[filipe]

Hi,

I started to take Amtriptiline, 25mg, one week ago, and I'm i'm becoming very dizy, from day to day. Is it normal? Is it a side effect that goes away? For instances, tody I'm very, very dizy. It happens mostly when I do sudden moves or if I drop my head.

Thank you

[mrsD]

If you are using other medications? There could be an additive effect with them.

If you are still taking the Gingko? I'd stop using that.

Most side effects with amitriptyline last only 2 weeks or so.

[filipe]

Hi,

My diziness started since I started taking Amtriptiline. And it is increasing... I feel very odd, and away. I think I'm not here, if you know what I mean. I am still taking Gingko. In fact I'm taking Gingko since August. Do you think is too much? I think my diziness (sometimes I think I'm going to faint, when I drop too much my head) is from Amtriptiline, or is a coincidence (there are a lot since I started with this problem). Do you have such effects since you first start taking it? I also change abruptly from antidepressive.

Do you think I should stop taking it for a while to be sure?

[echoes long ago]

i didnt have any problems taking amitriptyline except for feeling tired for a few hours after getting up in the morning.

You might be having a reaction to abruptly stopping whatever anti depressant you were on before. You cant just abruptly stop anti depressants or anti convulsive's without side effects. You have to taper down slowly.

[filipe]

I have stopped taking anafranil and protiadene a week ago. Is it normal to still have these abstinency symptoms? How long will they last in your opinion?

[echoes long ago]

that would depend on the dosage that you were taking and the length of time that you have been taking it. As cyclelops explained, some of these medications take a long time to get over the withdrawal effects from them.
If you keep taking different medications then stop them abruptly to go on something else you can potentially have big problems medically or psychologically eventually.

[mrsD]

Originally Posted by filipe

I have stopped taking anafranil and protiadene a week ago. Is it normal to still have these abstinency symptoms? How long will they last in your opinion?

Those two are both TCAs , like amitriptyline. There should not be much of an adjustment, unless you were taking much higher doses of them.

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This is from the link you gave:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0605175332.htm

There are websites that say many misleading and inaccurate things.
This is why I suggested to you that you stop cruising the net..which is basically making you MORE anxious and confusing you.

[filipe]

I take Gingko because I read here that is might be good for NP.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0605175332.htm

There are Websites that even say that cures NP.