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Brand Names: Apo-amitriptyline, Elatrol, Elavil, Endep, Laroxyl, Saroten, Sarotex, Tryptizol
See also: Apo-amitriptyline

What is Amitriptyline? Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidpressant approved for the treatment of depression. Off label amitripyline is used for certain chronic and neuropathic (nerve) pain and for prevention of migraine headaches. Read more...Click to read more below

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.


Reasons Taken

138 patients in the community are taking or have taken Amitriptyline.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Excess saliva 49 35%
Insomnia 15 10%
Emotional lability 15 10%
Other 13 9%
Pain 10 7%
disease-related symptoms 8 5%
Anxiety 7 5%
Depression 7 5%
Stiffness/spasticity 4 2%
Slow my ALS progress 2 1%
Don't know 2 1%
General health 2 1%
Fatigue 1 <1%
Support another treatment 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Amitriptyline.

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All (Show Top 10)

  0 mg day 0 mg none 1 tbs. day 2 mg day 8 mg day 0 mg none 10 mg day 20 mg day 25 mg day 349.993000139997 mg week 30 mg day 50 mg day 70 mg day 75 mg day 80 mg day 100 mg day 200 mg day 500 mg day
  5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 15 Number of Patients: 15 20 Number of Patients: 20 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 25 Number of Patients: 25 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Amitriptyline or how long patients were taking Amitriptyline before stopping.

Currently taking Amitriptyline

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
6
10
13
19
29

Stopped taking Amitriptyline

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
1
2
6
2
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Amitriptyline (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 6 40% Did not seem to work: 40%
Side effects too severe 6 40% Side effects too severe: 40%
Other 3 20% Other: 20%
Doctor's advice 2 13% Doctor's advice: 13%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 7 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 100% 2

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 14% 1
Mild 29% 2
None 57% 4

Top reported side-effects include: "Hangover effect", next day, makes me groggy durning the day, excessive sleepiness

Summary results are based on 7 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 7)

  • amberwell
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: mild
    Legs: severe
    See profile
  • amberwell
  • by amberwell
    Sep 09, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Neuropathic pain
Advice/Tips
Helps at bedtime to stop the repeating pain in legs and foot

  • Li2CO3
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: none
    Legs: mild
    See profile
  • Li2CO3
  • by Li2CO3
    Sep 11, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Insomnia

See all evaluation results for Amitriptyline



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