Tribe.net. Local Connections $item.owner.firstName http://DepressionTribe.tribe.net/thread/10a90108-e898-4c10-a86c-7eae79786e06#96f7eb3a-2281-4c0c-8df9-76581685f95b 2009-06-16T18:45:02Z 2009-06-16T18:45:02Z

I have been on amitriptyline for 3 weeks so far- i am mainly taking it because it is supposed to help my narcolepsy ( i am also clinically depressed and had an awful reaction to Lexapro and several other drugs)- i feel no reaction, good or bad yet . I am really hoping it will help but will only stay on it another week or so. I have very violent dreams one after the other and am up about every 15 minutes.

$item.owner.firstName 2009-06-16T18:45:02Z Atreides http://DepressionTribe.tribe.net/thread/10a90108-e898-4c10-a86c-7eae79786e06#cf4b08db-565c-4a0e-bd0e-8f66248ee5e9 2009-05-08T14:15:25Z 2009-05-08T14:15:25Z

*sigh* Yeah. I hear ya

Atreides 2009-05-08T14:15:25Z Darla http://DepressionTribe.tribe.net/thread/10a90108-e898-4c10-a86c-7eae79786e06#53aaf96e-c790-42cd-8a42-deb16b95cd27 2009-05-07T00:55:32Z 2009-05-07T00:55:32Z

What's a libido? (JK)

Darla 2009-05-07T00:55:32Z Atreides http://DepressionTribe.tribe.net/thread/10a90108-e898-4c10-a86c-7eae79786e06#73948ba6-072c-45f0-9ec5-5e2f34c5ee93 2009-05-06T21:47:25Z 2009-05-06T21:47:25Z

My wife takes a large dose (100mg) of Amitryiptylene for neuropathy and I take a very small dose (10 mgs) for GI problems. Mine is not enough to sedate me, but hers did, initially. We each take other things for depression.

Atreides 2009-05-06T21:47:25Z ♪∆♥€ http://DepressionTribe.tribe.net/thread/10a90108-e898-4c10-a86c-7eae79786e06#df3cc1f8-4297-4a81-8692-196034177587 2009-05-05T17:06:22Z 2009-05-05T17:06:22Z

I have been on amitriptyline for about a month now. It does seem to be helping with the depression and it does seem to be helping me get to sleep faster and better. The only negative side effect so far is that the ol' libido has taken another dive same as with Effexxor.

♪∆♥€ 2009-05-05T17:06:22Z ♪∆♥€ http://DepressionTribe.tribe.net/thread/10a90108-e898-4c10-a86c-7eae79786e06#a6e28e90-a1cb-46a7-bd26-2f9710b27120 2009-04-08T16:24:11Z 2009-04-08T16:24:11Z

But no one has any horror stories, like w/Effexxor?

♪∆♥€ 2009-04-08T16:24:11Z just b http://DepressionTribe.tribe.net/thread/10a90108-e898-4c10-a86c-7eae79786e06#82418718-95b6-45ed-bf88-ac93f62e2780 2009-04-07T20:55:01Z 2009-04-07T20:55:01Z

i take it for the week before my period, to help with the pmdd. it works okay, but makes me very, very drowsy, and if i take it any other time, i feel it makes my suicidality greater since it saps my energy so much, and i usually don't want to get out of bed 'itl 4 pm. i take it as little as possible. i'm very sensitive to its sedative effect, but i don't see any other side effects from it.

just b 2009-04-07T20:55:01Z Leah http://DepressionTribe.tribe.net/thread/10a90108-e898-4c10-a86c-7eae79786e06#bd567b2e-3fbc-4361-b784-0af3239e2373 2009-04-07T20:49:02Z 2009-04-07T20:49:02Z

You're right, Lisa. I do remember having to increase the dose for it to keep working.

Leah 2009-04-07T20:49:02Z Lisa http://DepressionTribe.tribe.net/thread/10a90108-e898-4c10-a86c-7eae79786e06#2bb74fa0-53a2-47c0-a755-515ac2f10c74 2009-04-07T05:39:31Z 2009-04-07T05:39:31Z

Leah is right. The "name brand" for Amitriptyline is Elavil and I too have used it with great success. Unfortunately it's one of those medications that you have to keep increasing in order for it to continue to be effective. ~Lisa H. PS: Even my cat's been prescribed Elavil to help him relax and not be stressed about a move! lol

Lisa 2009-04-07T05:39:31Z Leah http://DepressionTribe.tribe.net/thread/10a90108-e898-4c10-a86c-7eae79786e06#479732a4-dcf5-417b-bdbc-16fa777ded71 2009-04-06T05:04:09Z 2009-04-06T05:04:09Z

Unless I'm mistaken, amitriptyline hydrochloride is also known as Elavil. I took it many years ago with good success. When I changed doctors due to insurance change, the new doctor refused to continue my script and I was forced to wean off of Elavil. I don't recall any negative side effects while I was on it. Then again, that was in 1989.

Leah 2009-04-06T05:04:09Z ♪∆♥€ http://DepressionTribe.tribe.net/thread/10a90108-e898-4c10-a86c-7eae79786e06#44a24320-0e4d-4af1-a02a-b423b8acaef8 2009-04-06T00:59:45Z 2009-04-06T00:59:45Z

Been w/o a psychiatrist for well over a year, been off Effexor about a year. Could feel depression returning, but finding a psychiatrist who takes Medi-Cal is like trying to find the needle in the haystack. My GP just put me back on Amitriptyline. I was on it several years ago and don't recall any negative side effects, don't recall why I stopped. Anybody got anything to say about this stuff? Does it also go by another name? Thanks.

♪∆♥€ 2009-04-06T00:59:45Z