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  1. Constant head & Neck Pressure 21st January 2005
    ... Hi All Even though I have been on elavil for nearly 6 weeks with dosage starting from 25mg ... making it feel worser than it actually is. Will elavil eventually calm this pressure down, if so, how long...

  2. Elavil side effects 18th January 2005
    ... Hi All Been taking elavil now for 5 weeks, but 4 days ago my doctor advised ... want to sleep all the time. Is this usual with elavil , bearing in mind I have been taking 100mg for 4 days...
    ... elavil is one of the older tricyclic antidepressants, all ... weeks to start working stroke isnt a side effect, elavil usually sedates so is taken before bed I would...

  3. pls help never heard of this med!!! 17th January 2005
    ... my dh has been prescribed Elavil and we have looked it up but it contradicts what the ... but had quite a few side effects. the doc gave hime elavil for trouble sleeping.he also has had aches and pains...

  4. Does anyone suffer these symptoms with anxiety disorder 17th January 2005
    ... wrong with me. My doctor has prescribed me 100mg elavil which seems to be working slowly, but saying that...
    ... and beat it myself, but to no avail :-( So I started elavil approx December 15th, which it seems to have lifted ... panic attacks are until you suffer with them. Does elavil help with these symptoms because my doc seems to think...

  5. Hypochondriacs/anxiety sufferers - Does anyone realize how we feel? 31st December 2004
    ... been on a host of them for aniexty. Everything from Elavil which I hated to Zoloft which made it even worse!...
    ... been to the doctors. At the moment I am taking 50mg elavil which seemed to have lifted the depression but not...
    ... been to the doctors. At the moment I am taking 50mg elavil which seemed to have lifted the depression but not...

  6. Phobia's and Anxiety 30th October 2004
    ... down. I DID go to the Dr about that and was put on Elavil . That didn't work so I was put on Trazadone. That...

  7. Which Med would you recommend? 21st October 2004
    ... Personally I had a terrible reaction to Zoloft as well as Elavil . We are all different. Best to learn what you can...

  8. Anxiety & Bowels 9th August 2004
    ... to try.. um a few different things.. He gave me Elavil tab 25 mg to take at bedtime, Levsin SL Tab .125mg...

  9. Low Cortisol and High DHEA 29th July 2004
    ... is better than sleeping pills or antidepressants ( Elavil is a common one) as it is what the body uses to get...

  10. Muscle Twitches In Calves? 8th December 2003
    ... went up, and insomnia set in. After taking 25 mg of Elavil for 6 months to help me sleep, the Dr. switched me...

  11. So scared at how I feel... 16th October 2003
    ... the rheumatologist said Fibromyalgia and prescribed Elavil 10mg at bedtime. I just don’t understand how a perfectly ... t even raise 10lbs above my shoulders. I Took the Elavil as the rheumatologist suggested for 12 nights and ... really am scared to have that done. He said to stop Elavil and gave me Paxil CR 12.5 mg to try. Thinks is all...
    ... hospitalized with dehydration. I was then put on elavil and a birth control pill and things again got better ... depression were the rule of my days. Again I tried elavil . Couldn't take it. I had tons of side effects and...

  12. Advice on Anti-Depressants please !!! 14th October 2003
    ... for everyone. i've been on prozac, paxil, zoloft, elavil , trazadone, celexa, effexor, pamelor, and several...

  13. Going off then on again.... CELEXA..NOT WORKING NOW 11th September 2003
    ... every AD on the market. prozac,paxil,wellbutin.zoloft, elavil ,buspar. the SSR group makes me nusts. i can't sleep ... for 5 minutes. buspar i had no side effects to and elavil at 25mg worked for depression and anxiety. they did...

  14. dont know what to do 6th September 2003
    ... thanks i got to the doc today and he gave me 25mg elavil to help me sleep ill try them tonight... maybee...

  15. Chronic Depression won't go away!? Elavil? 5th September 2003
    ... correct, although side effects can be a real nusiance elavil is an older tricyclic antidepressant which may suit...
    ... correct, although side effects can be a real nusiance elavil is an older tricyclic antidepressant which may suit...

  16. I want to check myself in a mental hospital! 31st August 2003
    ... physician? I tried several anti-depressants such as Elavil and Effexor but they were absolutely ineffective for...

  17. question for fighter?? 23rd August 2003
    ... all anxiety related. The drug you have mentioned is elavil . I heard celexa is a simaliar drug and yes it is used ... Thank you so much for sharing your story and info on elavil . It's nice knowing that there are others who understand...

