Withdrawal from amitriptyline?

Question

I've been on amitriptyline for 2 and a half years for headaches following a brain injury. I want to try to come off them but I'm scared to - does anyone know what kind of withdrawal symptoms I could get? I'm worried I'll get really bad headaches again and also because amitriptyline is also an antidepressent I'm worried I might get depressed - is that possible? My dr thinks I should come off it but wasn't too helpfull telling me about withdrawals etc..

Answer 1

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If you Dr. weens you off it properly you should have no withdrawl symptoms. If your afraid to get off of it maybe you shouldn't. Do it when you feel comfortable.

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Thanks, I'm gonna go to a different dr and discuss it with them - thanks for the support.

Answer 2

the best way to come of it is by slowly lowering the dosage you take on a daily basis

Answer 3

Cut down the amount dont just stop taking them.........there is meds that will help you to come off them too!

Answer 4

Hi Cathy here is a website for you to visit. www.safemedication.com/displaydrug.cfm?i…

I am sorry that I cannot be more help. But what I will say is you should come off of this drug in tapered doses and not all at once and it should be done through medical supervision. Good Luck!

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Answer 5

I have just tried the web site that Boadicea suggested, cannot get it, is it the right address?

Answer 6

hi, i have been on these tablets for over 4 years and have recently kept lowering the dosage and then eventually coming off them, i was on them for migraine preventatives and also as an antidepressent and as a muscle relaxent, i came off them as was getting more depressed as they made my breath so very bad and over time would stop talking to people no matter what oral hygene things i used, as people would step back as my breath was so bad, doctors and pharmacists just said was a side effect and could do nothing. anyway regards your question i dont think you would be anymore depressed if you came off them than when you went on them, unless you were very depressed when you went on them, in that case cosult your doctor for an alternative.

Answer 7

Its maybe a very low dose but if your not sure get a second opinion. I had a drug habit a couple of years ago and my detox was made so much harder cause the street drugs i was being sold had that crap in them. But i was off the scale your dose might be okay just to stop.

Answer 8

best thing is to try it and see you can always go back if you need to.Long term use of any drug is likely to get your system immune to its effects