Amitryptiline as pain relief

Well I have not heard of it doing that, but it did cause problems for Palustris in post #8
If it continues I think you should see your doc perhaps..

 

Thanks all - I am going to give it another few days or so, and if no better I will ring the doctor.

Val - sadly, I am way past ibuprofen and paracetamol I'm afraid, although I do also take your point about doctors not always getting it right as I had one GP years ago trying to tell me that tramadol was the thing I needed, continually trying to up the dosage on me to the point that it made me really ill, until I finally threw my toys out of the pram and told him where he could shove the pills; and having been on the receiving end of those blighters, I can assure you that they are real nasty.

I also accept your point about these tablets being addictive - however, that generally occurs for those people who have been on much higher doses and using them as anti-depressants (150-300mg); additionally, there are known methods to stop treatment also the main thing being dosage reduction over a period of days/weeks.

 

FC don;t worry about them being addictive for now, as you say you reduce the dose gradually.. I took them for a long time & did not have a problem stopping them with docs supervision... Just see how you go as you say for a few more days yet.. Often our bodies take a while to adjust to them, but try not to worry about them at the moment & I hope they sort out soon..

 

Thanks Marley

 

So now you have me puzzled Val...

 

Its not that I am not happy on them Sheal, its more that I don't know what to expect from them and I have been experiencing pain that I haven't had for a number of years. Somewhat oddly, today has been significantly better (although last night was rough), so with any luck and a prevailing wind I will be turning a corner.

I haven't seen an osteopath recently, but that is mainly because of previous advice from doctors and physiotherapists, who told me that an osteopath would be of no benefit to me; one physio did suggest acupuncture, but I am a complete chicken when it comes to needles (that, and I couldn't afford it either at the moment).

 

Sounds like perhaps you are turning that corner then FC, I hope so anyway..
I can only quote my own experience really FC.. Acupuncture is wonderful stuff but you do have to have a good practitioner..
I now have a wonderful little chinese lady & she works wonders for me.. The first one I had was awful.. I got no relief.. Then a friend recommended this lady to me & after a sceptical start with her I soon realised how different she was & she has done many wonderful things for me & my family..
My grandson was born 12wks early & he had some courses of acupuncture age 8 as some of the connnections had not been made & each time we saw a difference within 2 weeks.. He is now a strapping 17yr old..

When it comes to backs though, we all as a family go to a chiropractor who practices McTimmony http://www.mctimoneychiropractic.org/ it is the most gentle but precise aligning you could possibley get, my SinL has broken his back twice in accidents & it is the only type that helps him and now he has a bone spur on a vertebrae that rubs on a nerve..! So he needs all the help he can get at times... He does lead an active life though & that really helps him as well as he knows one day he won't.! He is also the one who takes Amitryptaline too..

 

I wasn't really spaced out by them, but they did make me a bit slow to start in the mornings (as I have got older, I have became more and more like an old car - slow to start in the mornings, and the bodywork don't look as good as it used to! ); I am still a wee bit slow in the mornings, but not nearly as bad - it seems to be slowly getting better.

Last night was the best night for a while, and I slept reasonably well - - definitely the least pain I have had in a while, so fingers crossed that is the tablets beginning to settle in.