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barb02

07-10-2009 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrsD (Post 535388)

at the low doses used for peripheral pain, there are not much
antidepressant effects.

Antidepressant doses start around 100mg or more a day.

The peripheral neuropathy --diabetic neuropathy doses are 10-25mg at night, as a rule. Some doctors go to 50, but that is
still low for Elavil.

In the old days I recall doses of this (long before SSRIs came out) up to 450mg a day! TCAs were the only antidepressants for decades!

I am going to try it once I am off neurontin. I am only going to take 10mg for the first five days, and then slowly increase it up to 30 mg if I can tolerate it. And I am taking it at night.

Natalie8

07-10-2009 03:01 PM

Hi Barb,

I took Elavil many years ago for sleep/depression issues. I was on it for about 7 months. I was not on a high dose - -wish I could remember what it was. Maybe 10 or 20 mg.? Don't be surprised if it makes you severely constipated so you may want to start doing fiber. I also gained 20 lbs. on it which I lost when I went off it and started exercising. Anyhow, good luck. I'm sorry you are feeling so cruddy these days and I hope you feel better soon. :hug:

Natalie

Erin524

07-10-2009 03:15 PM

I took amitriptyline for insomnia. Helped for a couple of months (didnt always take it every night) and then one day it just quit working.

It made me feel really weird, and it took me about a week to get off of it. I hated the way it made me felt, and getting off of it sucked mightily (I'd been taking it every day for a month or two the last couple of months I was using it)

barb02

07-10-2009 05:35 PM

Okay, you all are scaring me.:) I hate trying new meds. I am not too worried about the weight gain -- have already been experiencing that with neurontin. Maybe I will lose my appetitie like Laura.

Will buy some benefiber.

Hoping I do not have too many problems getting off of the neurontin.

dmplaura

07-10-2009 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barb02 (Post 535612)

Okay, you all are scaring me.:) I hate trying new meds. I am not too worried about the weight gain -- have already been experiencing that with neurontin. Maybe I will lose my appetitie like Laura.

I hope not! I forgot to eat and that's :eek:.

barb02

07-11-2009 07:29 AM

Laura, I did not mean to make light of your response. I just could not ever imagine forgeting to eat since I have had the opposite problems with neurontin.

barb02

08-02-2009 04:35 PM

Well, I only took the elavil for five days and then stopped. I could not stand how dried out it made me feel. Burning, itching eyes, and dry mouth and sinuses. I was also rather dizzy while on it. I have lost about 12 pounds in the three weeks I have been off of neurontin, but I am still dealing with nausea and stomach pains.

SallyC

08-02-2009 09:43 PM

(((((((((Barb))))))))

braingonebad

08-03-2009 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barb02 (Post 546431)

Sorry it went like that. What's up with the stomach thing, coming off neurontin does that? Hope that passes soon - that is no way to drop a few lbs.

:o

Maybe you could try lyrica or cymbalta if you haven't yet.

barb02

08-03-2009 06:14 PM

Already tried cymbalta - could not handle the nausea. I have an appointment with my neuro in two weeks.

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