amytriptyline

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By Mags

Re: amytriptyline
Sun 15 Apr 2007 08:33

My daughter is on it but for the side effect 'dry mouth' to stop her dribbling. Don't really know much else about it Louise, sorry
Hugs Mags x x x

By Greebo

Re: amytriptyline
Sun 15 Apr 2007 11:48

In his early 20s, my husband was prescribed that for clinical depression. As a treatment, it was effective, but some of the side effects were unpleasant. Don't get me wrong, they were trivial compared with the risk of death if the depression remained untreated, but IMHO it needs to be taken knowing at least the more common side effects. If the person taking it finds any of the side effects are making his or her life worse than leaving the condition untreated, a doctor will need to be asked to try and think of something else to use . There are often other options, and dosage can be adjusted too.

In lower doses, this antidepressant is used as a sedative, to stop children and elderly people wetting themselves, and to reduce nerve pain.

Side effects which my husband has mentioned to me:
Avoid even small amounts of alcohol or you could hallucinate!
Constantly dry mouth, sometimes with a nasty taste
Blurred vision
Impaired balance (maybe partly caused by the blurred vision)

Let's hope your dad is one of the lucky few who gets no side effect unless it's a helpful one. FWIW gabapentin can also be prescribed for nerve pain, but it's neurotoxic, with several side efects, expensive, and in some areas GPs are only allowed to prescribe it with the say so of a Consultant.

By ginger31

Re: amytriptyline
Sun 15 Apr 2007 16:02

Thanks for advice, was really worried about reaction with warfarin but mum is going to ask the district nurse on Tuesday.

louisex

By wearybetty1

Re: amytriptyline
Thu 19 Apr 2007 18:43

Hello Louise
I have been on 2. 10mls amytriptyline at night since November.after George stopped going to the day centre.he went 4 times a week for 4 years then he suddenly didnt want to go...So i have him 24/7 now ...
i was prescribed 1 10mls amytriptyline at night for pain i had from so many operation...for the nerve ends and it really helps....
George was given them for (2. 10 mls at night ) to help him to sleep at night/day and it dose make him sleep at any time...there is no side effects on nither of us....
Betty & George x

By charlee

Re: amytriptyline
Thu 19 Jul 2007 17:39

my partner takes 2x10 mls at bedtime, he does suffer with dry mouth too. we have been caught a couple of times and run out, which was awful. i had a weekend full of bad tempered male!! apart from the bad mood, he was sweating profusely, although shaking and feeling cold, it was like watching someone going cold turkey from cocaine/heroin(i imagine).

By ginger31

Re: amytriptyline
Fri 20 Jul 2007 14:28

Thanks for all your replies, dad had bad side effects on this - night wandering, hallucinations etc but now seems more settled on a small dose of diazepam as well as his morphine.
Thanks again.
Louise x