Also, anyone on Amitriptyline - have you had issues with weight gain? I just shed 30 pounds of Paxil weight and don't want to go there again.[/QUOTE]


I was also concerned about the possibiltiy of weight gain with Amitriptyline. I lost 40 lbs 4 years ago and was determined not to gain it back. I have been taking low Amitriptyline since 8/2010. I'm currently on 10 mg in the am and 30 mg in the pm and have not had any problem with weight gain. If you're willing to share, I would be interested in your Paxil history. As I've posted previously, I continue to wonder if my idiopathic neuropathy might have been actually related to my Paxil use. My neuropathy began in my feet after I had been taking Paxil for 8-9 years. and within 6 months moved into my hands prompting me to taper/discontinue Paxil. I had a difficult withdrawal followed by progression of my neuropathy until it became full-body within 6 months of discontinuing Paxil. I've located anecdotal reports online of others with similar histories, but I've found nothing in the literature to support this, except that paresthesias are reported as a side effect of Paxil.