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On 8 Mar 00, at 10:50, Mary Watkins wrote: > I have been taking Amitriptyline for several years, to help me sleep. > I am now taking 3 25mg tablets about an hour before I go to bed. I > can now sleep 4-5 hours at night. Before I went on Amitriptyline, I > was waking up after about 2-3 hours of sleep and then couldn't get > back to sleep. Needless to say, I didn't function well with this > amount of sleep. I have had no side effects with the Amitriptylene. Amitryptylene (Elavil) is not a sleep-inducing drug. It is a tricyclic antidepressant. One of its side-effects (common to such drugs) is an initial period of sedation; but this dissipates after continuous use for several weeks (when the antidepressant effect kicks in). Depression itself can cause loss of sleep. This may be the reason for the improvement. Best, Bob Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S. Professional Corporation 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 USA Phone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: <http://www.dovecom.com/rafink> "Ex Tristitia Virtus"