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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy board
  1. trying 2 new drugs? 27th April 2004
    ... RSD, but I wanted to post an answer to this. I took Elavil which is Amitriptyline. The worst side effect that...
    ... have heard from many people about gaining weight from Elavil . I also knew a woman who needed to gain weight and...
    ... antagonist. I was looking up the side effects of elavil . It can cause either weight gain or loss. It can also...

  2. Lots Of Rsd Questions~ 12th April 2004
    ... medication. My pain doctor has me taking neurontin, elavil , percocet, but I don't get a lot of relief. I have...

  3. Going nuts with RSD! 11th April 2004
    ... for neuropathic pain. I am also on amitryptilin or Elavil which helps for pain and sleep, thank's! You could...

  4. Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks for my daughter/dad searching for advice 5th March 2004
    ... help with the pain and they are. Alot of us are on Elavil and it takes the pain away better then the pain killers...

  5. rsd and your eyes? 23rd February 2004
    ... started experiencing blurry vision when I started taking Elavil ....

  6. Insomnia 16th February 2004
    ... is still too high to sleep. I have tried drugs like elavil and ambien but they don't help. Anyone have any suggestions...

  7. Have a date for SCS 13th February 2004
    ... I took all my normal meds, my neurontin (2600mg) elavil (50mg) Lortab (10/750) and my synthroid all through...

  8. ~Joey's Lidocaine IV Infusion~ 28th January 2004
    ... Stimulant, the Pain Dr gave him a prescription for Elavil , but he refuses to fill it because he had bad side ... beginning of this journey, when they always try you on Elavil first....it made him very faint and spaghetti legged...
    ... ange, When Joey first took the elavil , do you remember what time of day he took it? Unlike ... nevous anxios and sleepless taken at night. And elavil will put the weight on as will neuronton. As for...
    ... this out and show it to Joey! :) When he took the Elavil before I remember he was taking it at bedtime, and...

  9. Help! Frozen Shoulder! 18th January 2004
    ... with the Doc.---You may also want to ask him about elavil --Its not a pain med but an anti-depressant with the...

  10. the only relief I get from pain is....... 13th January 2004
    ... depression which go hand and hand. Maybe one like elavil taken at night would help. Mimi- I was thinking...
    ... early in the day. On the other hand tricyclics like elavil are best taken before bed as they will make you sleepy...

  11. tegretol(carbamazepine) carcinogenic? 8th January 2004
    ... tricyclic antidepressant drugs such as amitriptyline ( Elavil ). You should also not be taking Tegretol if you are...

  12. New Here: Intro 7th January 2004
    ... 150mg/day. Baclofen 10mg 3 times a day if needed, elavil 25mg at bed time. Thanks for read this long...

  13. Blocks not working 28th December 2003
    ... order of celexa----It's not in the same category as elavil --- A suggestion---Don't take it at night--It may keep ... a good drug and should not put pounds on you like elavil or the anti seizure drug neuronton. Takes about...

  14. DMSO and NAC 27th December 2003
    ... by their doctor. I myself use only 1 neurotin and elavil at night. My exercises are mild since I still work...

  15. aNTIDEPRESSANTS 25th December 2003
    ... several weeks for them to take effect. I take 75 mg of elavil per night. Others take a smaller dose, depends on...
    ... been having a tough time with his Anti Depressants.... Elavil made him very dizzy and faint....Prozac made him waaaaay...

  16. New to the board and frustrated w/RSD 20th December 2003
    ... what i am on is Neurontin 600mg four times a day, Elavil 50mg at nite, and Lortab 10/750 as needed. but even...

  17. Amitriptyline & Clonidine 15th December 2003
    ... I've never taken the two together but I did take elavil many years ago before RSD but for depression. It ... Anyway let me know how you are doing. I do believe elavil can be a good drug but you may have to hang in there...
    ... FONT=Comic Sans MS] Hi Linda :) Joey took the Elavil for only a short time...it seems like everyone gets...

  18. neurontin withdrawal 15th December 2003
    ... sure would like to stop it. That combined with the elavil has caused a weight gain. Doc says they don't, all...

  19. New Dr. 15th December 2003
    ... left her office, I was so upset. She increased the elavil from 20mg to 50mg and took me off all oxycontin, ... still in pain. :) I couldn't keep taking the 50mg of elavil so I went back down to 30, now I can take 40mg, but ... called her to let her know I couldn't take the 50mg of elavil and she never called the pharmacy back. I'm so upset...

  20. Vitamin B & RSD 11th December 2003
    ... you find out the proper amount let us know. As for Elavil it can be a very good drug. First if you take it...

  21. Really Bad Night 7th December 2003
    ... I am as well 150mg a day. But years ago I took elavil after my fathers death. I had chronic back pain ... pain. I've seen a few people mention being put on elavil on this board and I think it could have the ability...

