Amitriptyline is an old antidepressant that is used mostly these days
for pts with chronic pain, to help them sleep at night. The reason it
is chosen is that it has a side effect of sedation. There are other
side effects that some people find troublesome, such as dry mouth and
constipation. I was taking up to 50 mg. before I went to Germany for
my surgery, now I am down to 25 mg, and I want to get down to 20 and
stay there. I still have pain of other sorts (not adhesion pain), my
other pain is from degenertaive disk disease (in the neck) and
arthritis. If you need an antidepressant, there are many newer ones
that are much more effective for depression, such as celexa, paxil,
effexor, zoloft, and of course zoloft. Each has possible side effects,
you need to start with the one your doctor thinks matches your symptoms
best, and then switch to another one if the side effects are too
uncomfortable. I myself have been on celexa for six months and will
continue, because a couple days ago, I decided to quit hormone
replacement cold turkey, on the urging of my physician regarding the
latest research that hormonereplacement does not prevent cardiovascular
etc., problmes, IT INSTEAD HAS A HIGH RISK OF CAUSING STROKE, HEART
ATTACK, AND PULMONARY EMBOLUS. So anyway, with adhesions, lots of
people are on aytriptelene, but you need to vigilantly drink 8 glasses
of water a day and do whatever else works for you if you experience
constipation as a side effect. Write me personnally at my e-mail if you
have any more questions. mary lou