146 patient evaluations for Amitriptyline

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Jul 28, 2010 (Started Apr 29, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: did not help at all and I gained weight
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 3, 2010 (Started Oct 27, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for emotional lability)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I take 3 pills each evening (25 mg each). I noticed on a recent road trip that I was extremely fatigued each evening and ended up crying uncontrollably over nothing. I increased my intake to 4 pills only when fatigued. It helped tremendously.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 23, 2009 (Started Oct 27, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for emotional lability)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 3, 2010 (Started Jul 02, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for excess saliva)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 28, 2010 (Started Jul 25, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for sleep problems)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 11, 2010 (Started Feb 25, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 13, 2010 (Started Mar 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), dry mouth, headaches, grogginess, bad taste in mouth, mood changes, vertigo)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: vertigo, grogginess, bad taste in mouth, mood changes, dry mouth, excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), headaches, headaches

Apr 17, 2010 (Started Mar 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), dry mouth, headaches, grogginess, bad taste in mouth, mood changes, vertigo)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: vertigo, grogginess, bad taste in mouth, mood changes, dry mouth, excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), headaches, headaches

May 22, 2009 (Started Mar 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), dry mouth, headaches, grogginess, bad taste in mouth, mood changes)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
Side effects: vertigo, grogginess, bad taste in mouth, mood changes, dry mouth, excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), headaches, headaches

May 7, 2009 (Started Mar 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), dry mouth, headaches, grogginess, bad taste in mouth, mood changes)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I find that this medication works well for a while and then it looses its effectiveness.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: vertigo, grogginess, bad taste in mouth, mood changes, dry mouth, excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), headaches, headaches

Apr 14, 2009 (Started Mar 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), dry mouth, headaches, grogginess, bad taste in mouth, mood changes)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: vertigo, grogginess, bad taste in mouth, mood changes, dry mouth, excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), headaches, headaches

Apr 7, 2009 (Started Mar 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), dry mouth, grogginess, bad taste in mouth, mood changes)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg All the time (24/7)
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: vertigo, grogginess, bad taste in mouth, mood changes, dry mouth, excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), headaches, headaches

Apr 2, 2009 (Started Mar 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), dry mouth, grogginess)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg All the time (24/7)
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: vertigo, grogginess, bad taste in mouth, mood changes, dry mouth, excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), headaches, headaches
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 16, 2010 (Started Jun 07, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 13, 2010 (Started Sep 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for migraine headaches)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (drowsiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Was very effective initially for making me feel better rested. Started at 10mg at bedtime for 3 weeks and then upped to 20mg at bedtime for several months. After about a month and a half migraine frequency was reduced and length of attacks was reduced. After about five months the migraines started coming more frequently again and were lasting longer. Neurologist recommended that I increase the dose and see if that helped and keep doing that every few weeks until either the frequency of the attacks was manageable or the side effects became intolerable. Went to 30mg at bedtime but found I couldn't get up in the morning as I was too drowsy. Started taking 30mg at dinnertime but found that I couldn't stay alert long enough to get anything accomplished in the evening (I work full time, go to school part time, and have two kids and a husband that works 70+ hours a week so evening productivity is vital!) so I asked to try something else. Waiting for my next appointment with the neuro which is unfortunately 6 months away. Pharmacy was then unable to get the 10mg tablets so I was switched to one 25mg tablet. In the meantime I was officially diagnosed with Fibromyalgia by another specialist and she recommended that I be weaned off of the Amitriptyline for now so we can properly assess my reaction to Lyrica. I had absolutely no reduction in the Fibromyalgia pain from the Amitriptyline.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: drowsiness
  • 0 helpful marks

May 3, 2010 (Started Jul 10, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fibromyalgia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 6, 2010 (Started Mar 10, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for restless feeling in legs)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for jaw pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for sleep problems)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: slightly drowsy for about 1 hour after taking them, help me sleep.

Jun 15, 2010 (Started Mar 10, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for restless feeling in legs)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for jaw pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for sleep problems)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: helped with jaw pain alot, restless leg, seems to have gotten a little worse over the last 3/4 weeks, they help me sleep.

Jan 5, 2010 (Started Mar 10, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for restless feeling in legs)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for jaw pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for sleep problems)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips: helped with jaw pain alot, restless leg settled quite alot and helped me sleep
  • 0 helpful marks
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