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Amitriptyline Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Elavil, Saroten, Endep, Elatrol, Apo-amitriptyline
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
278 patients in the community are taking or have taken Amitriptyline.
Top 10 (Show all)
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
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| Pain | 82 | 29% |
| Other | 47 | 16% |
| Depression | 23 | 8% |
| Insomnia | 12 | 4% |
| Nerve pain (neuropathic pain) | 9 | 3% |
| Fatigue | 9 | 3% |
| Anxiety | 7 | 2% |
| Migraine Headaches | 6 | 2% |
| Difficulty sleeping through night | 4 | 1% |
| Sensation | 4 | 1% |
| Headaches | 4 | 1% |
| Emotional lability | 4 | 1% |
| General health | 4 | 1% |
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 3 | 1% |
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Amitriptyline or how long patients were taking Amitriptyline before stopping.
Currently Taking Amitriptyline
Stopped Taking Amitriptyline
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did not seem to work | 27 | 39% |  |
| Side effects too severe | 24 | 35% | |
| Other | 16 | 23% | |
| Doctor's advice | 8 | 12% | |
| Course of treatment ended | 7 | 10% | |
| Not indicated | 5 | 7% | |
| Personal research | 2 | 3% | |
| Expense | 1 | 1% | |
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 46 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 38% | 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 38% | 5 |
| Slight | 8% | 1 |
| None | 8% | 1 |
| Can't tell | 8% | 1 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 15% | 7 |
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| Moderate | 17% | 8 |
| Mild | 28% | 13 |
| None | 39% | 18 |
Top reported side-effects include: dry mouth, Makes me groggy during the day, Weight gain
Summary results are based on 46 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 46)
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- JesswithMS
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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by JesswithMS
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsSevere
- Nerve pain (neuropathic pain)
- Advice/Tips
- Be cautious in upping your dosage and if you feel it is not really working ask to be switched instead of increasing your dosage.
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- lizupatree
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: mild
- See profile
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by lizupatree
Aug 19, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Pain
- Advice/Tips
- When I first took this, it made me so fatigued I couldn't lift my head off the pillow until noon. I wanted to quit, but could not risk the burning pain returning. The fatigue from the meds disappeared completely by week #2.
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 08, 2009.