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Question: has anyone tried Amitriptyline and does it make one sleepy? i am going to start on 10 mg and the doctor said it will make me sleepy that is why he gave it to me and to help my anxiety. he said to take it before bed but how long before bed do i take it? i forgot to ask.


Answers: has anyone tried Amitriptyline and does it make one sleepy? i am going to start on 10 mg and the doctor said it will make me sleepy that is why he gave it to me and to help my anxiety. he said to take it before bed but how long before bed do i take it? i forgot to ask.

Yes, it makes you sleepy. 10 mg is a low dose. An hour before bed I would say.

NO, never tried it.

no

Yes. I used to take it. I took it about an hour before going to bed.

AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Additional information interactions (Amitriptyline).
Indications depressive illness (but not recommended, see notes above); nocturnal enuresis in children (section 7.4.2); neuropathic pain [unlicensed] (section 4.7.3); migraine prophylaxis [unlicensed] (section 4.7.4.2)

Cautions cardiac disease (particularly with arrhythmias, see Contra-indications below), history of epilepsy, pregnancy (Appendix 4), breast-feeding (Appendix 5), elderly, hepatic impairment (avoid if severe; Appendix 2), thyroid disease, phaeochromocytoma, history of mania, psychoses (may aggravate psychotic symptoms), susceptibility to angle-closure glaucoma, history of urinary retention, concurrent electroconvulsive therapy; if possible avoid abrupt withdrawal; anaesthesia (increased risk of arrhythmias and hypotension, see surgery section 15.1); porphyria (section 9.8.2); see section 7.4.2 for additional nocturnal enuresis warnings; interactions: Appendix 1 (antidepressants, tricyclic)

Driving Drowsiness may affect performance of skilled tasks (e.g. driving); effects of alcohol enhanced

Contra-indications recent myocardial infarction, arrhythmias (particularly heart block), not indicated in manic phase, severe liver disease

Side-effects dry mouth, sedation, blurred vision (disturbance of accommodation, increased intra-ocular pressure), constipation, nausea, difficulty with micturition; cardiovascular side-effects (such as ECG changes, arrhythmias, postural hypotension, tachycardia, syncope, particularly with high doses); sweating, tremor, rashes and hypersensitivity reactions (including urticaria, photosensitivity), behavioural disturbances (particularly children), hypomania or mania, confusion or delirium (particularly elderly), headache, interference with sexual function, blood sugar changes; increased appetite and weight gain (occasionally weight loss); endocrine side-effects such as testicular enlargement, gynaecomastia, galactorrhoea; also convulsions (see also Cautions), movement disorders and dyskinesias, dysarthria, paraesthesia, taste disturbances, tinnitus, fever, agranulocytosis, leucopenia, eosinophilia, purpura, thrombocytopenia, hyponatraemia (see Hyponatraemia and Antidepressant Therapy, section 4.3), abnormal liver function tests (jaundice); for a general outline of side-effects see also notes above; overdosage: see Emergency Treatment of Poisoning (high rate of fatality



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