Re: New to board. Can amitriptyline cause depression in the non depressed?

[Guest guest]

--- julie.bignell wrote:

Hi welcome to the group.

> I also have suffered acute depression in the past 2 years

> which seems to be subsiding so am wondering if it's

> possible that is another side effect of the drug??? Any

> experiences anyone??

I would be willing to guess that your depression has eased

for now, so you no longer need the amitriptyline. Especially

if your depression was situational.

How fast are you decreasing the amitriptyline? This is a

medication that you need to go off of, very slowly.

That's probably why you are having nausea.

It would be wisest for you to contact your doctor about

your feelings of nausea.

If your depression returns, there are all kinds of medications

that do not cause bladder problems.

Glad to meet you.

Kaylene

Moderator

[Guest guest]

Hi Kaylene. Sorry but I didnt really understand your comment?

I went on the drug for pain relief not depression. Although I have had possible

reasons for depression it wasn't intensive until after I had been on the drug

for a while which is why I am suspicious that the drug may have been responsible

for the depression - it affects nerve paths in the brain as I understand.

I was on 50mg and came off slowly over about 2 months - that was 6 weeks ago.

The nausea is from the pain in my back - I had it before I ever took the drug -

it's the reason I was prescribed it in the first place.

Kaylene wrote:

> How fast are you decreasing the amitriptyline? This is a

medication that you need to go off of, very slowly. That's probably why you are

having nausea.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

You are correct.  People are given amitriptyline for pain just like some people

are given cymbalta for pain.  Doctors know that with pain comes depression, so

sometimes they will give anti-depressants for pain and the depression they know

will come with it.  One of the side effects of these anti-depressants is

depression.  I know that sounds strange but if you read the inserts that come

with these medications they will tell you this. 

I took amitriptyline several years ago for depression and I became more

depressed while on it.  Strange but true.  When we switched to the cymbalta

there was a world of difference in my depression.  For the best I might add.

Take care and Merry Christmas,

Carol  (OK)