Guest guest Posted March 9, 2000 Report Share Posted March 9, 2000 HI GRETCEN I TAKE AMITRIPTYLLINE 75mg ENERY NIGHT. DO YOU THINK I HAVE TO REDUCE THE DOSE? DIMITRIOS Gretchen Glick wrote: > > > Hi Jim, > Amitriptyline is a 'neuro-transmitter' affecting the serotonin levels in > the brain. Anytime 'neuro-transmitter' medications are used, the > 'natural' chemicals in the brain are changed. This takes some time. > While I DID notice a remarkable difference after only 4 days, the real > difference was 6 months later. Amitriptyline is slower to work/and build > up to. And that " drugged " feeling mornings went away about 7-10 days > after I started taking it. First I started with 50 mg, then up to 75, > then to 100, and back down, 75, 50, then 25 mg was a good maintenance > dose. > > Gretchen > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > GET A NEXTCARD VISA, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as 0.0% > Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. Apply NOW! > http://click.egroups.com/1/937/5/_/616793/_/952633672/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2000 Report Share Posted March 9, 2000 > While I DID notice a remarkable difference after only 4 days, the real > difference was 6 months later. Amitriptyline is slower to work/and build > up to. And that " drugged " feeling mornings went away about 7-10 days > after I started taking it. First I started with 50 mg, then up to 75, > then to 100, and back down, 75, 50, then 25 mg was a good maintenance > dose. Gretchen, between you and Kat, you're founts of information! My neurologist said I could go upto 75mg, but I'm leary of taking *any* mood altering drugs, and will try getting by with the smallest dose I can. I've had really bad experiences with " nerve " , anti-depressant, drugs in the past. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2000 Report Share Posted March 9, 2000 Yes, Jim, I am concerned about taking for ever - however, I can't handle the shooting pain - that was so bad I about went nuts. And, as I told you earlier - only started on 2 1/2 mg (that's a 10 mg cut into quarters!) and was very effective on the pain.... so after all these years, and am only now up to 35 mg, feel like I can still continue for a long time and it still be effective. Also is very cheap compared to all others! The neuro that gave it to me, wanted me on 150 mg within 3 months! That was what her other patients were taking. So, compared to that, I still have a very long way to go. I only increase 5 mg at a time, when the pain comes back and it goes a head and takes care of it. And, at 2 1/2 mg, I did not have the groggy the next morning. On 5 mg I did. So, I just kept cutting it down, until it was an amount that I could live with and not be drugged.... and yet, it (the 2 1/2 mg) was very effective on the pain. Hope it works for you without too many side effects. All of us are so different.!! Have a good one. Re: amitriptyline > > > > Hi Jim. Peggie here. Yes, I take it. And has been a miracle for me! > > Stops all the " shooting nerve pain " that I have. I had to start on 2 1/2 > > mg, to keep from being " drugged " and worked up as the pain came back. > Also > > took about 2 weeks to become effective. Then was great! I started it in > > Dec 1988, and now am only up to 35 mg. They tried to start me on 50 mg > and > > that knocked me out of this world!! What mg did they start you on? Only > > side effects that I have had is dry mouth, and I take about 6 in the > evening > > and the drugged effect is slept off. Sure hope it works for you! > > Peggie, do you have any concerns for taking that for such a long period > of time? I was started at 25mg, and am supposed to increase to 50mg total > after a week, but depending on how it affects me, I may wait awhile longer > before increasing it. > > Jim > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > GET A NEXTCARD VISA, in 30 seconds! Get rates > as low as 0.0% Intro APR and no hidden fees. > Apply NOW! > http://click.egroups.com/1/975/5/_/616793/_/952633392/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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