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Taking Amitriptyline
190 Patients currently take Amitriptyline
51 Patients stopped taking Amitriptyline
SLea
Mouth/throat: severe
Arms: moderate
Chest: moderate
Legs: moderate
SLea
2 mg daily since Feb 07, 2008
nPAIN24/7
Flare-up: severe
Sensation: severe
Overall: moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: moderate
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
nPAIN24/7
since Apr 13, 2008
lilybet
Depression: 2
Emotional: 2
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 1
Mania: 1
Physical: 1
External Stress: Severe
48 F
Function: Low
Distress: Low
lilybet
10 mg daily since Sep 06, 2006

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Brand Names: Elavil, Saroten

Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidpressant approved for the treatment of depression. Brand names include Elavil®, Tryptanol®, Endep®, Elatrol®, and Tryptizol® Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Amitriptyline

Excess saliva
Excess saliva: 100% 40
Other
Other: 100% 40
Pain
Pain: 70% 28
Depression
Depression: 32% 13
Insomnia
Insomnia: 32% 13
Emotional lability
Emotional lability: 28% 11
Anxiety
Anxiety: 25% 10
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 18% 7
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 15% 6
General health
General health: 12% 5
Stiffness/spasticity
Stiffness/spasticity: 10% 4
Not indicated
Not indicated: 10% 4
Don't know
Don't know: 8% 3
Fatigue
Fatigue: 5% 2
Headaches
Headaches: 5% 2
Bladder problems
Bladder problems: 2% 1
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence): 2% 1
Mood swings
Mood swings: 2% 1
Pain, chronic
Pain, chronic: 2% 1

Patient Dosages

1 mg daily 2 mg daily 5 mg daily 8 mg daily 10 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 35 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 70 mg daily 75 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 500 mg daily 1 tbs. daily 2.5 mg as needed 10 mg as needed 20 mg as needed 25 mg as needed 50 mg as needed N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 28 Number of Patients: 28 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 38 Number of Patients: 38 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 46 Number of Patients: 46 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 40 Number of Patients: 40  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Amitriptyline

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
3
18
19
32
18
44

Why Patients Stopped Taking Amitriptyline (multiple reasons could be selected)

Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 100% 22
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 86% 19
Other
Other: 50% 11
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 45% 10
Not indicated
Not indicated: 23% 5
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 14% 3
Expense
Expense: 9% 2
Personal research
Personal research: 9% 2

How Long Patients Took Amitriptyline Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
7
14
9
7
2
8

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Amitriptyline Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 7
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 57% 4
2 stars2 stars
2: 57% 4
1 star
1: 86% 6


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