Posted by tonyz on May 19, 2010, at 11:55:22
In reply to Question for Linkadge (anyone can comment though), posted by Bob on May 8, 2010, at 17:40:51
I took amitriptyline a number of times. I didn't really notice the sedation that much and had to take it along with other sleep meds, but it is hard to say because there was a lot of anxiety with my depression.
The side effects I remember were dry mouth, constipation (miralax works best for that at least for me), orthostatic hypotension - if you've been sitting for a while you may experience some dizziness or almost a black out on standing. It does have an effect on the prostate gland and you may find a little more difficulty when you start to urinate. Increased ocular pressure is also a possibility - I thought I experienced this, but glaucoma tests were always normal. As far as memory, the anticholinergic drugs supposedly interfere with memory but depression also effects memory so I can't say for sure how memory was affected.
It did pull me out of some deep depressions. I would consider it as something to use temporarily and then switch to something else, but that is just my opinion. The side effects are manageable.
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