  18. Could this all be down to stress? 22nd April 2003
    ... hormonal help on top of the medical issues. No prozac or elavil yet either. NUTHIN! Yea! oh, I did have that devil...

  19. what works for you? 27th February 2003
    ... layers of difficult problems. The standard Xanax helps. Elavil and Prozac for help with physical pain. Hyoscyamine...

  20. What to expect when switching from Xanax to Klonopin? 1st February 2003
    ... a four month wean. I found taking a small dose of elavil helped tremendously during the wean. You might want...

Arthritis board
  1. nadine....knee replacements 17th January 2008
    ... Bevann I have fibro too. I take 100mg of Elavil every night at bedtime and it helps the fibro pain...

  2. Polymyalgia rheumatica? 18th April 2007
    ... started having odd reactions to it. Now I'll be going on Elavil )....

  3. im scared 9th November 2006
    ... which has been a wonderful medicine for me and I take Elavil at night to help me sleep better. You really need...

  4. Swelling in foot 2nd October 2006
    ... which I am terrified to take and haven't as yet) and elavil to help with pain. Anyone else have anything similar...

  5. Diagnosis Problem 3rd September 2006
    ... something. My current rheumy had me try low dose Elavil for the fibro (supposedly low doses seem to help the...
    ... rheumi has given me more relief than anyone. tried the elavil which i had taken years ago and had some bad reactions...
    ... get a diagnosis and hope I get one! I have taken Elavil , years ago when I was having constant migraines. ...

  6. oateoarthritis and several back surgeries 2nd April 2005
    ... is so confusing on what to do! I started an anti'd, elavil now 2 days of it and hope it will help? I've fought...

  7. RA, FMS and severe pain in skull base 2nd March 2005
    ... What calms down the pain simple neck excercises and Elavil . I hope you feel better :) . Its not always easy...

  8. Prednisone question 2nd August 2004
    ... anti-depressant, name escapes me but it is in the Elavil family and between it and taking Zyrtec for allergies...

  9. Help - recently diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis 25th April 2004
    ... ANTIDEPRESANT USED MAINLY FOR SLEEPING. IT IS CALLED ELAVIL . IT IS A GREAT SLEEP AID. I STARTED OUT ON A LOW DOSE...
    ... ANTIDEPRESANT USED MAINLY FOR SLEEPING. IT IS CALLED ELAVIL . IT IS A GREAT SLEEP AID. I STARTED OUT ON A LOW DOSE...

  10. Any safe NSAIDs for asthmatics? 28th March 2004
    ... 800 mg), Vioxx, Bextra, Celebrex. Dr has even tried Elavil at lowest avail dose to ease pain, but that causes...
    ... 800 mg), Vioxx, Bextra, Celebrex. Dr has even tried Elavil at lowest avail dose to ease pain, but that causes...

  11. What if I don't take any drugs for arthritis? 25th July 2003
    ... management even with a very low dose. I have tried elavil , which is an antidepressant which is also used for...

  12. Cant take ANTI-INFLAMATORIES due to ULCERATIVE COLITIS - IN PAIN ...HELP!!!! 1st May 2003
    ... can't take nsaid's. My doc has me on oxycontin and elavil along with all my crohns meds. Unfortunately oxycontin...

  13. Ultram and Antidepressents 1st March 2002
    ... pain. The doctor did prescribe a anti-depressant ( elavil ) along with it. Cronic pain can cause depression ... thus the reason for a supplement. Additionally, the Elavil helps with pain control and sleep. Don't knock this...

Asthma board
  1. Asthma & NSAIDs 28th March 2004
    ... 800 mg), Vioxx, Bextra, Celebrex. Dr has even tried Elavil at lowest avail dose to ease pain, but that causes...
    ... 800 mg), Vioxx, Bextra, Celebrex. Dr has even tried Elavil at lowest avail dose to ease pain, but that causes...

  2. Asthmatics and melatonin supplement 14th January 2004
    ... migraines so a neurologist had put me on a low dose of Elavil saying it would help me relax and fall asleep and...

Autism board
  1. MRI's 25th February 2002
    ... was so abnormal it didn't appear human and put me on Elavil . I brought the same EEG to several other specialists...

Back Problems board
  1. Oh my God.....Cymbalta! 5th July 2008
    ... the doc to try and older one used for pain such as elavil ... Good Luck To YOU!!!!...

  2. new to the board 22nd June 2008
    ... nerve pain down my leg and currently on pain meds and elavil for it. My back was not really hurting until the past...

  3. Questions I need answers to please 4th May 2008
    ... coming home i am on percoset,neorontin,flexeril,and elavil . If i call for a refill they are on top of it and...

