Amitryptiline

[tunnarr1971]

My husband was on 130mg of amitryptiline last year and it nearly ended our marrage. He woke up one morning with a "clear head" and left me and the children! His personality completely changed and he was like a stranger!!! The drug changed him completely, he came back and was weened off the drug by January. Things were normal for a while but because he has severe back pain a new doctor has put him back on it and he has left AGAIN - this drug has ruined my marrage, he is suicidal, I would be really interested to know how taking this drug has affected you and if you have had rash thoughts, how has it affected your relationships with people? Would be really grateful for a reply. Kind regarRAB a desparate wife!!! (rachel)

 

[brianpain33]

Wow that is really amazing because amitryptiline also called Elavil is supposed to be an anti-depressant. Although it is also useful for people with nerve pain. It looks like your husband has the opposite effect and you need to let his doctor know this so he will stop prescribing it to him. Does your husbad enjoy the sedating effect of it? Why did he want to go back on it agian? You need to contact his doctor and tell them how it has changed him mentally. good luck and keep us posted.

brian

p.s. If he has severe back pain then he really should see a Pain Management doctor and get on something besides the amitryptiline. There are many non-narcotic medications that can be effective for the pain.

 

[howcouldiknow]

Wow. Anti-depressants are very effective and I would definantly support their use, but some of them aren't right for some people. You may find it interesting to know that some rare side-effects of amitryptiline include personality change, mania, worsening depression, psychosis, among others.

He should definantly be switched to another anti-depressant.
According to some reliable information (with citations), amitryptiline should be slowly reduced. Don't worry depedency to anti-depressants is common and isn't usually related to addiction.

Hope this helps. :wave:

 

[AnnD]

I am sorry that his body reacts to this drug so violently but some medicines do that. I'm not sure how they do medical care in England but the first thing that should happen is that the first worRAB out of his or your mouth should be that he has a severe ALLERGY to the drug Amitryptiline. If you are allowed to speak to your husbanRAB new doctor please tell him what is going on. If you husband goes to the same clinic of doctors there must be system in place to report a serious allergy so no one else gives him the stuff. In the USA there is a red sicker on the face of the chart and now that many hospitals use internal computers there should be a notation about what he is allergic to. At any rate if I were you I would call this new doctor and any future doctor and report he is suicidal on this medicine and certainly they would not want a lawsuit if he were to kill himself while in their care. good luck.