155 patient evaluations for Amitriptyline
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Jan 20, 2021 (Started Oct 06, 2016)
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EffectivenessModerate (for insomnia)
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Side effectsSevere
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AdherenceNever taken as prescribed
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BurdenVery hard to take
Dosage:
10 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
Take it as early in the evening or afternoon as possible. Otherwise you will be a zombie the next day.
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Jan 11, 2021 (Started Apr 19, 2012)
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EffectivenessNone (for increased need for sleep)
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EffectivenessModerate (for major depressive disorder)
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Side effectsMild (fluid retention weight gain, weight gain, slurred speech, hangover effect)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
200 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
Keep to your daily schedules, don't give into napping constantly, exercise regularly & don't become a couch potato!
Dec 15, 2018 (Started Apr 19, 2012)
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EffectivenessSlight (for increased need for sleep)
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EffectivenessModerate (for major depressive disorder)
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Side effectsMild (fluid retention weight gain, weight gain, slurred speech, hangover effect)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
200 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
Still have unexpected "depressive episodes" but they are b/c of my Major Depressive Disorder. (chemical imbalance in brain) Sometimes, I have to add an "extra" (100 mg) d/t lack of sleep/quality of sleep. But still think it's one of the best anti-depressants around. The ones that the pharmaceutical companies are cranking out have longer & longer side effects (Any advertised in magazine...takes up 3 pages!) Weight gain is something I have to fight with --along w/ post menopause, hypothyroidism, & clonazepam
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Aug 13, 2018 (Started Apr 19, 2012)
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EffectivenessMajor (for increased need for sleep)
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EffectivenessMajor (for major depressive disorder)
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Side effectsModerate (fluid retention weight gain, weight gain, slurred speech, hangover effect)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
200 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
Feeling hung-over in the morning & sudden impact of sleepiness after taken; take. medication right before you have eaten & are ready for bed. Its still the best anti-depressant I've EVER tried!
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Dec 15, 2017 (Started Apr 19, 2012)
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EffectivenessMajor (for major depressive disorder)
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Side effectsModerate (fluid retention weight gain, weight gain, slurred speech, hangover effect)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
200 mg
Daily
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Nov 10, 2017 (Started Apr 19, 2012)
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EffectivenessMajor (for major depressive disorder)
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Side effectsMild (fluid retention weight gain, weight gain, slurred speech, hangover effect)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
200 mg
Daily
Cost:
< $25 monthly
Aug 2, 2016 (Started Apr 19, 2012)
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EffectivenessModerate (for major depressive disorder)
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Side effectsMild (fluid retention weight gain, weight gain, slurred speech)
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
200 mg
Daily
Advice & Tips:
Elavil is becoming unfamiliar with psychiatrists these days; they seem to feel that the old tricylics don't work as well as all the SSRI's that are out there now. Personally, over the vast amount of years with my psychiatrist, we tried everything from A-Z......always came back to Elavil. The SSRI's had terrible side effects & did not work as well. I think it's been quite effective! The weight gain used to be bad until I was dxed w/ Type 2 Diabetes (not on medication/just diet & exercise & glucose monitoring daily) Now I've been losing weight.
Cost:
< $25 monthly
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Dec 17, 2020 (Started Jan 22, 2018)
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EffectivenessSlight (for undifferentiated connective tissue disease)
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EffectivenessSlight (for pain)
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EffectivenessSlight (for fibromyalgia)
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EffectivenessModerate (for insomnia)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
30 mg
Daily
Jan 27, 2018 (Started Jan 22, 2018)
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EffectivenessSlight (for fibromyalgia)
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EffectivenessMajor (for insomnia)
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EffectivenessModerate (for pain)
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Side effectsNone
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AdherenceAlways
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BurdenNot at all hard to take
Dosage:
30 mg
Daily
Cost:
< $25 monthly
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