  4. Recovering from Spinal Fusion Surgery 22nd April 2008
    ... Do they have you on lyrica, neurotin, topomax, elavil , palemor, or cymbalta? These are some types of nerve...

  5. Overweight and Fusion? 11th March 2008
    ... for me I take 75mg of lyrica 4 times a day 40mg of elavil a day for nerve pain in my hips and down both legs...

  6. 4 Month Microdiscemtomy-Still Some Nerve Pain 8th March 2008
    ... nerve medicines: neurotin, lyrica, cymbalta, topomax, elavil , palemor, etc. Many people have used these and found...

  7. amytrypaline 19th February 2008
    ... those in the U.S., this is an anti-depressant called Elavil . One of its lesser known uses is for "Phantom Limb...
    ... Round 1 I have taken 100 mg of Elavil every night at bedtime since 1985. I take it for Depression...

  8. been to musculoskeletal specialist l5s1 16th February 2008
    ... That is more commonly known in the US as Elavil . It's an anti-depressant by design, but helps many...

  9. Stinging Sensations on Backs of Thighs 11th February 2008
    ... didnt work, I got so bad he put me on oral prednisone, elavil , and plaquenil. The steroids did work wonders for...

  10. fibromyalgia after fusion? 28th January 2008
    ... we usually do does not help pain either. I was on Elavil (very tiny dose ) to help with sleep and pain, just...

  11. Newbie - Just had IDET 27th January 2008
    ... as well as Percocet for BTP. He also started me on Elavil , 25mg at bedtime, which, as soon as I started taking...

  12. Hip pain radiating down back of thigh to back of calf. 26th January 2008
    ... pain. You would need a lyrica, neurotin, topomax, elavil , palemor or something like one of these meds that...

  13. Update re: Cold And miserable 25th January 2008
    ... before i hope it helps you alot. When my PM put me on Elavil i thought it was a miracle drug. I hardly slept before...

  14. Cymbalta 10th January 2008
    ... financially i had to stop it and the doctor just put me on elavil seems to think that would help alot with the nerves...

  15. Surgeon Appt Update 3rd January 2008
    ... before but I reacted to lyrica, neurotin, palemor and elavil . My reaction to neurotin was very serious and was...

  16. bass 11 chimining in.. 10 days post-op and going crazy 29th December 2007
    ... medications such as lyrica, neurotin, topomax, cymbalta, elavil , etc. If not, this might be something your doctor...

  17. Just need to vent 27th December 2007
    ... nerve medications because I have had reactions to elavil , neurotin, lyrica, and palemor. I asked for topomax...
    ... lyrica and topomax are anti-convulsants. Pamelor and elavil are tricyclic anti-depressants. Cymbalta is the only...

  18. Help! Taking Lyrica and feeling loopy 13th December 2007
    ... my doc gave me neurontin, did not help at all, then elavil , that stuff worked but I was always groggy, then he...

  19. Has anyone taken Lyrica for nerve pain after back surgery? 11th December 2007
    ... Hi Mew, I have tried lyrica, neurontin & elavil . They either didn't work for me or the side effects...

  20. Doctors just don't understand 6th November 2007
    ... he has me on Vicodin ES, flexeril, motrin 800 and Elavil ....

  21. New to message board 24th October 2007
    ... started the fentanyl patch 5mcg/h yesterday. I also take elavil 50mg 1 time a day and flexoril 10mg twice a day or...

  22. Question for everyone 15th October 2007
    ... changed when this started, I pinned it down to the Elavil I was taking. Also I remembered Pepper having issues ... with swollen hands when taking Elavil . I did not have the swelling just the pain, like really ... talked to my PM doc about this and was taken off the Elavil . I am now back on Cymbalta but still have the pain...

  23. Just wonder how may of you have problems with... 14th October 2007
    ... though. I was on the overactive bladder meds and Elavil for the bladder problems over the years. They helped...

  24. Pepper 11th October 2007
    ... reactions. So far I have reacted to neurotin, lyrica, elavil , and palemor....

  25. Pamelor/Nortriptyline........................Cym balta?? 3rd October 2007
    ... helpful with nerve pain. It is in the same family as elavil ....

  26. Appt Update 28th September 2007
    ... Unfortunately, I am allergic to everything else (Neurotin, Elavil ). He told me he would NEVER perscribe oxycontin and...

  27. what would happen if... 12th September 2007
    ... if you are on an anti-depressents? I used to be on elavil (Amitriptylene) and I also had those weird dreams...

