Amitriptyline for Anxiety and Stress User Reviews (Page 4)

• Jim
• October 11, 2018

"First went on Endep after a break up, 10mg is very small but I was on it for 2 years and it was a god send, had some amazing sleeps, tried to get off and only managed to stay off for 1-2 weeks. More recently I've been off for about a month and I'm struggling, guess who is reaching for the pill tonight, lord knows I've tried to stay off but I need to sleep, for me there was little to no side effects on a small dose of 10mg but I did get irregular heart beats when I went up to 25mg, it's a drug that has worked 95% of the time,"

• karnc...
• October 25, 2016

"Amitriptyline give me a good sleep every night, I take 1x10mg 2 hrs before sleep. Also the tablet takes away any aches and pains on your body. A cure for panic attacks for which I used to have 6 approx a month is : Stop drinking Coffee or Tea unless you change it to Decaffinated only and the other cure that helps is : 4 or more cups of Camomile Tea every day ,no sugar and no milk in it. I normally leave the t-bag in the cup until I have drunk it. All these things have worked for me and I have not had any Panic attacks for approx 3 years. Also if you suffer with Policeman's heel while walking, the only cure for that is : Sketcher's Shape-ups, I have been wearing them for years and my pain has completely disappeared, I buy mine on line."

• LJano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 24, 2020

"As I increased my dose (very slowly) from 10 to 40mg I found my heart rate and blood pressure increased a lot. Yet I was also like a zombie. As I already have a heart condition the increased heart rate made that worse, so I had to wean myself back off it. Oh well, try something else for the pains I guess.."

• ShanW...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 30, 2018

"After reading so many amazing reviews about Amitriptyline I made my doctor try me with this. I’m 21 female. Started out at 5mg made my way up to 20mg as I am sensitive with medication. After failing on Prozac and Zoloft. (I previously had lexapro and it stopped working and did the adverse effect.) I thought I’d try this as I also tried Quetiapine. Not good. So first week I was okay, my anxiety heightened a little which is expected. As the weeks went on and the dose went up my mood went down, my anxiety heightened to a huge degree l. More panic attacks racing heart trembling hands I couldn’t take it. I’m a single mom to a 1 year old. I have generalised anxiety disorder and mild depression. Prior to this my depression wasn’t that bad. Now it is. So I will be going back to doctor to try a different SSRI. Do not give up. There is hope! I"

• Scare...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 27, 2016

"This is just my second day of amitript. and I feel so doped and drugged out...Dr gave it to me for severe anxiety (GAD) which I have suffered for years...I could never tolerate the SSRI's and so she is now trying the amtrip...I feel so out of it and depressed...cant hardly move off the couch much less do any things around the house...I know this is a sedating antidepressant and its the older ones but at such a small dose will I ever get use to the sedating effects and will it really help with the anxiety I have...I dont want to feel like this if its not going to ever help and alll I feel is drugged out every day...I am taking it 3 hours before bedtime and sleeping til 10am the next morning ..should I change meds or give it a go...thanks guys.x"

• Jessie...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 27, 2021

"Absolutely awful. Five weeks in and I’m a walking wreck. Can’t function, am so angry with everyone and can barely walk through weakness and fatigue. Head is dizzy and everything gives me a fright, even someone calling my name. I am so spaced out. Don’t understand why this medication hasn’t worked for me. It’s truly awful."

• Mojo
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 30, 2022

"I was warned that Amitriptyline might take a couple of weeks to work fully, but I can say that within 5-6 days my endless dark mood lifted & my sleep pattern vastly improved. The dark thoughts do still come but vanish quite fast. I should have started this a year ago but held off. Side effects (for me) are feeling tired & fatigued (getting less after a week), DO NOT DRIVE!.. Wait a while."

• Sasha
• April 5, 2011

"I have Lupus and am in pain and tired most of the day. It didn't matter how much sleep I got (which was interrupted most nights). I just started Elavil and found that it helped me to finally be able to sleep through the night. I felt a lot better during the day. I will note that it should be taken about 1/2 hour before bedtime because it will make you drowsy. It has also helped my mood and pain during the day."

