I take amiltriptyline for sleep. 50 mg at night. It has helped me to sleep that is for sure. I dont think I really have had many side effect from it just the grogginess.

As for your facial things...is it Bell's Palsy?

I just read about what u said Bell's Palsy,,,I hope its not that sounds even more scary to me,,,
I don't have a diagnosis,,they said they don't know what it could be ,,and I have this symptomes since feb this year ,,the Bell's Palsy would be healed by now ,,at least so they say on the net,,plus I am able to close my eyes ,,thats not a problem,,

I take it - again 50mg at night. Its for sleep and depression. I acclimate to medications very quickly - so even though I've only been on it a few months- the pill doesn't make me sleepy or groggy or anything. I think its helping with the depression - but one can never be sure. I generally go through phases when the depression eases up, so it might not be the amitriptyline.

I haven't had any side affects that I'm aware of. Best of luck!

I don't have pills but Drops ,,and I should take 20 mg (for starters)
I don't take it for depressions nor for sleeping problems ,,they said it might calms my irritated nerve system (cos they over react )

Yeah, understandable. Docs also prescribe it for migraines, and probably several other things that I can't remember right now. If you take it - and it works, with few side affects, take it. If it doesn't work or you have lots of side affects, call the doc and see if you can discontinue use.

Again - best of luck!

I was on it for about 7 years. it really drys your mouth out and puts you to sleep. If you think the side effects are from the Amitriptolene why not go off it?

You didn't say how much you are on. Once I was on 300mgs. and I accidently took it twice. I haad tics, convulsing and eventuall went to the er and got my stomach pumped. Maybe your system reacts to a lesser dosage.

I hope I helped!

20 mgs of amitriptilene cannot hut you. I took 300.

I took Amitriptyline several years ago for migraine headaches. This is back when I was still going to the doctor for individual pains instead of as a whole package of body aches affectionately (ha ha) called fibromyalgia. It did not resolve my headaches, because I tried other things after that. I don't recall that I had any major side effects though, I just stopped taking it because back then, I just thought I had a lot of headaches and nothing was going to help that. Good luck.

i have symptoms like that, and my doctor said i have trigeminal neuralgia. i find that if i eat only a diet of no processed sugar that helps my facial symptoms. oh, and no carbs. i haven't found a med yet to help my face. if i find one i will post it. you might try desipramine though. it's a nerve/anti-depressant as well, in the same family as amitriptyline. and when i was on desipramine, it didn't make me gain weight at all.

hope this helps
*hugs*

Desipramine is not really a Meds we get here in germany,,the doctors over here say it has too many side effects and u only get it with REAL REAL Depressions!!
I was checked for trigeminal neuralgia,(my Granny had it very badly ,,bus she wasn't able to talk or eat ,she had so so much pain)..I don't have the pain,they say its not what I have ,,the trigeminal nerve may be a lil irritated but thats not the cause! only God knows ,,he seems to be the only one,,I run around since Feb with this S@# and I went to see at least 7 different Doc for it,,I have no idea they act like I am the only one on this Planet who has this kind of problem.
They actually pulled 1 tooth ,,I had root canal done on 2 other teeth and its still there!!

I took nortyptaline (in the same family) and it caused me a rare side affect of pernicious animia. I cant take any of the meds in the family now because of this. I took it for depression when I was first dxed in hopes that it would help my FM I think it was slightly helpful but not enough to make up for the animia problems

I took this to help me sleep when I was a teenager. I found that it made me sleep too heavily, and I woke up with HORRIBLE headaches. I only stayed on it 6mo or so; just wasn't worth that wake-up.

amitrip. is one of those meds used for a few issues, to treat nerve pain, I think neuropathic pain is the right word? For more restful sleep/a relaxer (not sure if this is head or muscle relaxer?) Headaches, facial pain, etc. I think going to dr's these days is a bit like going to a mechanic when your car's making a noise, they tell you you need this part (or pill) cause maybe XYZ is the prob. Oh, that didn't fix it, must be ABC, let's try this. A good site for more med info is www.drugs.com Gotta keep in mind different people react/get relief differently & dosage does matter. I am on 50mg amitrip & surprisingly not groggy in the morning, holy &*^%!! I didn't wantto take it either, but so far so good. I am also on Lyrica, made it past the 4 days of feeling like crap and actually feel kinda normal!! So, not sure what's Lyrica & what's amitrip. but I am sleeping better, waking up HUMAN and think I may actualy manage to loes weight because I can freakin move agin & have enough clearing of the fog to get my butt in the kitchen making healthy stuff sometimes! I guess, like my rheum told me, give it a shot, if it doesn't agree with you just stop takingit. If it does, WOOHOO! Sorry 4the typing I hurt my hand raking (ya, dumb me!) Good luck!

CORRECTION! Oops, it should say 10mg, 50mg is another med! I am prescribed up to 30mg but I am very sensitive to downer meds so 10 is fine with me@!

oh ya I also remember prior to being told I couldnt take the triptaline family I did take amatriptaline. I was on a very low starter dose and sleep 23 and a half hours a day for a week til I said no more and tossed the meds....