I've been on it for years and its a wonder drug for fibro, you should cut it in half and see if that works, you might not need 25mg. I only take a half tab and it helps me sleep, helps my pain and my migraines, much better to take this then methadone, oxy's etc. I can't believe so many people with this take such addicting drugs, not me. I've had it for 14 years, i work full time in a physical job and raised 2 kids. Now i'm raising my 2 year old grandson due to my daughters drug addiction. Exercise at helps to swimming, walking, low impact areobics. Moving those muscles, and a couple puffs of a marijuaina joint, work wonders.

I took one 10 mg pill at night and woke up with a severe migraine that indicated to me my body was definitely telling me Amitriptyline was a no-no for me.

I do my best to go for alternative or natural ways to help deal with my fibro. Massage therapy, diet, water, epsom salt baths, rice bags, gentle stretching, stress reduction methods, DS, etc.

I hope you find your relief. Well, as much as possible. Acceptance of what is helped me a lot and keeping on top of natural methods of coping like knowing my limits really helped me.

Thank you for your replies. As you can see we all have different outcomes from taking medicines. I was told by my doctor that I am sensitive to medication, yet I keep trying to find something that works. Maybe the best route for me is non-prescription, but the pain and the sleepless nights are really hard to bare. Thank you again

I take 100mg every night this is the best drug I have tried. The first week or two, it made me sleepy and a slight bit of groggyness in the morning. After that I have had no side effects. Give it a few weeks the side effects may disapear in time.

The Elavil helps me sleep deeper and have less pain, however it has caused forgetfulness at work. A problem I didn't have before taking it. I almost was fired last week because of this! I'm waiting to see a Rheumatologist Nov. 3rd. I made this appointment over two months ago. My primary care Dr. doesn't feel comfortable diagnosing me, but did prescribe the Rx. He told me to stop taking the Elavil and gave me Tylenol 3 w/ codeine. I haven't tried cutting the 25 mg pills in half, but might try it on the weekend to see it it works better. I hope you find some relief.

I've been on it for a couple weeks now and although I don't feel a huge improvement in the pain, the side effects have started to decrease. I started with awful dry mouth and dizziness. Now it just helps me sleep. The dry mouth is much better but I am still just a little dizzy at times. Now I am hoping to see an improvement in the pain. Otherwise it is on to a new med. UGH

this has been a godsend for me, helps with sleep , pain and mood. I got itchy the first day i took it but that went away. THe daytime drowsyness subsides after a week or two and then i feel normal.

I do suggest starting low and going slow, half a pill for two weeks then 25 mg then next.

I take 50 mg at bedtime now and i can sleep no matter how much pain i'm in. Its also helped me cut down on my pain killers

rayfoof
I think one of my problems with taking prescription drugs is that I don't give them enough time to work. I'm going to try your advise and try it for a couple of weeks and see what happens. Thanks for your advise.

Are you sure it was prescribed for depression? The therapeutic dosage for depression is much higher than what's prescribed for fibromyalgia for sleep and pain relief (if that works for you). I take 5-10 mg at night for sleep.

The therapeutic dosage for depression is normally 50-100 mg. Not many doctors prescribe the old tricyclics for depression anymore because they have such nasty side effects - but the "sleepy" side effect works well for people with fibromyalgia, and for some people it works for pain relief as well.

I started out at 25 mg and was told to take it at night before bedtime. I slept better but I woke up feeling so tired! I talked to my doc and he said to take it earlier in the evening and take it at the same time every night no matter what time I go to sleep.

I am now at 75 mg and I take it at 9 pm every night. I can finally sleep at night now and I am so grateful! Prior to being given this I had been on sleeping pills which didn't work and tossed and turned every night for over two years. I was miserable before but feel a lot better now because I can finally sleep.

Good luck, I hope it helps!

hugs jilly

Amitriptyline made me sleep like a baby, but it put 40 pounds on me and made me crave sweets. Bad for my body. That's why so many of us are overweight. The doctors would rather give you an antidepressant with a sedative side effect like Amitriptylene than to give you a pain pill. Then you wouldn't be depressed in the first place!

Amitriptyline made me such a zombie. I didn't make it past two days. It sounds like it is helping some of your though, and that's good to know.