Quick amitrip. questions

What is the difference between the dosage used for vulvodynia and the dosage used for depression? Can you treat both vulvodynia and depression simultaneously with this pill? I understand that only a small dosage is used for vulvodynia, but obviously for depression a larger dosage must be required. If you were taking the larger amount for depression, would it also help your vulvodynia or does it HAVE to be a small dosage?

No it doesn't have to be a small dose for pain, they use a smaller dose for pain only if they aren't trying to also treat depression with Ami but if you were to treat both and therefore need a higher dose it would also do the same for the V.

So if I was taking the full depression dosage it would also help my pain (assuming it will work for my pain at all)? Are you sure it works that way?

Positive, if you are already on a depression dosage and it isn't helping pain it isn't going to.

I have only just started taking it at a low vulvodynia dosage. I want it put up to a depression dosage because I am suffering from that also and it's worse than ever, but my pain is my main priority and I didn't know if messing with the dosage would affect my pain in a negative way. Thank you for putting my mind at ease, I'll talk to my doctor about getting a higher dosage.

I have been on that over ten years. All doses. All kinds of weird side effects. At first they had me on 100 mg, for face pain(not depression). Its nasty. be careful of this medicine. It can make you sleepy, fog brain, panic, blurry vision. Its black boxed, which means warnings are sent to doctors. Honestly? i would stay on the vulvodynia dose, see how you feel and not try to increase this med. Just be careful of it, see how you do on a low dose first. i have googled it, talked to pharmacists about it, other people all over. Now if it helps the vag pain, GREAT! but go slow with it please. Its old fashioned. cindy

Different people get different side effects so don't panic about cindy's post, I only get a dry mouth and increased appetite from taking Ami so it really depends on the individual, if you don't get on with it there are other options medication wise so don't worry.

Right! dont panic, i didnt mean to scare you. If it works on the Vag, by all means use it. We want that area FIXED! for sure. Just be cautious of it thats all. Its always better to start slow and see how it goes. Some people do tolerate it fine. cindy

Thanks guys. I'll stay on this dosage for now and see if it helps. Out of curiosity, what other medications can be used to treat vulvodynia? I had only heard of gabapentin and ami, so I kind of assumed this was my last choice since the gabapentin didn't work.