  28. Is anybody has sleepless night right now? I do - let's talk 7th September 2007
    ... thing i've tried that did help me sleep was low dose Elavil an hour before I wanted to fall asleep. However, i...
    ... would like to ask my PM after discogram to put me on Elavil again: i know it helps with pains and puts you to...

  29. Back Surgery and Fibrosis and Fibromylagia? 6th September 2007
    ... neuropathy pain, but for Fibromyologa they put patients on Elavil (very small dosage helps relieve the pain) or similar...

  30. Pepper Update 28th August 2007
    ... from Neurotin and he said that with the reaction to elavil . He does not want me to even try any of the other...

  31. Pepper, Was it You That Took Lyrica? 27th August 2007
    ... Shawley. Lyrica did nothing for me. I was allergic to elavil and Neurtion....

  32. Please help with MRI findings 31st July 2007
    ... said, the left is worse. Along with the oxy I take elavil 25 mgs, at night and neurontin...which I had to stop...

  33. Just hearing bad storys about fusions and back surgerys??? 27th July 2007
    ... single vicodin) but other than that I take 2-25 mg elavil , 2 or 3 neurontin (I hesitate to take them during...

  34. Gabapentin for sciatic pain? 26th July 2007
    ... my hands are very swollen which happened with the elavil . I will continue on the meds but if they continue...

  35. Pepper 17th July 2007
    ... increased this morning but my hands are swelling like the elavil did. I will give it 2 more days and increase as my...
    ... increased this morning but my hands are swelling like the elavil did. Pepper: I hope you are feeling better. ... Did your swelling go away after you stopped the Elavil and then come back with the Neurontin? Just curious...
    ... taking care of everyone else. DB - Since stoppng the elavil , I have not had one symptom of swelling until I went...
    ... feels that since I have had problems with neurotin and elavil she does not see the sense in trying it. She is...

  36. kk, topomax 16th July 2007
    ... going to request something for nerve pain - lyrica and elavil did not work for me so I am researching options. ...

  37. Please help in MRI findings 12th July 2007
    ... the narcs"(I kid you not...Dr.'s words)and increase elavil , add Topamax and prednisone. Believe me, my regular ... I am currently taking 80 mgs. oxycodone and 10 mgs. elavil at bedtime. I was on Neurontin but had bad side effects...
    ... seem to get some pain relief from higher doses of Elavil or various kinds of nerve meds....

  38. Elavil Anyone? 10th July 2007
    ... Hi, Some docs use Elavil for off-label use, such as pain. Many rheumys prescribe ... rheumy thought I may also have fibro, so I was given Elavil for the fibro. For me, it did absolutely nothing EXCEPT ... have seen others with other types of pain be given Elavil , because there is a chance it might help, but of course ... any kind of nerve pain, though..I'm not sure that Elavil would give you any relief. Then again, ya never know...
    ... Hi, I was on Elavil for 4 weeks and it was extremely helpful with my nerve...
    ... I have been on and off elavil for years. It was first prescribed to me to help me...
    ... doc stopped topomax. So i dont know if it was the elavil or not, does not help with my nerve pain at all, i...
    ... I actually took Elavil for years for my bladder. I took it before bed. ...
    ... Hi, I have been on Elavil for about 6 weeks now for nerve pain. Was taken off ... Cymbalta cause the Cymbalta was not working and the Elavil was supposed to help me with my sleep. Well, it does ... post by Diet Pepper, this is how her problems with Elavil started. So, I am thinking I won't be taking the Elavil ... Wish you the best of luck and success with the Elavil . ~hugs Niki...
    ... pains in my calves and feet. I take 2 gabapentin, 2 elavil and a piroxicam daily and still walk over 4 miles...
    ... I am taking Elavil to sleep. My doctor said if you do not sleep for long...
    ... erwhelming response! You all are angels. The bad news the elavil isn't working. In fact, I think I've gotten less sleep...
    ... Sorry that elavil is not working for you but it might take at least...
    ... I can't use my arms to paddle/stroke anyway. The elavil takes a few weeks to build up to a therapeutic level...

  39. Cymbalta 8th July 2007
    ... did not help with the pain at all. I am now taking Elavil . ~hugs Niki...
    ... your hands swelling. What is odd, since I started the Elavil , the joints in my hands hurt. In the morning when ... that has changed since this started was my taking Elavil . Think I might say something at my next appt. ...
    ... your hands swelling. What is odd, since I started the Elavil , the joints in my hands hurt. In the morning when ... that has changed since this started was my taking Elavil . Think I might say something at my next appt. ... Neurontin at the time so they took me off and gave me Elavil . Still happened. So they switched me to Lyrica...

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