Has anyone used amitriptyline for their child

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Hi,

my son's neurologist wants to prescribe amitripytline for headaches for my son.

Has anyone ever used this medication for their child or does anyone have any

opinions about the use of this med.

Thanks

Dianne

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I would personally avoid it because it's an anti-depressant. But I've also suffered from debilitating migraines (mine were hormone induced and I had them all through puberty until about 24). I wouldn't want to see any child go through what I went through so I would also weigh that in and consider it because anything that works... But antidepressants did horrible, horrible things to my son. If he doesn't actually need antidepressants, it might go wrong and it doesn't always go wrong fast. Ours was gradual and then one day it was awful. I can see it now looking back, but it was so slow at the time that it was hard to connect the two until he was psychotic.How old is your son and is he verbal enough to tell you how he's feeling and what he's thinking and how the medication is reacting? That would be another consideration. If he can talk thoroughly about it with you then I would be likely to consider it more.

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Hi,

my son's neurologist wants to prescribe amitripytline for headaches for my son. Has anyone ever used this medication for their child or does anyone have any opinions about the use of this med.

Thanks

Dianne

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I was prescribed it for nerve pain a few years ago and it was not a good experience for me. I felt extremely tired but thought I would have to get use to it but the other thing was that I had memory loss with it. For instance I got my son up and ready for school and drove him and came back home. A little while later I looked at the time and said to myself oh no we are late for school. I went to get him out of bed and he obviously wasn't there and I freaked out and called his phone and he said mom you drove me... I had taken my last dose the night before, not even that morning but I never took that stuff again. Everyone said that I acted normally when I questioned them so I was functioning fine but had this scary memory loss. Also, one of the side effects of that medication is sleep disturbance, nightmares etc. My mother was prescribed the same stuff a couple of years later and she was having severe night terrors and hallucinations. She tried to climb out of her bedroom window because she said she saw people in her room. Needless to say also had to go off of it after being on it that short time. Now I don't know if the medication has changed at all or if the dosage for children is so much different that it won't have the same effects as adults but I would do some heavy research on it first. After my experience I personally would not allow it for my children. I believe it was originally developed as an anti seizure drug.Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerrySender: mb12valtrex Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:39:38 -0000To: <mb12valtrex >ReplyTo: mb12valtrex Subject: Has anyone used amitriptyline for their child Hi,my son's neurologist wants to prescribe amitripytline for headaches for my son. Has anyone ever used this medication for their child or does anyone have any opinions about the use of this med.ThanksDianne

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My son is 16 and nonverbal so it is awful because he can't tell me how he is feeling. The neurologist when she first saw him put him on 350 mgs of magnesium and for about three weeks he was doing great, I thought we were out of the woods but this weekend he started taking my hand and pushing it into his forehead and his neck and he's been miserable.

Thanks for the info, when I saw it was an anti-depressant I got a little alarmed myself.

Dianne

To: mb12valtrex Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:05:19 AMSubject: Re: Has anyone used amitriptyline for their childI would personally avoid it because it's an anti-depressant. But I've also suffered from debilitating migraines (mine were hormone induced and I had them all through puberty until about 24). I wouldn't want to see any child go through what I went through so I would also weigh that in and consider it because anything that works...

But antidepressants did horrible, horrible things to my son. If he doesn't actually need antidepressants, it might go wrong and it doesn't always go wrong fast. Ours was gradual and then one day it was awful. I can see it now looking back, but it was so slow at the time that it was hard to connect the two until he was psychotic.

How old is your son and is he verbal enough to tell you how he's feeling and what he's thinking and how the medication is reacting? That would be another consideration. If he can talk thoroughly about it with you then I would be likely to consider it more.

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Hi,my son's neurologist wants to prescribe amitripytline for headaches for my son. Has anyone ever used this medication for their child or does anyone have any opinions about the use of this med.ThanksDianne

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thanks for sharing your story, I will do a lot of research before I decided.

