Hi Head Pain,
I guess the doctor who prescribed my amitriptyline didn't beleive in tapering up. He started me on 50 mg and it was rough at first. All I wanted to do was eat and sleep. I was sleeping 15 hours a night on the weekends and had a fierce craving for chocolate milk shakes. I gained 10 pounds in 6 weeks and my cholesterol went up from all those milk shakes. It also made my heart race and I had to start taking a beta blocker. BUT....the amitriptyline worked better for my nerve pain than any other drug I had tried. I found that a good dose for me is 40 mg.

What dose are you up to now? Is your pain getting better? I sure hope so.
Cheryl