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Amitriptyline

Thinking of trying "Amitriptyline"?

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In our live, online study of 1225 people with Migraine, 47% of 461 respondents have tried "Amitriptyline":

Tried "Amitriptyline" for Migraine?

What effect did "Amitriptyline" have on your Migraine?

much worse
(18)
slightly worse
(11)
no effect / uncertain
(127)
moderate improvement
(38)
major improvement
(5)

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6 comments on Amitriptyline:

Gave me weird dreams
Posted by: Joyful November 7, 2009 2:07 pm
It did not work for me at all. One of the many prophylactic's I tried that never helped.
Posted by: bluejeanl8d August 5, 2009 9:19 am
Gained weight!
Posted by: flyfishergal August 1, 2009 4:14 pm
It was attempting this treatment to find out I am allergic to tri-cyclic antidepressants.
Posted by: chrisz May 6, 2009 6:14 pm
It actually made my migraine far less common, especially the ones I got when I first woke up. It has a rare side-effect of slowing the heart-rate ... I ended up getting it and I'm a serious athlete. Even under hard exercise conditions I couldn't get my heart-rate above ~80 bpm. I had to stop the therapy because of this ... but if it wasn't for the side-effect I'd say it was the best prophylactic therapy I've tried.
Posted by: walldo2 April 29, 2009 8:26 am
Yuk - SLEEPY. Ask if you can come into work late with this one. Don't know if it actually works cause I didn't stay on it long enough.
Posted by: MM April 28, 2009 9:53 am

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Amitriptyline also matches treatments for:

Anxiety
Top treatments: Breathing, Breathe in and out deeply and slowly, Exercise, Relaxation

Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Top treatments: Reducing stress, Probiotics, Exercise, avoiding foods that cause flare-ups

Neuralgia
Top treatments: Lyrica, Ibuprofen, Gabapentin, Amitriptyline

Spinal Stenosis
Top treatments: Physical therapy, Rest, Ibuprofen

TMJ Disorder
Top treatments: Ibuprofen, wear a biteguard at night to prevent grinding teeth, Jaw massage, Eat soft food

Vulvodynia
Top treatments: No underwear, anti depressant, steriod cream, Drying off from excess moisture

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