• avian
• April 10, 2017

"I have always suffered tiredness depression whenever I didn't get a good night's sleep. I was sent to a specialist re an unrelated matter with chronic sinusitis. He said he diagnosed myofascial disorder and prescribed Endep 10g and I couldn't believe the difference. No more waking up in a haze and feeling anxious. I have since had a difficult marriage break up to deal with and increased the dose to 25mg. I don't know how I would have coped without this drug. I hope to get back to the 10mg once I have my life back once settlement is done and I move on."

• sarai...
• March 3, 2015

"I was given 100 mg a day to treat migraines. I ended up not having migraines but chronic tension headaches which it did not help BUT it helped my anxiety. I was having daily panic attacks and slowly, they were reduced. I gained 20 pounds in a few months and decided to stop taking it a month ago, feeling fine. This week the anixety has started coming back-dizziness, short of breath, panicky, etc. so I started back on 25mg. Other than the weight gain the other side effect was dry mouth so the trade of of being able tot live a normal life was worth it."

• AJB
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 19, 2024

"I can't rate amitriptyline highly enough. I have been prescribed this twice. Firstly for postnatal depression and now again 28 years later for anxiety and insomnia. It starts to work after about a week but it took 4 weeks to get me sleeping again, which was my biggest issue due to being anxious. Give it time is my best tip. And I needed to build up to 100mg for it to be most effective. This is quite high, but it is what I need. No side effects once it is in my system, just dry mouth to start with. They have saved me. I was really struggling."

• Jenn
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 11, 2019

"Switched to 25 mg amitriptyline from 60 mg of cymbalta. Was told to overlap for one week and have now taken the amitrip for exactly one week. Initially thought the deep sleep from it was amazing. Couldn't remember the last time I have slept that deeply and had such vivid dreams that I could (too clearly) remember. I kind of liked the "emotional numbness" I got from it. However the next day I would be so exhausted and out of it. At times I had to remind myself where I was and often struggled to find the words to form a complete sentence. I ate like I had the munchies( like I had just smoked weed). I also became quite paranoid that most people were out to get me. I definitely am stopping this drug as of tonight after becoming more teary-emotional, angry and overwhelmed than I could tolerate. The cymbalta is now looking very appealing."

• Qtip
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 12, 2019

"This is the worst. I took 25 mg last night and it has ruined my day. I can't move around. My arms feel heavy and I have had to lie down 5 times today. Why is my doctor prescribing this medicine to me for situational anxiety?"

• Lauren
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 12, 2023

"This whole year, my body was stressed. I was sick for months, and no one could figure out why. Then, after months of my period being worse, they found my iron was extremely low and a uterine fibroid which had to be removed because it was causing huge clots. So, after 3 months of every surgery, I felt a little better but not 100%. Then, my pulmonary doctor believed my vagus nerve was damaged. I had severe insomnia and body shakes and jolts at night. He prescribed me amitriptyline 10 to start. He warned me to give it a full month to work. The first few doses made me feel groggy and out of it, but finally, I got sleep that I haven't had all year. A week or 2 later, there was a huge change in my anxiety and depression, especially my IBS-c. It made me feel human again. So, he bumped me to 25mg, but I ended up going back to 10mg because the 25mg still made me feel groggy after a week. But I am forever grateful for this drug. Everyone can't believe the 180 I made. I can go out and actually be normal again."

