Reviewer: Michele, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

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I have been using 25mg at bedtime for 12 years now.. It has changed my life. I had IBS since a child and think the IBS was all anxiety related from the start. From the IBS (I thought) I then had panic attacks everytime I would go some where, thinking I was going to have the IBS attacks and ofcourse by thinking it, it did happen.. I was afraid to travel far.. Now I can sleep well, I can go anyw ... Show Full Comment

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I have been using 25mg at bedtime for 12 years now.. It has changed my life. I had IBS since a child and think the IBS was all anxiety related from the start. From the IBS (I thought) I then had panic attacks everytime I would go some where, thinking I was going to have the IBS attacks and ofcourse by thinking it, it did happen.. I was afraid to travel far.. Now I can sleep well, I can go anywhere, even fly, Almost never have an IBS attack.. Feel it has made my life 100% better. It did take a while to get use to the sedation left over in the morning, I did have weird dreams in the beginning, and I cannot go with out the drug. Felt like I needed rehab when I tried to stop it.. I decided to stay on it I guess forever because I do not want to feel like I was before Elavil.. I would definately say it has changed my life for the better!!!!!
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Reviewer: studmixer, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I just read through some of the reviews of this medicine and am now concerned. My dr. put me on this to help with sleep, severe depression and spinal pain. I take 150mg at bedtime. When I first started taking it I felt very tired and in a trance for about an hour in the morning but that side effect went away quickly (within 3 days). It seemed to work at the beginning when I first started taking ... Show Full Comment

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I just read through some of the reviews of this medicine and am now concerned. My dr. put me on this to help with sleep, severe depression and spinal pain. I take 150mg at bedtime. When I first started taking it I felt very tired and in a trance for about an hour in the morning but that side effect went away quickly (within 3 days). It seemed to work at the beginning when I first started taking it for the sleep problem and the pain but seems that it has quit working. My shrink wants me to stay on it none the less if for no other reason for the depression benefit. I also take citalapram and 300mg of welbutrin for depression. diagnosis is borderline personality disorder and pain.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Have been taking for 2 weeks now for IBS and stress related stomach problems. Only taking 10mg at night before bed and I not only sleep like a baby, but has helped me with my intestinal problems as well.

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Have been taking for 2 weeks now for IBS and stress related stomach problems. Only taking 10mg at night before bed and I not only sleep like a baby, but has helped me with my intestinal problems as well.
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Reviewer: bird_dog, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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Before taking Elavil I would almost always wake in the morning with a headache. Since taking one 10mg pill before bed, I have been sleeping deeper and no longer wake up with a headache. The only side affects I had was dry mouth and and feeling a little groggy in the morning, but they went away in time. The side affects were much easier to tolerate than the headaches.

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Before taking Elavil I would almost always wake in the morning with a headache. Since taking one 10mg pill before bed, I have been sleeping deeper and no longer wake up with a headache. The only side affects I had was dry mouth and and feeling a little groggy in the morning, but they went away in time. The side affects were much easier to tolerate than the headaches.
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