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Good day Charles, I`m taking Amitriptyline 2 x 25 mg. before bedtime because I had vivid dreaming (not nightmare) and I sleep much better, I don`t have sideeffect!! don`t you think it`s OK to take the drug?? Sonia Denmark ---------- > Fra: Charles T. Meyer <[log in to unmask]> > Til: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> > Emne: Re: Amatriptline (Elavil) to take? > Dato: 17. november 1997 21:04 > > Lanier, > > Amitriptyline (Elavil) is an antidepressant which was one of the early > drugs in this group to go on the market. It was effective as an > anti-depressant but a large percentage of patients that took it > developed side effects some of which were as uncomfortable as the > illness that it was being used to treat. Doses of 150-200 mg / day were > not uncommon and at times doses given would exceed 300 mg/day. So as > far as risk goes an increased dose should not be a problem. However, if > side effects are a problem another antidepressant trazodone can be used > for the same purpose with a decreased side effect profile at low doses. > > Charlie > > p. l. maddux wrote: > > > > Hi list friends, I have been mostly lurking, but have a situation I > > would like some comment on. I have had a tremor for two years now and am > > taking no pd medications, but I have had long term problems with poor > > quality of sleep. Maybe of course caused by the oncomming pd. It got so > > bad I told my neuro about it and he prescribed Elavil 10 mg. That helped > > a lot for two weeks, then the DR put me on 25mg, That helped a lot for 2 > > months but is not helping much now, I know he will increase the dose > > again, but how much further can I ;go, The dose now is causing two side > > effects,, blurred vision and constipation. So now I have three problems > > If I continue increasing the dose, won't I just continue to have more > > severe side effects > > > > Lanier Maddux Chattanooga, Tn. > > ([log in to unmask]). > > -- > > CHARLES T. MEYER, M.D. > Middleton, WI > [log in to unmask]