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Posted 9/12/2013 3:13 AM (GMT 0)
I have been taking ami to help sleep, but the last week or so I have been waking up feeling insanely exhausted and not refreshed at all, like I was originally. Has anyone else had this issue? I have been on it for 6 months or so and take 20mg before bed.
Posted 9/12/2013 12:19 PM (GMT 0)
HI Reanna.
Yes I use it For sleep as well. Been about 3 weeks. started on 25 milligrams it worked for 2 nights. Dr increased it to 50 milligrams and I take half a klonopin As well See if your doctor will increase It. I do sleep Through the night now and feel better in the morning. only side effect is an extremely dry mouth. it's worth a try. see if you can get an increase and keep us posted.
Posted 9/12/2013 7:19 PM (GMT 0)
im on this too...i always feel exhausted even before I started on this so I can't tell the difference. For me Amitriptyline alone does not knock me out, but combined with melatonin it does...im also on 50mg and found that a lower dose did nothing much for me after a while also
It seems to dull my pain though - this is the third time I have been on it over last 9 months, every time I come off it I notice my pains are a lot worse
Posted 9/12/2013 10:03 PM (GMT 0)
I can't tell the difference on it. I take the 50mg too. Like wackers (omg I love that name btw) said, it does help or seems to dull some of my pain
Posted 9/12/2013 10:39 PM (GMT 0)
Was on 50 mg of amitriptyline but had to give it up - dry mouth, dry eyes, dry everything :)

Dropped to 25 mg + .25 mg clonazepam. Works pretty well for me. Clonazepam to fall asleep and
ami to stay asleep. Take about 1 1/2 hours before bedtime.
Posted 9/13/2013 10:43 AM (GMT 0)
On 25 mg, but I don't take it every night..Only when I haven't slept good for a few days.
I found when I did take it every night for a week, I couldn't function by the end of the week. It was like it built up in my system or something and I just couldn't wake up.
And I found that taking it with my muscle relaxers gave me insane nightmares :(
Posted 9/13/2013 5:36 PM (GMT 0)
ha ha..thanks Smurfyshadow..it was my nickname at school...my name is Jacquie and they called me Wackers Jackers or wacky jacky :o)
Posted 9/13/2013 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
rheana, how much klonopin do you take and for how long have you taken it?

I am on .5mg morning and night and I feel as if it makes me feel worse?!

I want to try melatonin (took it 15 years ago can't remember if it had much of an effect or not.

I also want off Zoloft since it has stopped working, wondering if I could switch it with Ami
Posted 9/13/2013 11:15 PM (GMT 0)
My wife was on melatonin for sleep but as there seems to be some controversy about long term uses she now takes L-theanine with good results. 125 mg capsule about 1 hour before bedtime.

http://www.wellnessresources.com/health/articles/theanine_a_nutrient_for_relaxation2/
Posted 9/14/2013 2:12 AM (GMT 0)

laineyk said...
rheana, how much klonopin do you take and for how long have you taken it?

I am on .5mg morning and night and I feel as if it makes me feel worse?!

I want to try melatonin (took it 15 years ago can't remember if it had much of an effect or not.

I also want off Zoloft since it has stopped working, wondering if I could switch it with Ami

I take .5mg of klonopin at night, and have taken it for 8 years. My sleep only started to be disrupted the past year and a half, so the rheumy put me on the ami to help me stay asleep.
Posted 9/14/2013 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
I took it for about six months, and could never get higher than 25 mg. The side effects was nausea, pretty intense. I never really noticed a difference, but I was taking a very small dose.
Posted 9/27/2013 4:07 AM (GMT 0)
I took it for several years many years ago and suffered from dry eyes, dry mouth, and extremely low blood pressure (as in, stand up too fast and pass out). When I finally felt so low, I decided to get off of it, I had to deal with drug withdrawal. I went through trials of a ton of drugs - side effects floored me more often than not. It wasn't til later I learned that I have a liver dysfunction which exacerbates side effects. The doctors didn't want me to stop meds.
It took a long time to find balance, but I now manage all of my symptoms with nutrition, exercise (I could barely do much of anything, but now I run/walk 1-2 miles 4 times a week - slowly, but I do it), and high quality chiropractic care (with occasional massages). I still occasionally use meds for pain, but only occasionally.
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