Elavil (amitriptyline) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Amitriptyline
What is Elavil?
Elavil, a brand name for 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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Other | 2 |
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1 | ||||
| Migraine Headaches | 1 | 0 | |||||
| frequent bathroom use | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) | 1 |
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1 |
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Personal research
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1 | 100% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 100% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- Dirty Butter
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: mild
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- Dirty Butter
- 25 mg daily
- since Oct 01, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
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Side Effects
Moderate
- Advice/Tips I actually take Triavil, which is a combination of 10mg Amitryptiline and 2 mg Perphen, but there's no way to record this combination drug together. I don't ... See full evaluation
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Report created on November 22, 2009.