Posted by jms600 on May 23, 2011, at 17:38:24
In reply to Anyone had mood success on low dose Amitriptyline, posted by rculater on May 23, 2011, at 4:20:47
> I realise if anyone has had success they are probably not on here and living a normal life.
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> I sleep like a baby on 10mg which is good but so far my mood is unchanged. only 3 weeks in but I dont want to increase dosage as i know its going to knock me for 6 and increase the chance of weight gain.
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> I know 10mg is a low dose and for depression it should be 50 - 100mg but I was wondering if maybe after time 10mg might hit the spot ?
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> If not I may as well just be taking a antihistamine or benzo for sleep.
I never had an effective response from amitriptyline at such a low dose. I ended up on 150mg where the anticholinergenic side effects really kicked in. It was partially helpful for my depression but did little to help my anxiety.
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