Dianne

From: natbill7@...To: mb12valtrex Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:10:13 AMSubject: Re: Has anyone used amitriptyline for their child

I was prescribed it for nerve pain a few years ago and it was not a good experience for me. I felt extremely tired but thought I would have to get use to it but the other thing was that I had memory loss with it. For instance I got my son up and ready for school and drove him and came back home. A little while later I looked at the time and said to myself oh no we are late for school. I went to get him out of bed and he obviously wasn't there and I freaked out and called his phone and he said mom you drove me... I had taken my last dose the night before, not even that morning but I never took that stuff again. Everyone said that I acted normally when I questioned them so I was functioning fine but had this scary memory loss. Also, one of the side effects of that medication is sleep disturbance, nightmares etc. My mother was prescribed the same stuff a couple of years later and she was having severe night terrors and hallucinations. She tried to climb out of her bedroom window because she said she saw people in her room. Needless to say also had to go off of it after being on it that short time. Now I don't know if the medication has changed at all or if the dosage for children is so much different that it won't have the same effects as adults but I would do some heavy research on it first. After my experience I personally would not allow it for my children. I believe it was originally developed as an anti seizure drug. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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Hi,my son's neurologist wants to prescribe amitripytline for headaches for my son. Has anyone ever used this medication for their child or does anyone have any opinions about the use of this med.ThanksDianne

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Well, at 16, why not go with the more traditional migraine meds? What's wrong wit Relpax or Imitrex? I know what it's like to live with that pain and Imitrex wasn't around when I was going through it. It was only available as an injection and I had to go to the ER to get it.As far as OTC, the only thing that ever helped me was Excedrin migraine when that came out but I had to catch it very early. It has tylenol in it so if you want to avoid it, you might try just getting some caffeine pills for the vasodilation aspect.Also, cold compresses and a dark, silent room are helpful.They are also triggered so you might want to start a food/environmental diary. What foods and what chemicals and such was he exposed to and see if you can find a common thread. My triggers would start within an hour of exposure. PineSol and other chemical fragrances and hunger were especially hard for me. I had to eat as soon as I was hungry and avoid most perfumes. I could tolerate some but I only knew which ones by trial and error. So I *was* able to wear some perfumes but not all.And if the neck is in pain, why not Rx muscle relaxers? Those never helped my headache but they did help me to relax my neck.I'm sure there are natural muscle relaxers you could try. And while not necessarily natural, you might try bengay or vicks on the neck if he'll tolerate it.If he can't tell you if what's going on, I wouldn't do it. Although, antidepressants for the short term, do sometimes produce language. I dunno. Tough call. I would probably see if you could go with an Rx that's actually meant for headaches first instead of antidepressants that have a "secondary" benefit.

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My son is 16 and nonverbal so it is awful because he can't tell me how he is feeling. The neurologist when she first saw him put him on 350 mgs of magnesium and for about three weeks he was doing great, I thought we were out of the woods but this weekend he started taking my hand and pushing it into his forehead and his neck and he's been miserable.Thanks for the info, when I saw it was an anti-depressant I got a little alarmed myself.DianneTo: mb12valtrex Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:05:19 AMSubject: Re: Has anyone used amitrip tyline for their childI would personally avoid it because it's an anti-depressant. But I've also suffered from debilitating migraines (mine were hormone induced and I had them all through puberty until about 24). I wouldn't want to see any child go through what I went through so I would also weigh that in and consider it because anything that works... But antidepressants did horrible, horrible things to my son. If he doesn't actually need antidepressants, it might go wrong and it doesn't always go wrong fast. Ours was gradual and then one day it was awful. I can see it now looking back, but it was so slow at the time that it was hard to connect the two until he was psychotic.How old is your son and is he verbal enough to tell you how he's feeling and what he's thinking and how the medication is reacting? That would be another consideration. If he can talk thoroughly about it with you then I would be likely to consider it more.<skullsignatureb & wsepiahandcoloredsmall.png>~ Antiviral Therapy 101~ gryffinstail.wordpress.com/ ~~ @Gryffins_Tail ~Hi,my son's neurologist wants to prescribe amitripytline for headaches for my son. Has anyone ever used this medication for their child or does anyone have any opinions about the use of this med.ThanksDianne

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Thank you for all of your knowledge. I have never had a headache but I do notice that if there is a change in the weather he seems to be affected. I don't think I want to try that medicine after what I've read from the posts on here and I find this group more knowledgeable than a lot of doctors I've dealt with.

