Re: Just been prescribed Amitriptyline
Originally Posted by
Nikibee
OMG! The way you describe your anxiety around taking medication is exactly what I experience, imagining I'm having any of the possible side effects and also panic attacks following taking anything that is not paracetamol.
I too have been prescribed a 10mg dose of amitriptyline, but it has so far been sat on my bedside table as I am too worried to take it.
I am suffering from tension headaches, anxiety and insomnia.
Any encouragement would be gratefully appreciated!
The only side effects I'm getting from this drug are dry mouth and mildly dry eyes. Also it's hard to drag yourself out of bed at 50mg
My GP gave me license to experiment from 10-50mg. I've settled at the moment on 10mg in the morning and 25mg evening.
I'd say 10mg is a low dose, the side effects should be any cause for concern, but of course it's your choice, I can only tell you my experience.
I find amitriptyline probably has the lowest SE profile of any drug I've taken on prescription (obviously OTC medications are milder).
I always trust my GP that a drug won't interact with any existing ones I'm already on, but every drug has it's SEs, it just depends what you can tolerate.
All I can say is I found this one had only mild side effects at low doses.
Good luck
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