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Originally Posted by mrsD
I'd ask the doctor to check for long QT syndrome(heart). Amitriptyline is a drug which can make this worse, and it is potentially serious. (and sometimes deadly)
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This rings a bell... you may think I'm a bit nutty, but over the last few years I sometimes had the feeling - always in bed just before falling asleep - that my heart started a beat and then "waited" a while before continuing. I could literally feel that in my chest/throat, very unnerving. I'm almost sure it is related to this.
I read that the LQTS 3 version mostly happens when you are at rest or sleeping. This means it was probably not initially caused by amitriptyline, but surely can make be made worse by it.
I will ask the doc for an ECG, and I would not be surprised at all if you "called it". I will also propose to gradually go off the amitriptyline.
Thanks, as always.