amitriptyline

Hi,

When I was first diagnosed over a year and a half ago, I was put on a antidepressant called Dothiepin, been taking this for well over a year and on 50mg. When I go back to the hospital and say I'm still in pain on a daily basis, I get told the tablets are working u just need to relax! Anyway I gave up with this particular hospital. I've seen a women's health physio on and over the last year, and things are a lot môre relaxed in terms of my pelvic floor, also participated in the mc timmoney study, pelvis was our of alignment. However half way this the last year I have developed a pain that goes down my right leg it's like a numb feeling, or like dragging and extra heavy leg! All my muscels down the front and side of my leg, and my calf are extremely tight, and the muscels in my bottom. If they are realised the pain goes away for a day then it's back. Wondered if anyone else has the same? Just changed drugs to amitriptine taking 10mg is that what other people started on, just seems very low to the 50mg I was taking. Hope to have a MRI scan on my leg. Feeling (like many off you) very frustrated that I don't seem to be getting anywhere despite spending so much money on private treatment.

Many thanks

Katie

Hi Katie

I totally understand where you are coming from. Im so frustrated and depressed. I am going to lose my job and my house as the pain is there every day. I have been taking amitriptyline for 3 months. I like you started on 10mg however it made no difference to me. I increased my dose by an extra 10mg per week now im at 40mg. The pain and burning is slightly better but not gone. I have just started today taking pregablin(lycra) as well as the amitriptyline. Im worried about the side effects from taking both. I have found amitrityline to cause tiredness, mood swings, depression and constipation but they are better than the horrific pain I was in. Let me know how you get on with it x

I'm on amitriptyline as well, 10 mg/day because it knocks me out entirely. My doctor wants me on 20 per day, and eventually on 30 per day, but not sure how I'm going to do that. I already can barely get out of bed in the morning.