Amitriptyline - any experience?

Thank you both very much for taking the time to reply.
I'm already on an antidepressant (citalopram) but I've been told it's okay to take both as they are both low doses.
Thorntrees it is for nerve pain
in my case aswell. I get shooting pains all down my leg. Sometimes I even get pain behind my eye.
How long were you taking them for before you got pain relief?

Hi, Fanny, I don’t often post on the forums. I was prescribed Amitriptyline earlier in the year by my GP. I have long standing nerve pain down my face from facial surgery after a fall, in repairing the damage the facial nerve was cut. Usual pain killers don’t touch nerve pain and I have got used to the discomfort but over the last year or so it has got worse. My GP suggested I try Amitriptyline,starting at 10mgs and slowly increasing to a maximum of 50mgs. I was uncertain it would help but now at 40mgs I do get some relief,it’s not perfect but it dulls the worst of the discomfort. I take it at night, no side effects and yes it does help with sleep.I realise your pain scenario is different but it might be worth a try. The dose for pain is much lower than the anti depressant dose by the way.

Morning Fanny, sorry to hear of your health issues. The dose I’m presuming will be very low, much lower that they give to people using it for depression. My doctor told me they found that Amitriptyline also as a side affect, eased symptoms for many other things such as migraines, so they made a very low dose version for them.

I used it for migraines, it worked, no migraines but it made me very slow, and dopey, but I am extremely sensitive to any drugs of any kind, so I’m not a good example. My friend used it for the same reason as me, and she had a few days of feeling only barely noticeably a bit tired then after day 3 felt completely back to normal and tolerated it fine and cured her migraines.

If you are in considerable pain, do give it a try!!