Re: elavil

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My

results with amitriptyline (elavil) were nearly miraculous. Very fast response –

within one to two days I was at least 70% better. Within a week, the pain was

completely gone.

I’m

sure it’s been previously been mentioned on the list, but if you ever

decide to go off of elavil, be sure to step your way down – don’t

abrubtly discontinue. The abrubt withdrawal symptoms are quite unpleasant –

big time nausea, headaches, dizziness, etc.

Steph

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I tried nor-triptyline. I started at 2mgs. I was a total zombie.

Even after 2 weeks. I tried to up it to 4mgs and I could barely

function.

I'm currently on doxepin. I'm trying to get to 30mgs but my memory

started being affected again at 29.4mgs. I had stopped increasing the

dose at 20mgs because of that, but my body slowly adapted to the dose

and the memory problem cleared. It still makes me tired at night and a

little sleepy in the morning. I also think it's making it hard for me

to lose the weight I gained from sitting on the couch and not moving

for most of 6 months.

At least it seems to be working. While on it, I've gone for a 3-5

daily irritation level to currently under 1 for most of the time.

Though I still can't have piv and can only ride my bike with a funky

saddle for about 16miles.

[Guest guest]

My experience with elavil was that the sedation improved, but it took

ike a couple months. It's interesting to me... Elavil seems to be

vulvar docs' first choice and it was ultimately the one that worked

best for me (I took elavil, imipramine, desipramine, nortriptyline--

at different times, of course!). But the doc who did my surgery (Dr.

) says he gets the best results with desipramine. I tried it

and it didn't work for me, but it was not sedating AT ALL. It's

really a much better drug in terms of side effects. I did correspond

with one woman years ago whose pain was treated really well by

desipramine. You don't hear much about it on these lists, though.

I've also heard some docs say that the tricyclics are very individual

in terms of who responds to which. So if elavil/nortriptyline

(they're sister drugs) are really unbearable for you, I would

definitely try imipramine or desipramine--sister drugs that are less

sedating.

Lia

>

> I tried nor-triptyline. I started at 2mgs. I was a total zombie.

> Even after 2 weeks. I tried to up it to 4mgs and I could barely

> function.

>

> I'm currently on doxepin. I'm trying to get to 30mgs but my memory

> started being affected again at 29.4mgs. I had stopped increasing

the

> dose at 20mgs because of that, but my body slowly adapted to the

dose

> and the memory problem cleared. It still makes me tired at night

and a

> little sleepy in the morning. I also think it's making it hard for

me

> to lose the weight I gained from sitting on the couch and not

moving

> for most of 6 months.

>

> At least it seems to be working. While on it, I've gone for a 3-5

> daily irritation level to currently under 1 for most of the time.

> Though I still can't have piv and can only ride my bike with a

funky

> saddle for about 16miles.

>