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ham79

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The diabetic doc has today prescribed me tripsomething an anti-depressant how will this help
 
amitriptylline is one of the "old fashioned" tri-cyclic anti-depressants but can be very useful in treating neuropathic pain especially at night.
 
it is well known as an older anti depressant(tricyclics) i was on it a lot of yrs ago for depression but it is well known for working with many other conditions, pain being one of them,
my mum was recently on them for shingles pain and it really helped so good luck
 
ham79 said:
Thank you so much thats the best news I've heard in ages
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Look at it this way, even if it didn't relieve the pain, you'd be really chilled out about it. :wink:
 
I was tried on them but I had a bad reaction had really bad reaction to it. Bad titinnus and I became over sensitive to sounds couldnt be in the office at work cause of the noise. Also and I know this is very common found it impossible to get up in the morning.
 
ham,
a small dose shouldnt affect you too much side effect wise so try not to worry, heres hoping it gets rid of your pain
 
after 9 weeks of this I'd try pretty much anything except more needles
 
totsy said:
ham,
a small dose shouldnt affect you too much side effect wise so try not to worry, heres hoping it gets rid of your pain
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Hehe dont bet on it I was on a small dose pretty much the smallest clinical dose when I had my side effects, and I know of a few other people on them who reported the same problems with waking up in the morning whilst on them.
 
old type anti depressants can cause tiredness especially at first hence why you usually take them at bed time and i think ham would be glad to be drowsy on a morning if it helped his pain
you werent on thyroxine by any chance aswell were you as they do not mix in many people
 
Amitryptyline, this is used for neruopathy also? My dr didn't tell me that. He told me i could take it for my moods and sleep disorder at night. I have over sensitive hearing, but now it's quite alot more sensitive. The hospital consultant told me i could take up to 15 mg (3 tablets). Plus what use is it for my behaviour if it is only taken at night? Its in the daytime i usually have to be careful of any interaction with other people. Maybe i should stop taking it. One, or three, lol, less pills to take.
 
Well 7 days in no side affects or any affects back on monday again this sucks can't wait for next year
 
hya ham,
sorry to hear its not working yet, maybe your gp will up it on monday?
let us know how u get on
 
HI
I dont want to put a dampner on things, as everyone is different when taking medication.

My husband was put on Amitriptylline as a painkiller and he totally went off sex :cry: , it supressed his drive, and even after stopping taking the pills after 3 months of being on them, his sex drive hasn`t come back :cry: . So it is something to enquire about. I know for a fact that there are a lot of antidepressants that have this effect

Jackie
 
I have been on 20mg Amytriptylene for about six weeks and its done wonders for my sciatic / neuropathic pain. Still have trouble getting going in the morning, but It's a small price to pay.
 
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