146 patient evaluations for Amitriptyline

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May 13, 2009 (Started Mar 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for insomnia)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for restless feeling in legs)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for pain in lower back)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (weight gain, dry mouth, headaches, shakiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: the major issue I have is weight gain, and extremely dry mouth,this causes dental issues
Side effects: shakiness, dry mouth, weight gain, headaches
  • 0 helpful marks

May 23, 2009 (Started Dec 20, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for excess saliva)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: this doesn't seem to be working for me, I will have to talk to my neuro about other alternatives
Cost: < $25 monthly

Feb 18, 2009 (Started Dec 20, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for excess saliva)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 27, 2009 (Started Sep 14, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Fibromyalgia, depression and pain)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (weight gain, headaches, sweet cravings)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: amitriptyline at first worked great for sleep, but soon stopped. would cause me to wake with very bad headaches.And it also made me very hungry all the time, I gained 3# in 2 1/2 weeks. started to get very depressed. But was fantastic for my FMS no neck,back, or shoulder pain( but I did have headaches)
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sweet cravings, weight gain, headaches
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 9, 2009 (Started Jan 10, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This medication is still working for me, and helps me sleep in addition to the relief I get from the muscle tightening.

Sep 14, 2008 (Started Jan 10, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: It can be taken on a regular basis on a regular doseage 25mg,50mg,etc 3xperday. I try not to do that at all, I am afraid my body would become used to it and not work anymore. So I stick with my one dose at bedtime.

Aug 19, 2008 (Started Jan 10, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Parkinson's disease)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I use this med at bedtime. My muscles would not relax, and it began to hurt, a lot. So when I take this med about 15min. before I go to bed I am able to let my body sink into the bed and relax. I have never had any side effects that I know of. And only take it once a day at bedtime.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 16, 2009 (Started )

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for sleep and anxiety)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Advice & Tips: i do not mind taking this medicine at night it seems to work ok with my trazadone
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 1, 2006 (Started Dec 01, 2002)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for excess saliva)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (insomnia)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 80 mg
Side effects: insomnia
  • 0 helpful marks

Oct 24, 2009 (Started Jun 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for restless feeling in legs)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 19, 2008 (Started Apr 30, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Aug 24, 2008 (Started Apr 30, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 24, 2009 (Started Dec 07, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fibromyalgia)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for insomnia)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (grogginess in morning, bad dreams)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: get at least 8 hours of sleep after taking meds otherwise you'll get sick
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: grogginess in morning, bad dreams, unrefreshing or poor sleep
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 6, 2009 (Started Oct 26, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (dry mouth, tiredness, grogginess)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: tiredness, grogginess, dry mouth

Jun 22, 2009 (Started Oct 26, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (dry mouth, grogginess)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: tiredness, grogginess, dry mouth

Feb 9, 2009 (Started Oct 26, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for insomnia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (dry mouth, grogginess)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I take this medication when necessary but I have halved the dose
Side effects: tiredness, grogginess, dry mouth
  • 0 helpful marks
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