  22. 2nd block done 5th December 2003
    ... but I know this sounds screwy but I was curious if elavil was putting any weight on you. I took it years ago ... that batch of meds your taking --you'll need it with elavil . Julie -Its good to know you are having such early...
    ... break then we will take it from there. As far as the elavil goes I am only taking 10mg at night. It is for the...

  23. changing doctors 3rd December 2003
    ... to reduce the neurotin to 2 a day and continue the elavil . The doctor is on vacation for a couple of weeks...

  24. Nails Heavily Grooved 1st December 2003
    ... Then my P/T asked if I was taking amitriptyline ( elavil ). I told her no. She had the ortho doc precsribe...

  25. All of this over a... 20th November 2003
    ... neurotin in the morning and at night, and 75 mg of elavil at night. so far i'm doing ok....
    ... 150mg/day. Baclofen 10mg 3 times a day if needed, elavil 25mg at bed time. Thanks for read this long post...
    ... weeks of my Clinic visit. This is in addition to the Elavil , Cymbalta, and various pain meds and patches. You ... Now, I am starting slowly back on. First with my Elavil . I have seen my neurologist here in detroit, and...
    ... to come back, I supposed to be taking Nurotin and elavil and celebrex, I have taken the celebrex but with the...

  26. Mine is spreading too!! 19th November 2003
    ... numerous times since October and i'm out of neurotin and elavil . she told me, uh, genny, just tell them at walmart...

  27. mri results 17th November 2003
    ... Docs in the US. I just typed in RSD in Google. I'm on elavil and that's working just fine for me at this point...

  28. RSD & Itching? 14th November 2003
    ... that gives me the pain meds and the neurontin and elavil and does the blcoks and implanted the spinal cord...

  29. exercise 12th November 2003
    ... repeatedly i'm almost out of neurotin and completely out of elavil . they never responded. i don't know. i think they...

  30. RSD spread 7th November 2003
    ... but dang.... Also my prescriptions for neurotin and elavil are about to expire and i've called my doc 3 times...

  31. New here, Glad to find u!! 6th November 2003
    ... meds. Taking oxycontin and vicodan as needed, also elavil at night. Please do tell us how it works for you....

  32. Looking for people to chat with RSD 28th March 2003
    ... Still have pain but even that has been reduced. Am on Elavil , Clonazepam, Gabapentin and Celebrex. Would probably...

Restless Leg Syndrome board
  1. burning soles of feet at night, restless during the day 26th October 2007
    ... with fibromyalgia. The first neurologist put me on elavil , and believe me, it took all the pain and the burning...

  2. Depression Meds ==> leads to RLS? 12th March 2007
    ... ---- Hubby experienced the same thing. Was taking elavil for sleep and pain and within a year he had RLS. Dr...

  3. Medication that has helped me overcome RLS 7th October 2006
    ... hubby took elavil for 3 years for pain management. helped him sleep ... until he acquired RLS. dr. told him long term use of elavil can be the cause of RLS....

  4. problems with requip, question 18th August 2006
    ... requip, and I usually take two at night. I also take Elavil two at night and two Klonopins. My neurologist told...

  5. RLS is driving me NUTS! 15th August 2006
    ... I am not suffering now because I take requip and Elavil and klonipin. I take it at night and it konks me...

  6. Went off Mirapex... any natural cures? 20th April 2006
    ... stay on codeine forever. I am aslo on klonopin and elavil sometimes. I really don't like taking all these medicines...

  7. Grrr! 9th November 2005
    ... I am taking Elavil at night to help sleep, and for my restless leg. I ... was do to all the munching at Christmas time. Did Elavil make you gain wait. I also take clonopin and tylenol...

  8. I have the "Jerks" 15th November 2004
    ... mostly from the pain. I do take Ambein, Klonopin, Elavil and Gabitril at bedtime, They prescribe mainly two...

  9. Requip 3rd May 2004
    ... only problems have been that I had to stop taking Elavil , I was taking it for migranes because it aggravated...

  10. Remeron Experiences and Comments Please 14th April 2004
    ... ve already tried the following: Trazadone, Ambien, Elavil , Neurontin, Klonopin, Mirapex, Requip, Melatonin,...

  11. Has anyone had side effects with Wellbutrin? 4th April 2004
    ... Zoloft, Lexapro, Prozac, etc.) and tri-cyclics, e.g. Elavil . For further info on these interactions an excellent...

Schizophrenia board
  1. Taking meds versus not taking meds 3rd November 2003
    ... are Ritalin, Tegretol, Orap, Zyprexa, Trazedone, Elavil , Depakote, Respirdol (respiridone), Geodon, Ambien...

Self-injury Recovery board
  1. I pull out my eyebrow hair and I'm having trouble stopping 20th March 2007
    ... realize this is all part of my OCD. Drs have put me on Elavil and Prozac at different times for other problems....

