I do not take it myself but my mother, who has arthritis and fibromyalgia, has been taking it for years. It is the only thing that helps her to sleep. The only thing she complains about is it makes her have dry mouth.

I took it for about 5 months. It definitely put me to sleep, which was good for getting enough rest, but other than that, I didn't feel any difference in pain level. I also had got really bad constipation and dry mouth. I built up to 50 mg during the 5 months I was on it, and then weaned off once I realized it wasn't helping me.

The anti depressant dosage is about 10 times higher than what's prescribed for Fibro sleep issues. The only thing that happened to me on 25 mg and then 50 mg was sleep, which was exactly what was supposed to happen.

I started taking this a few months ago to help me sleep.
I find that it works. It does not knock me out immediately, I have an hour or two before sleep kicks in, but it does help me sleep through the night.
Before this med, I would wake every couple of hours and sometimes have trouble falling back to sleep. This for me has been a good addition.
I started with one pill and finally found that 3 (30mg) was my magic number.
I hope this works for you. A good night sleep helps.
Kim

I had tried that years ago but got better results with cyclobenzaprine even though they are similar in composition. Some meds need to be titrated, so dosage may be different in many of us. It also may take time until pain levels decrease but as you begin to get restorative sleep, you should see some difference. It is not going to eliminate all pain--for that you will need a method of pain management. Improving your sleep is usually a first step in getting symptoms under control. Hope it works for you!!

I took it for many yrs and it helped with the pain. I took it several hours before bedtime and only then.