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Amitriptyline Treatment Report

Brand Names: Elavil, Saroten, Tryptizol, Endep, Amineurin, Trepiline
Generic Name: Amitriptyline

What is Amitriptyline? Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant approved for the treatment of depression. Off label amitripyline is used for certain chronic and neuropathic (nerve) pain and for prevention of migraine headaches.

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


Reasons taken

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

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Excess saliva 67 34%
Emotional lability 29 15%
Insomnia 21 10%
Other 14 7%
Pain 10 5%
Anxiety 9 4%
disease-related symptoms 8 4%
Depression 7 3%
Stiffness/Spasticity 4 2%
Don't know 2 1%
Slow my ALS progress 2 1%
General health 2 1%
Support another treatment 2 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Amitriptyline.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show top 10)

  50mg as needed daily 1 tbs. daily 2 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 37 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 70 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 500 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 14 Number of Patients: 14 31 Number of Patients: 31 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 35 Number of Patients: 35 2 Number of Patients: 2 14 Number of Patients: 14 15 Number of Patients: 15 2 Number of Patients: 2 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
3
3
5
13
12
33

Stopped Taking Amitriptyline

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
6
5
6
8
7
3
Why Patients Stopped Taking Amitriptyline (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 10 29% Did not seem to work: 29%
Side effects too severe 10 29% Side effects too severe: 29%
Doctor's advice 8 23% Doctor's advice: 23%
Other 7 20% Other: 20%
Course of treatment ended 2 6% Course of treatment ended: 6%
Personal research 1 3% Personal research: 3%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 23 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 100% 3

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 9% 2
Moderate 9% 2
Mild 35% 8
None 48% 11

Top reported side-effects include: dry mouth, Makes me groggy during the day, Weight gain

Summary results are based on 23 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 23)

  • Li2CO3
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • Li2CO3
  • by Li2CO3
    Oct 25, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Insomnia

  • janik
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
    Type: Upper Motor Neuron
    See profile
  • janik
  • by janik
    Feb 20, 2001
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Pain

See all evaluation results for Amitriptyline

Report created on November 08, 2009.