Amitriptyline

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I have had huge issues with sleep since I have had kids. Two of my dcs slept badly for years, constant waking, totally unpredictable. We tried everything under the sun but it just took time. One of my dc had severe reflux and would wake constantly screaming every 45 mins for years, we brought him to drs, had allergy tests, brought him to osteopath, slept beside him, put him in a cot, checked for any physical problems with a Dr, nothing came up except bad reflux.
As a result my body just can't sleep , it's had a huge affect on my ability to sleep. Ironically I was someone who was a great sleeper and I really needed sleep , I would easily sleep 10 hours a night pre-kids and felt great on that
For around 7/8 years I had constant interruptions at night..in the end I just couldn't sleep and woke constantly even when my dcs all sleep now. I spent years like this and kept trying natural methods , magnesium, valerian, camomile, loads of exercise, avoiding caffeine, avoiding screens : all of which did absolutely nothing, literally nothing....
Finally after years of not really sleeping I went to the Dr and got amitriptyline, just 10mg for 4 weeks, it was a miracle cure for me, I felt amazing , like a new person!! I only took a month's worth and was fine, a year later I've had insomnia again and asked for it again and got a month's supply at 10mg. It works absolute wonders for my sleep, I feel so much better and am so much happier. I'm worried about finishing it , I try and alternate nights and i find my sleep is crap on the nights I don't take it, I wake and can't sleep again. I feel weird asking for it again as I'm sure it's dangerous fo become dependent and would drs discourage it's use? Also I'm worried that it's very bad for the liver, I've read that this drug causes liver issues?
I guess I'm looking for other people's experiences of this drug? Is it v bad fir the liver? Also is it weird asking for another prescription (I just had a month's supply) . Before a month's supply worked and I didn't take it for a year. I just feel embarrassed asking for it and having to book an appointment for this but I gave huge problems with sleep and its been amazing for me.

I’ve been on it 18 years at various levels. I can’t sleep under 100mg. I also used it for pain.

However I’ve had huge success with melatonin for sleep.

I also just never ever slept without medication . I did sleep clinics, cbt, the lot. Nothing worked except Amitryptiline or melatonin.

10mg is a very low dose. It changed my life too and taught me how to sleep again. I'm no longer on it but if I needed to, I would have no hesitation in taking it again. Lack of sleep is probably more damaging to your body.

Thats exactly it @Itstheprinciple , I felt awful not having any sleep, my immune system was low and I eat very unhealthy despite running and exercising every other day. Taking this was such a massive relief on mu body tbh.
For ppl who have it prescribed for years (I hope I'll go back to sleeping normally again without this aid and fully intend to try to once this prescription is finished) how does that work , do you go to the gp every month?

*felt very unhealthy not eat

I just got it on repeat every month. Reviews every 6 months or so

Hi OP, I was on it for 6 weeks. I slept so heavily that I slept through alarms and was late for work at least once a week. For this reason alone I wouldn't take it again.

At the time I was living with a flat mate who left the same time as me and she'd wake me if she hadn't seen me when she was leaving. I live on me own now so no chance of that!

But of course every body is different, I had a friend who had terrible dreams on it and felt exhausted so she stopped, but that didn't happen to me.

Thanks cricketmum.

I'm on 20mg for vestibular migraine and it has ended my 4 months of daily vertigo and given the bonus of better sleeping too. Gp has put it on repeat until I get to see ent.

I’ve had it on and off for decades and it’s on a repeat prescription for me as a sleep aid. I have autoimmune conditions which can cause quite a lot of joint pain which stop me sleeping, but this can be enough to let me fall asleep which then makes me feel better in the morning.

I get two months worth at a time then can request it on repeat up to six times a year.

Have an annual medication review but have had no problems with being a long term user of it. GP is happy it works for me and no further migraine treatment is needed.

Mine is prescribed by my neurologist with regular check ups so no issue with repeat prescriptions.

Sympathies op - There is nothing worse than insomnia and the feeling you are going mad with lack of sleep.

I had 20mg amytriplyline for two years+ for my back pain. I tried several times to come off unsuccessfully due to ttc or pregnancy. This always resulted in horrendous distressing insomnia.

This time I can of with help from my new clinical pain specialist who helped me with a totally new approach to helping me sleep. Totally the opposite of the trite sleep hygiene/ no phones / you need 8 hour mantra.

Now I can sleep well enough not to cause me problems without the drugs and my back is fine too now thanks to an injection.

Last night I fell asleep at 10 and woke up at 5am no getting up or awake time - so happy.

Hope you get sorted.

As for the repeat the gp just put on repeat for me to order a a collect each month.

Has anyone taken pesctiption meds for abdominal pain due to IBS

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which ones work well