Thanks

Dianne

To: mb12valtrex Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 1:44:21 PMSubject: Re: Has anyone used amitriptyline for their childWell, at 16, why not go with the more traditional migraine meds? What's wrong wit Relpax or Imitrex? I know what it's like to live with that pain and Imitrex wasn't around when I was going through it. It was only available as an injection and I had to go to the ER to get it.

As far as OTC, the only thing that ever helped me was Excedrin migraine when that came out but I had to catch it very early. It has tylenol in it so if you want to avoid it, you might try just getting some caffeine pills for the vasodilation aspect.

Also, cold compresses and a dark, silent room are helpful.

They are also triggered so you might want to start a food/environmental diary. What foods and what chemicals and such was he exposed to and see if you can find a common thread. My triggers would start within an hour of exposure. PineSol and other chemical fragrances and hunger were especially hard for me. I had to eat as soon as I was hungry and avoid most perfumes. I could tolerate some but I only knew which ones by trial and error. So I *was* able to wear some perfumes but not all.

And if the neck is in pain, why not Rx muscle relaxers? Those never helped my headache but they did help me to relax my neck.

I'm sure there are natural muscle relaxers you could try. And while not necessarily natural, you might try bengay or vicks on the neck if he'll tolerate it.

If he can't tell you if what's going on, I wouldn't do it. Although, antidepressants for the short term, do sometimes produce language.

I dunno. Tough call. I would probably see if you could go with an Rx that's actually meant for headaches first instead of antidepressants that have a "secondary" benefit.

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My son is 16 and nonverbal so it is awful because he can't tell me how he is feeling. The neurologist when she first saw him put him on 350 mgs of magnesium and for about three weeks he was doing great, I thought we were out of the woods but this weekend he started taking my hand and pushing it into his forehead and his neck and he's been miserable.

Thanks for the info, when I saw it was an anti-depressant I got a little alarmed myself.

Dianne

To: mb12valtrex Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:05:19 AMSubject: Re: Has anyone used amitrip tyline for their childI would personally avoid it because it's an anti-depressant. But I've also suffered from debilitating migraines (mine were hormone induced and I had them all through puberty until about 24). I wouldn't want to see any child go through what I went through so I would also weigh that in and consider it because anything that works...

But antidepressants did horrible, horrible things to my son. If he doesn't actually need antidepressants, it might go wrong and it doesn't always go wrong fast. Ours was gradual and then one day it was awful. I can see it now looking back, but it was so slow at the time that it was hard to connect the two until he was psychotic.

How old is your son and is he verbal enough to tell you how he's feeling and what he's thinking and how the medication is reacting? That would be another consideration. If he can talk thoroughly about it with you then I would be likely to consider it more.

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Hi,my son's neurologist wants to prescribe amitripytline for headaches for my son. Has anyone ever used this medication for their child or does anyone have any opinions about the use of this med.ThanksDianne

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Hi

My boyfriend neuro-typical daughter, who is 18yr old has been prescribed it, she is having awful nightmares since been taking it, we are now looking into alternatives for her.

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To: mb12valtrex From: dlundgren5@...Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:50:38 +0000Subject: Re: Has anyone used amitriptyline for their child

Thank you for all of your knowledge. I have never had a headache but I do notice that if there is a change in the weather he seems to be affected. I don't think I want to try that medicine after what I've read from the posts on here and I find this group more knowledgeable than a lot of doctors I've dealt with.

Thanks

Dianne

To: mb12valtrex Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 1:44:21 PMSubject: Re: Has anyone used amitriptyline for their childWell, at 16, why not go with the more traditional migraine meds? What's wrong wit Relpax or Imitrex? I know what it's like to live with that pain and Imitrex wasn't around when I was going through it. It was only available as an injection and I had to go to the ER to get it.

As far as OTC, the only thing that ever helped me was Excedrin migraine when that came out but I had to catch it very early. It has tylenol in it so if you want to avoid it, you might try just getting some caffeine pills for the vasodilation aspect.

Also, cold compresses and a dark, silent room are helpful.

