amitriptyline

[Lesleybird]

  I take Lyrica, nortriptyline and Cymbalta together and the Lyrica helps my nerve pain, the Cymbalta relaxes me at night and calms my anxiety, also take plaquinil, thyroid, ambien to sleep.   I have Sjogrens and Fibromyalgia.             Lesley

[fluffiebunnie]

Well I took it last night and sleep was easier... pain is mostly gone     The only reason I woke was cos I had to use the loo three times!! (Think this is a symptom of high blood pressure and pre-diabetes and I am at the moment in these catergories too).

Thanks everyone for your comments...

[Katybarstool]

Hi Fluffie

Glad it helped you. I've been taking 25 mgs for a couple of years for peripheral neuropathy, and it helps a lot. The bonus is also a good nights sleep, for which I'm truly thankful.

If anyone tries to take my Amytriptyline away, I think I will do them a serious michief

Kathyx

[fluffiebunnie]

Hi Fluffie

Glad it helped you. I've been taking 25 mgs for a couple of years for peripheral neuropathy, and it helps a lot. The bonus is also a good nights sleep, for which I'm truly thankful.

If anyone tries to take my Amytriptyline away, I think I will do them a serious michief

Kathyx

My doctor has only given me 28 tablets.. do I need to take them forever now? I assumed when they ran out I would not need them?

[Scottietottie]

Hi Fluffie 

I have mine on repeat prescription now. Every so often I try going off them to see what happens and every time I end up wanting them again.

Take care - Scottie 

[Chickpea]

Hi Fluffie

I was on 10 mg Amitriptyline but it didn't make much difference, except increasing the dryness issues.  I switched to 10 mg Nortriptyline and it suits me better. 

As Scottie says, you'll get a repeat prescription from your GP.  They only dispense it a month at a time, which is the same with most meds.  You'll get into the habit of emailing your GP for repeat prescriptions, or you could set up a system for your pharmacist to collect the repeats from your GP for you.  It's worth organising anything that saves you energy in the long term.

Take care - Chickpea

[fluffiebunnie]

Hi Fluffie

I was on 10 mg Amitriptyline but it didn't make much difference, except increasing the dryness issues.  I switched to 10 mg Nortriptyline and it suits me better. 

As Scottie says, you'll get a repeat prescription from your GP.  They only dispense it a month at a time, which is the same with most meds.  You'll get into the habit of emailing your GP for repeat prescriptions, or you could set up a system for your pharmacist to collect the repeats from your GP for you.  It's worth organising anything that saves you energy in the long term.

Take care - Chickpea

I have just started my first ever repeat prescription at the doctors...  (such a big step for me LOL)  I will speak to her soon no doubt and ask for Amitriptyline to be added if she says I can continue.

I am not sure the local chemists collect, but that is no issue as I post my repeat to the doctor with a stamped addressed envelope and they post it back to me.

[lesleyjoy]

Hi there, these tricyclics (ami, nortryp, dox etc) are non-addictive and can be safely taken long term in low doses. I get a script for 60 with 2 repeats. Each country may is different in the amounts they are allowed to supply in prescriptions.

Cheers, Lesley (NZ)

[SassieCat]

Years ago my endo prescribed them for me.  They helped me and I had refills.  Later on when I was taking Lyrica and Cymbalta I went off the medication.  Partly because the doctor wanted to see if the newer drugs would benefit me more.  I never stayed on the Cymbalta long and last year the lyrica quit helping.  So after scratching his head, the doctor was reviewing and said that it helped me before and it may help again.  I did/does and the I have three refills on a 90 day supply. 

It's alot cheaper than other medications and if I wanted to go off, I think I would have to have the doctor taper me to lower doseage and go off.  But if it works, it's a relief then.  Yes?

[KJ]

Hi,

I have been taking Cymbalta now for 5 weeks.  It was during the 3rd week that I woke up one day and my muscle pain was 90 percent gone!  Really, this med has been great for me and I hope it continues.  I was on Effexor before, and I do not like it even though it helped with anxiety better.  I still hear the grinding in my neck joins, and things are still not quite right, but my muscle pain is back to normal. 

I read that the lack of seratonin increases the pain sensation, and these meds increase seratonin.  If that is true, then it makes sense for me.  I don't know how it would work if you suffer pain from inflammation though.

Good luck 

Kellie

[watoozie]

I tried Amitriptyline and I didn't sleep for 3 days.  I have trouble sleeping anyways, but don't want that stuff again.  I take Restoril to help me sleep and Tramadol for pain along with my Plaquenil.

[Lesleybird]

    Get this.....I am on nortriptyline 75mg. at night for depression (a tricyclic antidepressant in the same family as your med,been taking it for 20 years) and Cymbalta 30mg. twice a day for pain, and Lyrica 150mg twice a day for pain. The Lyrica really helps my pain and the Cymbalta has helped my body to relax so that my sleep is not so fragmented and I do not toss and turn in the bed all night like I have for years after starting this medication 3 weeks ago. I also take ambien 10 mg. about half of the nights to sleep. I take full replacement thyroid as I have thyroid antibodies. I also started taking plaquinil 4 months ago and it is helping my joints and to a lesser extent my eyes. I would ask to be switched to Cymbalta. The Cymbalta also has a nice side effect of calming generilized anxiety as one of it's uses is generalized anxiety dissorder. Lyrica is also used in Europe for social anxiety dissorder.  I love that we live in this day and age as I believe I would be dead without these meds. I really mean that as my pain is really bad and these medications help a lot.         Lesley

[Katybarstool]

Hi Lesley

Yes, we are lucky to ive in an age where there are meds to help almost all of our symptoms. I take a bucketful, and although I can't say I'm symptom free, I can live with the level things are at most of the time.

Hugs
Kathyx