tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25102529.post114419343805610282..comments2024-03-27T19:35:50.579-06:00Comments on ~ Wind Lost ~: Elavil: The Good, The Bad, & The UglyWindlosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014227226507484798noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25102529.post-25190086547162026992015-03-19T03:59:53.242-06:002015-03-19T03:59:53.242-06:00I was taking Elavil along with benzodiazepines and...I was taking Elavil along with benzodiazepines and gabapentin. it will make you gain major weight. and when I tried to get off of it I do not want to eat anything then I lost major weight. also I just dropped the medication instead of gradually stopping and it gave me tremendous anxiety. too many side effects for that drug be carefulmjmmoraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832188204091944033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25102529.post-50259540298351935362013-09-03T03:51:33.226-06:002013-09-03T03:51:33.226-06:00I tend to think, Anonymous that she did not write ...I tend to think, Anonymous that she did not write it to personally offend you. I take this drug and found that 30mg a night helps me to sleep. They started me on cymbalta and that was keeping me awake. So the amitriptaline helps me sleep.Luminous Transcendental Serpenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540388783758637306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25102529.post-40191347399151904452013-01-09T13:12:39.924-07:002013-01-09T13:12:39.924-07:00 PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS WHEN USEING AMITRIPTYLINE.... PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS WHEN USEING AMITRIPTYLINE. I feel the medication should be taken very seriously. My Identical twin sister overdoced on it and died November the 24th,preceeded by;CONVULSIONS, bleeding from her mouth, WITH SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE, second HART ATTACK,with a tube down her throat for eightdays, another tube fead her through her nose.Two days apart she injested a total of ten,each both days,of the so called little blue pills, the second overdose proved to be fatal. Please dont joke about the good, the bad, and the ugly. A doctor would not, and neither should you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25102529.post-59095332235770658182010-01-28T04:52:44.011-07:002010-01-28T04:52:44.011-07:00xanax works good thoughxanax works good thoughZekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632550959269901710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25102529.post-69370222059487049442010-01-28T03:14:12.795-07:002010-01-28T03:14:12.795-07:00i have been on elavil 50mg and havent seen any red...i have been on elavil 50mg and havent seen any reduction in my headachesZekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632550959269901710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25102529.post-29538838892478004682010-01-28T02:36:53.445-07:002010-01-28T02:36:53.445-07:00if you have migraines you should try maxalt it is ...if you have migraines you should try maxalt it is the best ever!Zekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632550959269901710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25102529.post-1144253345158804842006-04-05T10:09:00.000-06:002006-04-05T10:09:00.000-06:00I just checked, it is spelt propranololI just checked, it is spelt propranololJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698364720372038332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25102529.post-1144253236847517272006-04-05T10:07:00.000-06:002006-04-05T10:07:00.000-06:00hi terri, My neuro (he is actually from Calgary, D...hi terri, <BR/><BR/>My neuro (he is actually from Calgary, Dr. Brownall) told me a similar thing, starting at 10mgs for about a week, then up to 20mg for about 3weeks to a month, now I'm up to 30mg, and will be trying that for a month. He said that if I increade too quickly, I might miss my optimum level. <BR/><BR/>The prorananolol is not just for migraines, but preventing chronic headaches as well. I'll go look up the spelling, and let you know. It might be an idea to try.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698364720372038332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25102529.post-1144251393563901752006-04-05T09:36:00.000-06:002006-04-05T09:36:00.000-06:00hi jackie, you are soooo lucky you don't get the m...hi jackie, you are soooo lucky you don't get the morning sedation thing. how much do you take? that's an interesting tip about not increasing dosages too quickly. i didn't know that, but my neuro actually prescribed it that way. he started me on 10mg and then wanted me to increase by 10mg per week until they are "under control". but i think i will stay at 40mg for a while. i once took 50mg and found it didn't work either, but couldn't tolerate much more from the sedation perspective. but i think i will stay at 40mg and give it a chance.<BR/><BR/>i haven't tried propranol. it's never been mentioned to me. is it a migraine drug? i don't have full-blown migraine (although my neuro thinks i might have a small component) so none of the migraine drugs have been recommended to me. they did recommend another drug, starting wtih B i think, but i can't recall what it was. he said we could try that if the elavil didn't work or was unbearable at higher dosages.<BR/><BR/>thanks for your comments! i am new to this blog thing, so very much appreciate you reading my posts and commenting and sharing insights. i am also not sure how to get my blog "out there" but looks like i am getting a few hits. i also want to go and read more on your site to see what you've been experiencing for a long time and what you've learned!<BR/><BR/>talk soon, terriWindlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014227226507484798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25102529.post-1144249151995637462006-04-05T08:59:00.000-06:002006-04-05T08:59:00.000-06:00oh, have you tried propranalol? (sorry about the s...oh, have you tried propranalol? (sorry about the spelling). It's a beta blocker, doesn't have the sleepyness effect. I was on it for a year, and other then the fact that after one year, it stopped working I had no side effects.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698364720372038332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25102529.post-1144249085368509022006-04-05T08:58:00.000-06:002006-04-05T08:58:00.000-06:00I'm also on Amitryptline. I find that I sleep grea...I'm also on Amitryptline. I find that I sleep great, I usually take it about an hour before bed (around, 9, but I try to put it off until 10, so I don't fall asleep too early). I didn't know about the reducing the peeing part, but now that you mentioned that, I totally have had that, and it's worked awsome! I used to always get up in the night to pee, and now, since being on it, I haven't. Hum, and here I thought I was just "training" my body, nope, its the damn drugs! lol<BR/><BR/>I don't find the sleepyness in the mornings, any more then I usually do anyway. But generally with sleep aids, if I take it no later then 10pm I'm ok. <BR/><BR/>Oh and my neuro told me to be carefull about not bumping up your doses too quickly, because there is a level that is right for you, and if you go higher, then it won't work. You probably knew that already, but I thought that I would share.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698364720372038332noreply@blogger.com