They are also triggered so you might want to start a food/environmental diary. What foods and what chemicals and such was he exposed to and see if you can find a common thread. My triggers would start within an hour of exposure. PineSol and other chemical fragrances and hunger were especially hard for me. I had to eat as soon as I was hungry and avoid most perfumes. I could tolerate some but I only knew which ones by trial and error. So I *was* able to wear some perfumes but not all.

And if the neck is in pain, why not Rx muscle relaxers? Those never helped my headache but they did help me to relax my neck.

I'm sure there are natural muscle relaxers you could try. And while not necessarily natural, you might try bengay or vicks on the neck if he'll tolerate it.

If he can't tell you if what's going on, I wouldn't do it. Although, antidepressants for the short term, do sometimes produce language.

I dunno. Tough call. I would probably see if you could go with an Rx that's actually meant for headaches first instead of antidepressants that have a "secondary" benefit.

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My son is 16 and nonverbal so it is awful because he can't tell me how he is feeling. The neurologist when she first saw him put him on 350 mgs of magnesium and for about three weeks he was doing great, I thought we were out of the woods but this weekend he started taking my hand and pushing it into his forehead and his neck and he's been miserable.

Thanks for the info, when I saw it was an anti-depressant I got a little alarmed myself.

Dianne

To: mb12valtrex Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:05:19 AMSubject: Re: Has anyone used amitrip tyline for their childI would personally avoid it because it's an anti-depressant. But I've also suffered from debilitating migraines (mine were hormone induced and I had them all through puberty until about 24). I wouldn't want to see any child go through what I went through so I would also weigh that in and consider it because anything that works...

But antidepressants did horrible, horrible things to my son. If he doesn't actually need antidepressants, it might go wrong and it doesn't always go wrong fast. Ours was gradual and then one day it was awful. I can see it now looking back, but it was so slow at the time that it was hard to connect the two until he was psychotic.

How old is your son and is he verbal enough to tell you how he's feeling and what he's thinking and how the medication is reacting? That would be another consideration. If he can talk thoroughly about it with you then I would be likely to consider it more.

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Hi,my son's neurologist wants to prescribe amitripytline for headaches for my son. Has anyone ever used this medication for their child or does anyone have any opinions about the use of this med.ThanksDianne

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I am a migraine sufferer and currently on Verapamil 240mg a day. I am not too sure if it can be used by your son (whats his age?) but before you head to calcium blockers, there are tons you can use, as simple as Ibuprofen or Neproxen (but make sure NOT to use them too often like twice a week or more), there is another class of drugs called as triptan derivatives. They are rather expensive and have various kinds of administrations like nasal spray or sublingual tablets. There is one drug called as butalbital (Dolgic Plus is one of them), 

These are all possibilities for the adults, since I don't know whats your son's age, can't comment what he can take, except Ibuprofen and Neproxen. Talk to the neurologist, why he would go with Amitryiptyline and not the other drugs. Why he thinks that a serotonin uptake inhibitor would work better than the other ones. He doesn't know the cause of his headache, does he? He is offering a symptomatic treatment so why not use these ones before going on serotonin uptake inhibitor. 

My feeling is, there is a conflict about the levels of neurotransmitters in the kids on spectrum, so that will be the last thing I will play with./ Noel

 

Hi,

my son's neurologist wants to prescribe amitripytline for headaches for my son. Has anyone ever used this medication for their child or does anyone have any opinions about the use of this med.

Thanks

Dianne

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My apologies. I should have read the whole thread before responding.My migraines are exactly as your son describes. I feel for the fella. Ask him if he sees something different in front of his eyes, if he sees colored flashes, sparkles. (Don't know how you are going to do it but you know your son better than me) Does he press his eyes when he has headahce? I hit my head on the wall all the time I am in the attack as I am yet to find an abortive that relives me of the pain. Ibuprofen and Neproxen (NSAIDs) works like charm but I am ulcerative colitis patient too. I have 'abused' NSAIDs in effort to 'treat' my migraine and now I can not use them. So as mentioned above, start with these meds and see if they help, most likely they will and if they do, keep alternating between these meds. For neck pain, Use muscle relaxants with caution. I asked for it and I was refused, don't remember the reason.