• It he...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 2, 2021

"This has stopped my panic attacks also helped me with health anxiety after suffering very bad asthma attacks. It took 7 weeks to work started 10mg then 20mg then 25mg after 6 weeks in. I suffered with anxiety until asthma attacks. iI has helped me stay calm and helps me sleep. The only side effect is dry mouth which went after 5 weeks now take it every night hope this review helps people. Don’t be afraid to ask for help the coronavirus made me worry more because of my asthma and now I feel much more relaxed. I recommend trying it but it did take 3-5 weeks to start working on me you might be different. Take care all of you in the same situation"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 9, 2014

"Ive been on lorazepam 1mg 3x daily for over 10 years and recently had not been able to get them due to switching doctors and have been having horrible side effects. I've only been on this a short time but seems to help a little and going to give it more time. I've read on the reviews others which gives me hope."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 14, 2023

"This medication has changed my life - I was started on it for a gynecological issue, and a few weeks after I bumped up to 50 mg, I started feeling really good. Six months later, and I’ve never felt this good in my life! Pretty sure I had postpartum depression and didn’t recognize it. I was a total skeptic about antidepressants/anti-anxiety meds before, but now, I recommend it to everyone I know who is struggling with their mental health!"

• Jesterr
• February 13, 2014

"I've only been taking this for a month. I got 25mg of amitriptyline at night. I have anxiety attacks and sometimes I shake, this hasn't been helping at all with that. I also have insomnia which is the only thing it's helped for. I actually sleep but it gives me dry mouth and once I woke up and everything was spinning for the whole day. "

• T Blark
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 23, 2015

"I was prescribed this to help with my concussion that wasn't going away. It helped me sleep good throughout the night. The first few days i was extremely tired and had a hard time staying awake in school, but once your body gets used to it it works really good- it got rid of my headaches and made me less stressed"

• Wife...
• December 11, 2018

"I was recently taken off 2mg of Klonopin after being on them for 2 years daily. I'm slowly weaning myself off. I'm prescribed 60 mg of Celexa, 900 mg of Gabapentin and 75 mg of Elavil. The Elavil is so strong that I only take about 10 mg at night. So far it's helped with my anxiety and I'm sleeping great! I feel kind of foggy and I find myself zoning out a lot. I also twitch/jerk as I'm falling asleep and during sleep. I'm hopeful that this medication will work and stop or even ease my Pure O-OCD. The anxiety with the OCD is horrible!"

• Anonymous
• March 10, 2022

"My whole body was vibrating for nearly 6 months, I had convinced myself that there was something seriously wrong with me - my doctor prescribed amitriptyline. I took a tablet every night for a couple of days but I didn’t improve. A month a so later I was feeling even worse I could hear my whole body pumping and I was shaking from the vibrations - so decided to try amitriptyline and took 2 tablets a night, after a week of taking the 2 tablets I could slowly feel my body getting back to normal, nearly 3 weeks in and I feel so much better than I did."

• Ron
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 16, 2021

"I have tried 3 different anxiety meds and all have had really bad side affects so now on amitriptyline 10 mg to start off with. I have anxiety so bad I can't eat and the attacks are awful nearly all day and now have insomnia due to tablets they gave me. I hope amitriptyline works cause I am losing faith and feel I gonna stay this way forever. I have to slowly up my dose week by week only just started them but still couldn't sleep last night . Will I get better"

• Kev
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 27, 2021

"I have been taking Endep now for about 4 months I started off on the 25 milligrams and now I'm on the 15 mg I've noticed a change in my moods especially depression my anxiety is starting to level out. I am sleeping well at night no more tossing and turning and thinking the night away. I rate this drug 9 out of 10 I've tried other antidepressants which had an ok effect but let me lying in bed awake at night"

• Grayfox
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 22, 2022

"Prescribed to help with sleep this drug has made a significant difference in one week of taking it. The surprise was the benefit to my mood. Mind is clear and anxiety has abated. Sleeping very well especially after I chose the higher suggested dose of 20mg. I take it at night. No side effects after first few days. Early days but very encouraged."

• Lala
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 21, 2022

"It’s only been about 7 weeks. I started at 25mg and then increased to 50mg. This is the only thing that has helped me and I’ve tried so many ssri’s. I cannot believe the difference it has made in my life. Finally, I found something that has helped my anxiety and depression."