Sexual Health - Women board
  1. Has anyone ever heard of this? 9th July 2007
    ... treatments that can help. Most Drs. will start you off on Elavil (an antidepressant that can help with neurpathic pain...

  2. Vestibuliis tx 12th June 2007
    ... help with this, but the first choice of most Drs. is Elavil , and Cymbalta is usually the 2nd, since they help...

  3. ADs and Orgasms 28th July 2006
    ... I'm seventeen and a virgin but lexapro and elavil (not sure of the spelling) caused my sex drive to...

  4. For those who've been having painful sex!! I went to a specialist... 2nd August 2004
    ... always starts up again. I tried taking 10 mg. of Elavil a day a couple of years ago, but it turned me into...

  5. Fibromyalgia and no sex drive... 21st March 2004
    ... up with an answer. After several weeks he put me an Elavil which is an anti depressant. I said "Hey, I'm not ... was caused by the central nervous system and that Elavil is the pill I need. He also sent me to the sleep clinic...
    ... and made the sleep issue much worse. Unfortunately Elavil packed on the pounds...it has been a now win situation...
    ... It's a bandaid just like massage is. Aside from the Elavil causing weight gain, did it help reduce your pain ... had some side affect for me except Wellbutrin SR. Elavil made me very groggy in the morning but I was on it ... and made the sleep issue much worse. Unfortunately Elavil packed on the pounds...it has been a now win situation...

  6. 3 red pills/ birth control?? 23rd March 2003
    ... is what it says on the package. AMITRIPTYLIN ELAVIL 10mg what is it?? help! thanks...
    ... wrong, I'm NOT a doctor...but usually Amitriptyline Elavil is usually used for depressive natures and such. It...
    ... Elavil is used as an antidepressant, to treat insomnia, to...
    ... The other posters are right about what Elavil is prescribed for. Since your girlfriend has tried ... already. Offer any support you can if she says the elavil is for her mental health....

  7. Burning vagina!! help! 28th December 2002
    ... Anyways, you might want to know they prescribed me elavil and estrace cream. The estrace cream didn't help much ... but the elavil helpped alot. Also if it gets really bad use a really...
    ... Anyways, you might want to know they prescribed me elavil and estrace cream. The estrace cream didn't help much ... but the elavil helpped alot. Also if it gets really bad use a really...

Skin Problems board
  1. Shingle Nerve Pain 6th November 2007
    ... I've taken Vicodin, used creams, tried Lyrica, Elavil , etc. Lyrica made me swell up like a blimp and Elavil...

Sleep Disorders board
  1. Our Pharmacy says ProSom (estazolam) is hard to order? True??!! 4th November 2007
    ... Verapamil 180 mg (pm), Tegretol 200 mg (3 times a day), Elavil 50 mg (pm), ProSom 2 mg, and Fioricet. These medications...

  2. Excessive Dreaming 7th October 2007
    ... for many years up till 2001 when I was prescribed Elavil 25mg. It has helped me alot but I think it has alot...

  3. AMBIEN CR can't stop!! 2nd September 2007
    ... had when I tried to get off of it..Ive just been on elavil ..a mild anti depressant used to treat fibro and sleeplessne...
    ... get them!! My doc called me today..and doubled my elavil , which i had stopped taking because it no longer worked...
    ... had when I tried to get off of it..Ive just been on elavil ..a mild anti depressant used to treat fibro and sleeplessne...

  4. your take on sleep aids 29th August 2007
    ... opinions first. Feel free to give your own take. Elavil -when I take it I sleep and sleep deeply. Yet I can ... even just forcing myself to bust out of the tiredness elavil spell that goes on through the entire next day can ... hard to get my body to do anything at all. I hate elavil s side effects. I hated them from the first day I ... the next morning but nothing like the shackles of elavil . Can you take Lunesta long term? Trazodone-it...

  5. Ever happen to anyone else? 17th August 2007
    ... I'm still in basically the same situation. With elavil I get sleep, but whenever I try to go off it, I simply ... relaxing a bit. Yet when I give up and return to the elavil , I'm simply tired all the time. On the elavil or ... off it, I don't function very well. I'll admit the elavil is better than nothing, but my quality of life and ... taking ambien every day for years like I've done with elavil a hard fast rule? Lunesta works really well. Cost...

  6. sleep walking/talking during dream 31st July 2007
    ... ask my dr to set me up with a sleep study.I do take Elavil before bedtime for sleep,I often wonder if it could...

  7. Zoloft 24th June 2007
    ... everybody reacts differently, now my doctor prefers I try Elavil as I also have chronic pains. Now it's another story ... Elavil is supposed to make you drowsy, just hope not too ... of Zoloft. Zoloft is still on my list though, if Elavil does not work. Have a nice day Elga...