At the same time, talk to the neurologist about putting him on Topamax (again expensive drug). If he does go on Topamax, make a habit that he drinks loads of fluids (water preferred) in regular intervals. About 2-3% of Topamax users have reported kidney stone as a side effect (including me after use of 6 months)

Most likely, Verapamil could also be an option at 16, I am not too sure. Talk to the neurologist. I would prefer Verapamil over Topamax.Just to give an idea, how I went through, so that you can articulate your request with the neurologist.

Aug 2005 - Migraine started once a week. Ignored for a year. Symptoms - Pulsating pain in the forehead, aura (flashes in front of the eyes), pain at the base of the neck, occasional throw-ups. Average episode lasted for 8 hours.

Dec. 2006 - Neurologist diagnosed it as classical migraine, Rx me with Zomig Nasal 5mg as and when required. Had to 'abuse' it as migraine went to twice a week. Asked to discontinue. It wasn't helping anyways.

May 2007 - Neproxen 220mg, worked like charm. 'Abused' for 3 years. Now my headaches are every alternate day.March 2010 - Changed the neurologist. The new one Rx me with Paracetamol 1mg 4X a day, failed, switched to diclofenac sodium 20mg, failed, Imitrex, failed, Paracetamol and caffeine combination, failed. Metaprolol 200mg failed. Neproxen started bleeding. Switched to Ibuprofen 400mg (200mg won't work)

Oct 2010 - Topamax, gradually increased to 100mg. Felt like it was helping in the beginning but in retrospect, it didn't work. I was too busy with work and popping Ibuprofen to notice any change. (Quit job for my son in Dec. 2010)

Feb 2011 - ER admission due to kidney stone, still on topamax.April 2011 - Discontinued topamax, started VerapamilJune 2011 - Another ER admission for kidney stone, this time got it removed with surgery.

Sept 2011 - Standardized Verapamil to 240mg a day (80mg x 3times).Current status, migraine stabilized, current frequency once a month, not as debilitating as before, just dull headache, enough to mess up the whole day but don't have to hit my head on the wall. Yet to find an alternative abortive. Percocet, Oxycodone 15mg, Dolgic Plus failed, nothing new on radar at the moment. Last time, Pracetamol 500mg worked as super early onset of headache (for the first time)

May be little too much info but I just don't want your son to go through what I went through over 5 years. The guy is in real pain (but you be strong)I wish your son good luck.

/ Noel

My son is 16 and nonverbal so it is awful because he can't tell me how he is feeling.  The neurologist when she first saw him put him on 350 mgs of magnesium and for about three weeks he was doing great, I thought we were out of the woods but this weekend he started taking my hand and pushing it into his forehead and his neck and he's been miserable.

Thanks for the info, when I saw it was an anti-depressant I got a little alarmed myself.

Dianne

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Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:05:19 AMSubject: Re: Has anyone used amitriptyline for their childI would personally avoid it because it's an anti-depressant. But I've also suffered from debilitating migraines (mine were hormone induced and I had them all through puberty until about 24). I wouldn't want to see any child go through what I went through so I would also weigh that in and consider it because anything that works... 

But antidepressants did horrible, horrible things to my son. If he doesn't actually need antidepressants, it might go wrong and it doesn't always go wrong fast. Ours was gradual and then one day it was awful. I can see it now looking back, but it was so slow at the time that it was hard to connect the two until he was psychotic.

How old is your son and is he verbal enough to tell you how he's feeling and what he's thinking and how the medication is reacting? That would be another consideration. If he can talk thoroughly about it with you then I would be likely to consider it more.

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Hi,my son's neurologist wants to prescribe amitripytline for headaches for my son. Has anyone ever used this medication for their child or does anyone have any opinions about the use of this med.Thanks

Dianne

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Wow. I can't imagine losing my memory like that.

