Amitriptyline causing high blood pressure

[ktb123]

Hi, to those of you using amitriptyline has this affected your blood pressure? I'm fit, not overweight mostly healthy diet, my blood pressure seems to have gone up since taking this. I've now upped to Ramipril 5mg this week, so hoping to see this fall, I am approaching 50 so could be an age thing. Ami has really helped with insomnia so dread to come off it! TIA

Nope been on it since 2009 and my blood pressure hasn't changed, it's still on the low side

Thanks, bumping to see if anyone else on this combination and if it has worked for you ..

I’ve been on it for 15 years. No change in blood pressure levels which have always been about 120/73.

I’m 57

This is interesting. It actually lists that it can lower BP rather than increase it which is why my GP was reluctant to prescribe as I have very low BP.

To start with, I did have issues with it dropping and fainted twice but this got better and indeed, my BP is at a more reasonable level, so maybe it has the opposite effect on some people?

Did you recently start the amitriptyline? I've often had this side effect when starting a new AD, but calms down after a couple of weeks. Perimeno can ramp up BP too, mine went mental.

What dose of ami are you on? I'm not on it for AD but for fibromyalgia so I'm only on 40mg

Thanks all I'm on 75 mg at night, sounds like it may just be me and down to genetics and age, I'll give it some time on Ramipril to see if this brings it down. Will keep an eye on diet and exercise