Reviewer: mamabear, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I tried this medication for migraine prevention. I know it's also supposed to help with sleep which is another problem I struggle with, but this medication gave me severe night terrors! For a 2 weeks straight I woke up many times throughout the night in a sweat and panic. I stopped taking it and the nightmares stopped. My doctor said it couldn't have been the meds but I haven't had nig ... Show Full Comment

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I tried this medication for migraine prevention. I know it's also supposed to help with sleep which is another problem I struggle with, but this medication gave me severe night terrors! For a 2 weeks straight I woke up many times throughout the night in a sweat and panic. I stopped taking it and the nightmares stopped. My doctor said it couldn't have been the meds but I haven't had nightmares like that since. It also made me feel anxious, uneasy, rapid heartbeat shortly after taking it. I didn't give the medication enough time to see if it was effective with migraine prevention so I can't comment on that. I'll take my chances with a different prescription.
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Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I have been using 175 mg of amitriptyline at bedtime for 7 years. It has not helped my migraines but has really helped my sleep. If I sleep better, I feel better and I can't sleep without it. I am on other preventative meds and use rescue meds when needed but unfortunately nothing helps my migraines. I have dry mouth and weight gain but it is worth it to me so I will continue to take the m ... Show Full Comment

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I have been using 175 mg of amitriptyline at bedtime for 7 years. It has not helped my migraines but has really helped my sleep. If I sleep better, I feel better and I can't sleep without it. I am on other preventative meds and use rescue meds when needed but unfortunately nothing helps my migraines. I have dry mouth and weight gain but it is worth it to me so I will continue to take the med.
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Reviewer: sassy3ddawn, 45-54 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I have several diagnosis that this medication works on. First and foremost is the migraine. I would be in the ER 3-6 times a month for emergency pain management. Now maybe one minor one every couple of months and all I need is an excedrin. Second, I have bipolar depression. This medication added to my others really brought the depression more in line. I really really like this medication. O ... Show Full Comment

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I have several diagnosis that this medication works on. First and foremost is the migraine. I would be in the ER 3-6 times a month for emergency pain management. Now maybe one minor one every couple of months and all I need is an excedrin. Second, I have bipolar depression. This medication added to my others really brought the depression more in line. I really really like this medication. One important key to this is to slowly ween yourself on to the drug. If a high dosage is started with, you could get bad reactions. You should titrate 25mg every two weeks and continue increasing by one pill every two weeks until you are migraine free and it get you to where you don't have them anymore. If you need to come down off the medication quickly for any reason, please don't just stop. you need to reduce your medication as described by your doctor. generally you do the same thing backwards, but only four days dosages at a time.
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Reviewer: KLynch, 7-12 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)

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My 12 year old has complex migraine disorder. Other than migraines & chronic headaches, she also had vertigo & very disturbing altered nerve perceptions. She's been on it for about 3 months, and it is the 1st thing that has worked to slowly get rid of all her symptoms. She's sleeping better, has much less anxiety due to her nerves going awry, is finally smiling again. She has h ... Show Full Comment

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My 12 year old has complex migraine disorder. Other than migraines & chronic headaches, she also had vertigo & very disturbing altered nerve perceptions. She's been on it for about 3 months, and it is the 1st thing that has worked to slowly get rid of all her symptoms. She's sleeping better, has much less anxiety due to her nerves going awry, is finally smiling again. She has had zero side effects.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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Taking 1mg a night for migraines this medication gave me my life back. The migraines had basically made me nonfunctional. I did put on about 40 pounds but I think that had more to do with the difficulty waking up and exercising. I finally made up my mind that regardless of how drowsy I am in the morning from it I had to get up and work-out. Since then, I have lost 20 pounds and am continuing to lo ... Show Full Comment

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Taking 1mg a night for migraines this medication gave me my life back. The migraines had basically made me nonfunctional. I did put on about 40 pounds but I think that had more to do with the difficulty waking up and exercising. I finally made up my mind that regardless of how drowsy I am in the morning from it I had to get up and work-out. Since then, I have lost 20 pounds and am continuing to lose weight.
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