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I was prescribed it for nerve pain a few years ago and it was not a good experience for me. I felt extremely tired but thought I would have to get use to it but the other thing was that I had memory loss with it. For instance I got my son up and ready for school and drove him and came back home. A little while later I looked at the time and said to myself oh no we are late for school. I went to get him out of bed and he obviously wasn't there and I freaked out and called his phone and he said mom you drove me... I had taken my last dose the night before, not even that morning but I never took that stuff again. Everyone said that I acted normally when I questioned them so I was functioning fine but had this scary memory loss. Also, one of the side effects of that medication is sleep disturbance, nightmares etc. My mother was prescribed the same stuff a couple of years later and she was having severe night terrors and hallucinations. She tried to climb out of her bedroom window because she said she saw people in her room. Needless to say also had to go off of it after being on it that short time. Now I don't know if the medication has changed at all or if the dosage for children is so much different that it won't have the same effects as adults but I would do some heavy research on it first. After my experience I personally would not allow it for my children. I believe it was originally developed as an anti seizure drug.Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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Subject: Has anyone used amitriptyline for their child

Hi,

my son's neurologist wants to prescribe amitripytline for headaches for my son. Has anyone ever used this medication for their child or does anyone have any opinions about the use of this med.

Thanks

Dianne

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Are you GF? Man, I went GF and now don't get hives and my headaches are gone.

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> > My son is 16 and nonverbal so it is awful because he can't tell me how he is

feeling. The neurologist when she first saw him put him on 350 mgs of magnesium

and for about three weeks he was doing great, I thought we were out of the woods

but this weekend he started taking my hand and pushing it into his forehead and

his neck and he's been miserable.

> > Thanks for the info, when I saw it was an anti-depressant I got a little

alarmed myself.

> > Dianne

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Some people react to barometric pressure. Keep a journal, see if you can make a connection.To: mb12valtrex Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 1:50 PMSubject: Re: Has anyone used amitriptyline for their child

Thank you for all of your knowledge. I have never had a headache but I do notice that if there is a change in the weather he seems to be affected. I don't think I want to try that medicine after what I've read from the posts on here and I find this group more knowledgeable than a lot of doctors I've dealt with.

Thanks

Dianne

To: mb12valtrex Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 1:44:21 PMSubject: Re: Has anyone used amitriptyline for their childWell, at 16, why not go with the more traditional migraine meds? What's wrong wit Relpax or Imitrex? I know what it's like to live with that pain and Imitrex wasn't around when I was going through it. It was only available as an injection and I had to go to the ER to get it.

As far as OTC, the only thing that ever helped me was Excedrin migraine when that came out but I had to catch it very early. It has tylenol in it so if you want to avoid it, you might try just getting some caffeine pills for the vasodilation aspect.

Also, cold compresses and a dark, silent room are helpful.

They are also triggered so you might want to start a food/environmental diary. What foods and what chemicals and such was he exposed to and see if you can find a common thread. My triggers would start within an hour of exposure. PineSol and other chemical fragrances and hunger were especially hard for me. I had to eat as soon as I was hungry and avoid most perfumes. I could tolerate some but I only knew which ones by trial and error. So I *was* able to wear some perfumes but not all.

And if the neck is in pain, why not Rx muscle relaxers? Those never helped my headache but they did help me to relax my neck.

I'm sure there are natural muscle relaxers you could try. And while not necessarily natural, you might try bengay or vicks on the neck if he'll tolerate it.

If he can't tell you if what's going on, I wouldn't do it. Although, antidepressants for the short term, do sometimes produce language.

I dunno. Tough call. I would probably see if you could go with an Rx that's actually meant for headaches first instead of antidepressants that have a "secondary" benefit.

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My son is 16 and nonverbal so it is awful because he can't tell me how he is feeling. The neurologist when she first saw him put him on 350 mgs of magnesium and for about three weeks he was doing great, I thought we were out of the woods but this weekend he started taking my hand and pushing it into his forehead and his neck and he's been miserable.

Thanks for the info, when I saw it was an anti-depressant I got a little alarmed myself.

Dianne

To: mb12valtrex Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:05:19 AMSubject: Re: Has anyone used amitrip tyline for their childI would personally avoid it because it's an anti-depressant. But I've also suffered from debilitating migraines (mine were hormone induced and I had them all through puberty until about 24). I

wouldn't want to see any child go through what I went through so I would also weigh that in and consider it because anything that works...

But antidepressants did horrible, horrible things to my son. If he doesn't actually need antidepressants, it might go wrong and it doesn't always go wrong fast. Ours was gradual and then one day it was awful. I can see it now looking back, but it was so slow at the time that it was hard to connect the two until he was psychotic.

