Amitriptyline - Occasional Side Effect Question?

I started getting auditory hallucinations when I increased the dosage of amitriptyline to 75mg,
It usually happens at bedtime and on awakening. I get a male voice repeating the Lord's prayer over and over. Fortunately it is not very loud so I manage to get to sleep fairly easily, and I don't seem to hear it in the day time apart from first thing in the morning. Ocassionally I hear the voice but can't make out the words, but I know it is the same thing being repeated, and sometimes I hear nothing at all. It is very bizzare though, I noticed that other people have experienced hearing music, such as rap music that is quiet loud, I guess I'm lucky really in comparison. One other thing I noticed with taking amitriptyline. it has made my tinnitus a lot worse than what it was.

Yes absolutely it does. I have been taking it at night for migraine prevention for 10 years. I am on 50mg at night. I see patterns and people and horrible witches in my bedroom. I am awake and they disappear seconds after I turn the light on. I don't have them during the day. I am used to it so don't get scared anymore. I have just started a weaning off programme to get back down to 25mg or under as I feel this drug is causing tinnitus and I am fed up with the morning drowsiness. It works very well i hardly get migraines anymore. I just hope this remains on the lower dose. I may even manage without it completely.

I have been taking this medicine for exactly two weeks. I was started on 100mg at bedtime. Then last night the seeing things started. I was so into the vision that I woke my husband and I got more aggressive when he kept telling me that no one was there. I searched the house over and over trying to find my daughter and it happened again today when I got home from the store, I thought my daughter was in the house because I seen her car. I rushed into the house and I thought she was running away from me and her car was. I went as far as I could, I called her and left her a message wanting to know why she left with out telling me bye . She called me just a few minutes ago and she said she was not here at all since the 30th of January and today is the 12th of February.

I wasn't seeing things, but it made me have panic attacks, overly anxious, loss of appetite. I had to get off of it. I was on 10mg, for two days we upped it to 20mg, and that was a lot worse. This drug, evidently, was not for me. 3 of the worst weeks in my life.

Thanks everyone! To answer some questions: I am only on 10 MG and have had NO migraines since starting, which is a HUGE relief, because I was getting them 3 or 4 times in a 7 day time frame from when they started and some of them lasted for almost 3 days at a time

https://www.drugs.com/sfx/amitriptyline-side-effects.html

This med has a million side effects I personally won't take something with a list this long. I would call the doctor and have you had a migraine since starting it?

I've been on it for 35 yrs. I've never had that experience. You need to tell the dr, this can be a sign of a serious complication. How much are you taking?

Hello HNM122

As the other two posters have said hallucinations is a known side effect of this drug. However there are alternative medications. So if you are finding the hallucinations troublesome contact your Doctor.

Take care

Hi, i agree with Pledge, this is a 'normal' side effect. I have been taking Amitriptyline for several years, an even during the induction phase (first 4 weeks), i didn't experience this. I cam completely understand how this is causing anxiety. I take a combination of medications, and if i miss one out (due to running out of tablets), i suffer with hallucinations - mainly seeing fly's/bugs in front of me, not nice! You need to discuss this with your doctor. I hope you get on well!

Hello NHM122. The side effect you are experiencing (seeing things) is considered (I am not a doctor) not to be a normal side effect. I suggest you contact your doctor. Regards pledge