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Old 10-31-2014, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Hcarmen View Post
Hi all,
My neurologist is wanting me to take Amitryptaline for post concussion syndrome and what he thinks are silent migraines.
Have any of you tried this drug? What were the first few weeks like? Did it work for you?
This was the first headache preventive medication I used. It made me VERY sleepy at first, but that improved over time. It did help reduce my headaches, though that took a little while as well.

Ultimately, I had to go off it because it made me too dizzy at the dose I needed to fully eradicate the headaches, but it was the first thing that actually helped get my headaches under control.
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Persistent headaches, fatigue, slowed cognitive functions, depression
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Sciatica/piriformis syndrome with numbness & loss of reflex


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