Amitriptyline for Anxiety and Stress User Reviews (Page 4)

• Rana
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 30, 2024

"I was first given amitriptyline 25mg for chronic hip pain due to a hip fracture (at some point when I was a child my hip fractured and I only found out after getting x-rays done that it never healed properly), but I was later diagnosed with severe anxiety and bipolar disorder, so now I take 25mg 3 times a day along with other meds to help. Personally, I haven't experienced weight gain or hunger pains, in fact, I'm eating less since starting these. They were awful to start with. I was given 25mg in the hospital and told to stay in bed. When I got up to go to the bathroom, I walked into the wall, haha. Now, I don't feel tired on them anymore. I've been on them for 15 years. It's not a miracle drug, you still experience pain and anxiety, amitriptyline just helps a little. Don't be afraid to try it. Start with a smaller dose."

• voncha
• December 3, 2010

Elavil (amitriptyline) "I've only been on Elavil 62.5mg since last night and I slept all the way through the night and woke up not so tired this morning. I was on 25mg at first but didn't work then up to 50mg and that didn't work. Now I am trying this dose and I feel so much better. I hope it continues to work for me at this dose. I took it about five hours before bedtime and I felt tired and went to bed five hours later after taking it at 6:20pm."

• Jim
• October 11, 2018

"First went on Endep after a breakup. 10 mg is very small, but I was on it for 2 years, and it was a godsend. 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 were little to no side effects on a small dose of 10 mg, but I did get irregular heartbeats when I went up to 25 mg. It's a drug that has worked 95% of the time."

• karnc...
• October 25, 2016

"Amitriptyline gives me a good sleep every night. I take 1x10mg 2 hours before sleep. Also, the tablet takes away any aches and pains in your body. A cure for panic attacks, which I used to have approximately 6 a month, is: stop drinking coffee or tea unless you change it to decaffeinated only, and the other cure that helps is: 4 or more cups of chamomile tea every day, no sugar and no milk in it. I normally leave the tea 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 approximately 3 years. Also, if you suffer from policeman's heel while walking, the only cure for that is: Skechers Shape-ups. I have been wearing them for years, and my pain has completely disappeared. I buy mine online."

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

"As I increased my dose (very slowly) from 10 to 40 mg, 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."

• Jodi
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 16, 2024

"I have been on 10 mg for 4 weeks now. Anxiety, depression, and widespread unexplained muscle and nerve pain are my issues. All of these have improved a great deal, and I have had no side effects. My doctor is increasing my dose to 20 mg to see if it helps even more."

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

"This is just my second day of amitriptyline, and I feel so doped and drugged out. The doctor gave it to me for severe anxiety (GAD), which I have suffered from for years. I could never tolerate the SSRIs, and so she is now trying the amitriptyline. I feel so out of it and depressed, I can hardly move off the couch, much less do anything around the house. I know this is a sedating antidepressant and it’s one of the older ones, but at such a small dose, will I ever get used to the sedating effects? Will it really help with the anxiety I have? I don’t want to feel like this if it’s not going to help, and all I feel is drugged out every day. I am taking it 3 hours before bedtime and sleeping until 10 a.m. the next morning. Should I change meds or give it a go? Thanks, guys."

• 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."

• 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 a 21-year-old female. Started out at 5 mg, made my way up to 20 mg as I am sensitive to medication. After failing on Prozac and Zoloft (I previously had Lexapro, and it stopped working and had adverse effects), I thought I’d try this as I also tried quetiapine. Not good. So, the 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. More panic attacks, racing heart, trembling hands-I couldn’t take it. I’m a single mom to a 1-year-old. I have generalized anxiety disorder and mild depression. Prior to this, my depression wasn’t that bad. Now it is. So, I will be going back to the doctor to try a different SSRI. Do not give up. There is hope!"

• 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."

• 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."

• avian
• April 10, 2017

"I have always suffered tiredness and depression whenever I didn't get a good night's sleep. I was sent to a specialist regarding an unrelated matter with chronic sinusitis. He said he diagnosed myofascial disorder and prescribed Endep 10 mg, and I couldn't believe the difference. No more waking up in a haze and feeling anxious. I have since had a difficult marriage breakup to deal with and increased the dose to 25 mg. I don't know how I would have coped without this drug. I hope to get back to the 10 mg 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 anxiety has started coming back—dizziness, shortness of breath, panicky, etc., so I started back on 25 mg. Other than the weight gain, the other side effect was dry mouth, so the trade-off of being able to 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."

• 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!"

• 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?"

• 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"

• 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."

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

"I've been on lorazepam 1 mg 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 it seems to help a little and I'm going to give it more time. I've read on the reviews of others which gives me hope."

• Jesterr
• February 13, 2014

"I've only been taking this for a month. I got 25 mg 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 well, it got rid of my headaches and made me less stressed."

• Wife...
• December 11, 2018

"I was recently taken off 2 mg 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."

• 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."

• Jiga
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 5, 2017

"After one of the worst years of my life, I developed anxiety, was prescribed Endep 25 mg, progressed to 50 mg, then 100 mg. Side effects were full on and included, but were not limited to dizziness, short-term memory loss, blackouts (momentary but scary), nightmares, indigestion, incredible tiredness (cloudy head, fuzziness), dry mouth, and one of the deepest, most horrible depressive states I have ever been in, which included suicidal thoughts, but hey, I didn't have anxiety! THIS IS A WARNING: if you develop suicidal thoughts while taking this drug, see a doctor immediately!"