How old is your son and is he verbal enough to tell you how he's feeling and what he's thinking and how the medication is reacting? That would be another consideration. If he can talk thoroughly about it with you then I would be likely to consider it more.

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Hi,my son's neurologist wants to prescribe amitripytline for headaches for my son. Has anyone ever used this medication for their child or does anyone have any opinions about the use of this med.ThanksDianne

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I get regular headaches from barometric pressure. Ugh. I hate them but I'll take them over migraines anyday. I can usually pop some headache pills and get rid of those.

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Some people react to barometric pressure. Keep a journal, see if you can make a connection.To: mb12valtrex Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 1:50 PMSubject: Re: Has anyone used amitriptyline for their child

Thank you for all of your knowledge. I have never had a headache but I do notice that if there is a change in the weather he seems to be affected. I don't think I want to try that medicine after what I've read from the posts on here and I find this group more knowledgeable than a lot of doctors I've dealt with.

Thanks

Dianne

To: mb12valtrex Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 1:44:21 PMSubject: Re: Has anyone used amitriptyline for their childWell, at 16, why not go with the more traditional migraine meds? What's wrong wit Relpax or Imitrex? I know what it's like to live with that pain and Imitrex wasn't around when I was going through it. It was only available as an injection and I had to go to the ER to get it.

As far as OTC, the only thing that ever helped me was Excedrin migraine when that came out but I had to catch it very early. It has tylenol in it so if you want to avoid it, you might try just getting some caffeine pills for the vasodilation aspect.

Also, cold compresses and a dark, silent room are helpful.

They are also triggered so you might want to start a food/environmental diary. What foods and what chemicals and such was he exposed to and see if you can find a common thread. My triggers would start within an hour of exposure. PineSol and other chemical fragrances and hunger were especially hard for me. I had to eat as soon as I was hungry and avoid most perfumes. I could tolerate some but I only knew which ones by trial and error. So I *was* able to wear some perfumes but not all.

And if the neck is in pain, why not Rx muscle relaxers? Those never helped my headache but they did help me to relax my neck.

I'm sure there are natural muscle relaxers you could try. And while not necessarily natural, you might try bengay or vicks on the neck if he'll tolerate it.

If he can't tell you if what's going on, I wouldn't do it. Although, antidepressants for the short term, do sometimes produce language.

I dunno. Tough call. I would probably see if you could go with an Rx that's actually meant for headaches first instead of antidepressants that have a "secondary" benefit.

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My son is 16 and nonverbal so it is awful because he can't tell me how he is feeling. The neurologist when she first saw him put him on 350 mgs of magnesium and for about three weeks he was doing great, I thought we were out of the woods but this weekend he started taking my hand and pushing it into his forehead and his neck and he's been miserable.

Thanks for the info, when I saw it was an anti-depressant I got a little alarmed myself.

Dianne

To: mb12valtrex Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:05:19 AMSubject: Re: Has anyone used amitrip tyline for their childI would personally avoid it because it's an anti-depressant. But I've also suffered from debilitating migraines (mine were hormone induced and I had them all through puberty until about 24). I

wouldn't want to see any child go through what I went through so I would also weigh that in and consider it because anything that works...

But antidepressants did horrible, horrible things to my son. If he doesn't actually need antidepressants, it might go wrong and it doesn't always go wrong fast. Ours was gradual and then one day it was awful. I can see it now looking back, but it was so slow at the time that it was hard to connect the two until he was psychotic.

How old is your son and is he verbal enough to tell you how he's feeling and what he's thinking and how the medication is reacting? That would be another consideration. If he can talk thoroughly about it with you then I would be likely to consider it more.

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Hi,my son's neurologist wants to prescribe amitripytline for headaches for my son. Has anyone ever used this medication for their child or does anyone have any opinions about the use of this med.ThanksDianne

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Migraines and nightmares are symptoms of babesia.

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> my son's neurologist wants to prescribe amitripytline for headaches for my

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any opinions about the use of this med.

> Thanks

> Dianne

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Migraines and nightmares are symptoms of babesia.

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> my son's neurologist wants to prescribe amitripytline for headaches for my son. Has anyone ever used this medication for their child or does anyone have any opinions about the use of this med.

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