RE: trazodone vs amitriptyline/I taken both

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Adela,

I took Trazadone for a mo. & the was switched to Amitrip. and stayed on Amitrip.

for 19 yrs. and when I was switched to Lexapro I couldn't handle the side

affects. I go to a state funded mEntal health facility where than counldn't give

arats A** about thier clients(VENT).

My PCP checked my liver every 6mos. and my liver was always fine. Back to giving

up anitdepressants(Ididn't mention that) but wham seretonin dropped an the

MONSTER bit hard. At one point in time my pychee appts. where postponed time

after time and an enept nurse over heard the dr. say he would give me more

Amitrip.

He meant he wouldn't increase dose when the nurse thought he meant amitrip noe

longer therefore when I ran out I called nurse and she said he wont give your

more I tried to explain what he meant to no avail.

Aitrip. withdrawl SUX.

I called my thereapist and explained so she went to the Dr. but he didn't have

time to listen so she went to another Dr. and explained so he gave me Trazadone

for 2 mo. and getting sleep was somewhat precarious.

With Amotrip. comes wieght gain but it DOES help w/pain.

IF you switch to Amitrip. have your PCP check your liver periodically and expect

weight gain.

I can't really advise you what to do but only tell you what to expect w/Amitrip.

Amitrip might be worth a try however I'm taking Celexa and it is available in

generic so if you don't have insurance it should be affordable. Celexa wont

help w/sleep but I take Lunesta after taking Ambien for over a year. Ambien is

now available in generic as well BUT not as affordable as Amitrip. MY 2 cents.

This may be a hard decision to make so do YOUR research and take your time and

make your best decision.

GOD Bless ! ! ! . . . ....................................... . . .

IF

GOD grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot

change the courage to change the things I canand the wisdom to know the

difference. Amen ! ! !

To: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group@...:

mrs_musicaster@...: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 17:04:55 -0800Subject:

trazodone vs amitriptyline

I have been taking Trazadone (100mg.) for years. and it seems to work well. I

like it very much. But my doctor suggested that I try Amitriptyline.(50mg.)

cause it can help with the pain more. She gave me one month supply and told me

to stop taking the Trazadone and to try this. Which one is better? I went to

Webmd and they are both in the same family of medicine. Ya! antidepressants. I

don't like that Amitriptyline can cause Yellowing of the skin. That means it is

hard on the liver. It will be interesting to see what you all take and what

affects you have. thanksAdela[Non-text portions of this message have been

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