Anyone?

[Eliza22]

I've been prescribed Naproxen (anti inflammatory), Losec (to counter the intestinal effects of the bloody Naproxen) and AMYTRIPTALYNE at night, a low dose for bone pain.

Amytriptalyne is an antidepressant. Anyone have experience of using it not for depression but for (early onset) arthritis? It worries me and my husband was and when I tol him what the consultant prescribed.

Anyone?

I think but don't quote me that Amytriptalyne is used in the management of pain relief. Something to do with it blocking of the nerve signals. I know that its often prescribed for neuralgia.

As you can see I was hopeless at biology and can't spell

I have mixed connective tissue disease (lupus mainly) and take 20mg of amitriptyline at night when I'm having a flare. It helps relax me enough to get to sleep and to sleep better (I can toss and tyrn all night otherwise with my achey joints). I hate the way it makes me feel foggy next morning though, so I only take it when I absolutely have to.

It is commonly used in rheumatic illnesses, MS and other chronic pain conditions like ME and fibromyalgia, as it works on the pain receptors in the brain. The dose is usually much lower than that used for depression though.

I was also prescribed naproxen, but find that diclofenac works better, and isn't as nasty on my innards. I still take ranitidine to prevent any tummy issues.

I feel like I rattle when I walk these days!

I don't know the medicines you've been prescribed, but very often there is more than one use for different medications. I was prescribed tablets for an inner ear problem that stated on the packet that they were for the treatment of schizophrenia and I had the same kind of reaction as your dh

I have gabapentin (an anti-epileptic drug) naproxen and nortriptlyn (similar to amytriptilyn) for pain. I feel strange about taking drugs intended for people with epilepsy and depression but they work so I need to get over that really.

I have to take the nortriptilyn at 8pm so that I am not too droswy in the morning. It does mean that i go to sleep early though :)

Ah, thanks ladies. It makes a little more sense to me now.

The consultant told me to take the amytriptalyne EVERY night though (?) The other two as and when necessary. Have to admit, I did tell him my sleep was really disturbed by aching joints and that the action of turning in bed would wake me, as it basically hurt. Maybe that's what he was thinking in prescribing something that a) might make me sleep more deeply so I'd not wake turning over AND b) help with this chronic pain.

I'm only young (49 but have been having steroid injections to my joints for years and my MRI scan showed more degeneration than was expected, for my age. That was ten years ago!

I just want to keep moving. Don't want to be like some seized up old croc in ten years time. My son's only 11 with asd/OCD.....so, it's important I'm HERE for him, into a ripe old age!

You can get withdrawal symptoms from stopping too quickly Eliza. They help me with the sleep and also with the nerve pain and hypersensivity that I get. I also have a son who probably has ASD (thought we were going to finally get a dx today but not yet.......... grrr) and they are hard work!