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125 patient evaluations for Amitriptyline

AnninSC

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 11 yrs

Mentor

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by AnninSC
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**Purpose:** Insomnia *(Started Jan 01, 2000)*
Date	Dosage	Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 05, 2012	25 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	A little
Feb 16, 2011	25 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

lilybet

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 0

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Moderate

Rx Therapy

52 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by lilybet
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**Purposes:** Chronic pain, Fibromyalgia, and Other *(Started Sep 06, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Chronic pain Efficacy
Feb 23, 2012	20 mg Daily
Sep 15, 2011	20 mg Daily	?
Sep 09, 2008	10 mg Daily

Date: Sep 15, 2011
Advice & Tips: Amitriptyline is first-rate for fibromyalgia, the drug of choice to start with. For me, it improves sleep and pain. Studies have proven this. Not sure about depression, though. I take other meds for that.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Sep 09, 2008
Advice & Tips: If you've got fibromyalgia and your doctor prescribes amitriptyline, take it. It works.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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origin

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 3 yrs

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by origin
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**Purpose:** Pain *(Started Dec 15, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 20, 2012	30 mg Daily	Slight	Moderate	Always	Not at all

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mardijuel

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: All

function: Some

external_stress: Most

Stickman: most
Description:F37y
CFS:3y Dx
FM:2y Dx
by mardijuel
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**Purpose:** Difficulty sleeping through night *(Started Jan 06, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 15, 2012	10 mg Daily	Major	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Sep 29, 2011	10 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Weight gain

Date: Sep 29, 2011
Advice & Tips: Endep makes me hungry and crave carbs. So I reduced dose to 25mgs and take it later at night.

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kljones

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 16 yrs

Type: Secondary Progressive

Relapse: Moderate

Sensation: None

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe
by kljones
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**Purposes:** Pain and Other *(Started May 28, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Pain Efficacy	Other Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 13, 2012		Moderate	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Sep 13, 2010		?Can't tell	?Can't tell	None	Always	Not at all

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fleur

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 38 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: mild

Vision: none

Speech: mild

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate
by fleur
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**Purpose:** Improve communication *(Started Nov 12, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 04, 2012	25 mg Daily	Slight	Moderate	Always	A little
Jul 03, 2011	25 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jul 03, 2011
Advice & Tips: the higher dosage caused nighttime incontinence
Cost: < $25 monthly

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daiggle

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

ADHD/ADD

Depression: 1

Mania: 1

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 4

External Stress: Moderate

Rx Therapy

60 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Moderate
by daiggle
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**Purposes:** Diabetic Neuropathy and Treat my mood condition(s) *(Started Apr 25, 1997)*
Date	Dosage	Diabetic Neuropathy Efficacy	Treat my mood condition(s) Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 20, 2012	75 mg Daily	Major	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Sep 07, 2010	75 mg Daily		Major	None	Always	Not at all
Jan 11, 2010	75 mg Daily		Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Sep 07, 2010
Advice & Tips: I orginally started taking Amptriptyline in the lowest dose for Diabetic Neuropathy, but when I was diagnosed as Bipolar in 2007 the doseage was upped to the current 75 mg to cover both diseases.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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jrmccraney

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: Unreported

Fatigue: Unreported

Sleep: Unreported

Stiffness: Unreported

Function: Unreported

External_stress: Unreported

Stickman: unreported
Description:F51y
CFS:10y Dx
FM:10y Dx
by jrmccraney
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**Purposes:** Insomnia, Fibromyalgia, and Pain *(Started Jul 01, 2002)*
Date	Dosage	Insomnia Efficacy	Fibromyalgia Efficacy	Pain Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 31, 2011	25 mg Daily

Date: Dec 31, 2011
Advice & Tips: This definitely helps with the problems I have sleeping, getting to sleep, staying asleep, getting restorative sleep, depression, and pain. I can tell more when I miss 2 or more nights, usually caused by a refill problem. I try to never run out and have to go without a dose. Missing doses causes all my problems like with sleeping, pain, and depression to become worse and my other medications don't seem as effective. I really take a nose dive if more than 2 doses are missed. Missing only 1 is tolerable, missing anymore becomes a big problem. I get anxious, teary, sleepless, and I feel hopeless. It is a horrible feeling.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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grampa

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

MSA: 7 yrs

Type: Striatonigral degeneration (MSA-p)

Mood: Good

Cognition: Mild

Autonomic: Mild

Head: moderate

Arms: severe

Legs: moderate

Tremors: none
by grampa
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**Purposes:** Reduce muscle tension at bedtime and Muscle tension *(Started Oct 01, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Reduce muscle tension at bedtime Efficacy	Muscle tension Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 03, 2011	25 mg Daily	Moderate		None	Usually	Not at all
Sep 14, 2011	25 mg Daily	Slight		None	Always	Not at all
Apr 09, 2011	25 mg Daily	Moderate		None	Always	Not at all
Jun 28, 2010	25 mg Daily		?Can't tell	None	Always	Not at all
Feb 08, 2010	25 mg Daily		Slight	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Dec 03, 2011
Advice & Tips: I tried taking 1/2 dosage for 1-2 weeks, since any pain symptoms had stopped. I found that when I woke up in the morning, muscle tension was increasing to the point of discomfort. I immediately resumed the prescribed dosage (25 mg).
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Sep 14, 2011
Advice & Tips: was more important when I had pain at bedtime
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Apr 09, 2011
Advice & Tips: No negative side effects; most days are pain-free, but don't know if this is just where I am today, or whether the drug is contributing
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Feb 08, 2010
Advice & Tips: In low dosage, it helped me to relax muscles and overcome pain to sleep better
Cost: < $25 monthly

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johnzimm

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: None

Fatigue: Little

Sleep: None

Stiffness: None

function: All

external_stress: Some

Stickman: none
Description:M34y
FM:2y Dx
by johnzimm
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**Purposes:** Fibromyalgia and Insomnia *(Started Oct 27, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Fibromyalgia Efficacy	Insomnia Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 22, 2011	150 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Nov 07, 2011	150 mg Daily	Slight	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Nov 06, 2011	150 mg Daily	Slight	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Nov 05, 2011	150 mg Daily	Slight	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

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