elavil ?

[modelgirl]

I have been on and off elavil several times in the past few years and have not had any trouble getting off at all. The longest I took it was for about four to six months. When I went off it, I just stopped. I was taking 10mg twice a day. Not a strong dose. I found it helped a bit with depression, but not with pain. Also, I was prescribed Nurontin as well. This is a drug that is used to treat epilepsy as well as chronic pain. I had very bad reaction to this medication: slurred speech, confusion, nausea, headache, weakness... My doctor took me off of this due to the reactions and listed it as allergic medication for me. Everyone is different and it may be right for some; as well with the Elavil. Best regards.

[riceneuroni]

Hi Charlotte,

You didn't mention how much Elavil has been prescribed. It would help us to know because that indicates whether the doctor is trying to improve your sleep (less than 40 mg/night) or if it is for depression (more than 40 mg/night). There may also be a new connection specifically to pain relief that I'm not aware of, so you might want to ask your doctor what his thinking is.

I've been on and off Elavil for more than 10 years. It is considered a safe and effective drug for helping improve sleep at around 10-20 mg/night. The most reported side effect is increased appetite for sweets. If this is a concern, be very careful since you are already taking Neurontin and that can have similar side effects.

If you are on the low-dosage side, stopping any time is not a problem. Keep in mind, each time you start there will be a 2-3 day period of disorientation, increased sleep, and general weakness.

Good luck with it. Hope it, and this information, help.
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[kathym43]

I have been taking elavil for 2 years, without it, I could not sleep past 2 hours. It has saved my life, however, I have never weighed this much. I gained 20lbs. I would rather be able to sleep. I was recently put on neurotin because the elavil seemed to be losing its effectiveness. Now I am sleeping again!

[tzty]

I took Elavil for a few weeks after shoulder surgery to help with the pain, relax the muscles and sleep. It really helped but I had to take it around 6 PM at nite or it would knock me out most of the following day. It really helped. I know that neurontin is an epilespy medicine and used for seizures and migrains. I have no clue why you were given this medicine. It is dangerous and I know of people who reacted severly. Thank God they took it at the hospital. The reaction hit so fast they didn't leave for a few days. Ask the doctor for Trazadone and use the Elavil as you need it. The Trazadone is great and you can monitor that and it is not addictive. Best of luck with this.

[shinemathew516]

i took elavil one day....the side effects of it lasted me 3 days...side effects:
Zombie
Blurred vision
Buzzed hearing
Things floating around me
Slept 24 hours straight through
Unexplainable crying

Aaaahhhh and this is an antidepressiant??? yikes! but the nice thing I did not feel any of my depression for 24 hours....so it did work....WHILE I WAS ASLEEP! LOL
Doc then put my an anitriptaline (spelling ???) after 1 day of that I decided depression was easier to deal with! that also left me wacked out for days!
I am now recovering from depression with natural methods.

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