  8. All the sudden an insomniac 29th April 2007
    ... and couldn't get back to sleep. I've been on elavil since then. I've tried not taking it, but without ... not sleep but 3 to 4 hours every 3 days. Even with elavil , my spine constantly burns, my head is in a fog. ... performing my job all the more difficult to impossible. Elavil does put me to sleep, but I'm always tired regardless...

  9. Switching sleep meds.... from Lunesta to...??? thoughts? 21st November 2006
    ... I was prescribed my first sleep med, amtriptyline ( elavil ). When that didn't work, I was switched to Klonapin...

  10. odd sleep problems?? 28th October 2006
    ... others over the years and 3 years ago i was put on elavil 25mg. it was the magic bullet for a while, i was able...

  11. Have Tried Everything for RLS and PLMD 8th October 2006
    ... abbycakes------my husband took elavil for about 3 years for chronic pain. i have read that ... elavil can cause RLS and his dr. agreed. so far klonopin...

  12. Restoril VS Ambien 2nd October 2006
    ... prescribed for help with sleeping. I have been prescribed elavil & trazadone in this regard in the past. Trazadone...

  13. weird sleep advice please?? 17th June 2006
    ... untill i saw a dr in maybe 2003 and was prescribed elavil 25-50mg at bt. that really helped, i still take it...

  14. Has anyone used "Great Night Sleep" product? 4th May 2006
    ... the otc's, nitecaps,teas ect... my dr prescribed me elavil 25mg, it has turned my sleep around not to say i still...

  15. weird dreams 25th March 2006
    ... me some advise or something on my problem. i take elavil 25mg every night before bed for sleep, ive been on...

  16. Elavil? 2nd February 2006
    ... Hey, Elavil is sometimes used for sleep problems. It is an...
    ... The doctor said elavil is addictive. So I thought it was like the ambien...
    ... I actually took Elavil for my bladder. It is used for children that wet...

  17. I Tried Everything... 22nd December 2005
    ... insomnia for 10years,the only thing that helped alot was elavil . best of luck...

  18. Nothing works anymore - ideas?? 30th November 2005
    ... possibly try an older tri-cyclic anti-depressant like Elavil . I found it to be more sedating than Remeron. I ... ve gotten up to 150mg/night of Tofranil (similar to Elavil ). That might be something to consider. Combining...

  19. Weird dreams, wacky sleep help!! 25th November 2005
    ... another doctor 3 years ago who put me on 25-50mg of elavil or amitriptyline which helped more than anything as...

  20. Long-Term Effects of Sleep Meds 4th June 2005
    ... problems - I've been taking 50mg amitriptyline hcl ( elavil ) and a 1/4 tablet melatonin for three years. My doctor ... am worried that maybe over time the melatonin and elavil have lost their effectiveness to help me sleep. I ... trying to ease off of them - maybe just take 1/2 a dose elavil with the melatonin, but I don't want to do that now...
    ... night. :) Tomorrow, I think I'll take half of the elavil dosage, and see what happens......

  21. Addiction to Sleeping Pills 19th May 2005
    ... for several days and nights. The doctor prescribed elavil (amitryptiline HCL) and over-the-counter melatonin ... me antidepressants, but I chose not to take them. Elavil is actually a tri-cyclic antidepressant, and I didn ... the day, I'd be less anxious and could sleep w/o the elavil and melatonin. The problem is, I'm afraid I'm addicted...
    ... the day, I'd be less anxious and could sleep w/o the elavil and melatonin. The problem is, I'm afraid I'm addicted ... and Valium. Those meds are physically addicting, Elavil is a tri-cyclic antidepressant, and it doesn't work...
    ... find out if you are taking the antidepressant dose of elavil , sometimes a smaller dose of an antidepressant helps ... people get off to sleep elavil in any dose isnt addictive...
    ... for several days and nights. The doctor prescribed elavil (amitryptiline HCL) and over-the-counter melatonin ... me antidepressants, but I chose not to take them. Elavil is actually a tri-cyclic antidepressant, and I didn ... the day, I'd be less anxious and could sleep w/o the elavil and melatonin. The problem is, I'm afraid I'm addicted ... have gotten that far. It's true what they say, Elavil and other AD's are not addictive. Why? Because the...
    ... thinking since she was taking anxiety meds long-term. Elavil used to be mainly an anti-depressant, but now it's ... actually said that he can prescribe a larger dosage of elavil for during the day as an anti-depressant, but it would...
    ... find out if you are taking the antidepressant dose of elavil , sometimes a smaller dose of an antidepressant helps...

  22. remoron, elavil, nuerontin any success? 3rd May 2005
    ... years. Too bad my back got better :-) I am using Elavil 10mg right now for sleep purposes due to pain I have ... in my arms while sleeping. I don't think the Elavil is doing much good. I still wake up several times...

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