ve decided it is not for me.

I was prescribed it for fibromyalgia. 30mg.

It didn't help with pain and certainly didn't help me sleep either.

But I have no ill effects at all.

I've been taking it for a few years now and hope never to have to give it up.
It was prescribed for my anxiety at night which kept me awake. I sleep better now and it's a mild anti depressant too, which helps me.
I am not aware of any side effects.

I took it for anxiety and loss of sleep. I’m off it now it helped but I felt groggy on a morning and dry mouth.

I have been on this dose for many years to cope with nerve pain. I am sure it helps with sleep but I have found no side effects at all . Look up any drug and you would turn it down when you see what " might " happen .

I took 20mg for sciatica - slept very well but didn’t like the drowsiness during the day. Was also concerned about increased resting heart rate. Helped the sciatica for a while but stopped working eventually- didn’t want to up the dose so came off it. Didn’t get any weight gain

I've been taking it for years to help with severe migraine. Its worked really well, I no longer have my life ruled by migraine.

It does make me sleepy but I take it earlier in the evening and wake up ok.
The main side effects have been a dry mouth and weight gain.

Thank you charley68. That’s encouraging.

That small dose of Amitriptylene 10mgs at night is sometimes given for pain relief, especially if the pain is nerve related causing difficulty in resting.
That small dose is most unlikely to cause weight gain. I was on it for several months to help control and manage severe intermittent pain, and now I no longer need to take it.

I wonder why the OP and others, do not speak with a pharmacist - who does have expert medication knowledge, including it's effect on the body, and the body's effect on the medication.

This action would provide far more information than answers from a chat forum such as this one.

Hi NanKate
I've got ME/CFS, Allodynia and Fibromyalgia, plus under-active Thyroid and a load of other conditions. I was prescribed Amitriptylene for Fibro, Allodynia and M.E. pain, but I belong to an online ME Group and there were some horror stories on there regarding weight gain and addiction. Whilst trying to stop taking them, the withdrawal symptoms were awful apparently.

So I decided not to start them. I have been trying to lose weight for years, and have accepted I will never again be a size 8-10 and am now a 14. I know I would be miserable if I went up another dress size so I deal with the pain in other ways.

Life saver for me, I take 30mg at night as I was having dreams and waking up having a panic attacks after my son died. Dreaming his wheelchair fell off the cliffs! No weight gain just a bit of a dry mouth.

No awful stuff I felt so dopey the next day and nauseous. It did knock we out so I slept