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Generic name: Amitriptyline
Typical Brand Name (s): Elavil, Endep, Vanatrip
With this appointment?
AMITRIPTYLINE (Elavil, Endep) is an antidepressant. Amitriptyline can cancel your spirits, your treating depression, especially if it is linked to the violation of sleep. Improvements in sleep patterns may be the first treatment benefit. Your prescriber or health professional may prescribe amitriptyline other conditions, such as the release of neuroses. General amitriptyline pills available.
How is it used?
Take amitriptyline pills in his mouth. Follow the instructions on the label requirement. A swallow pills with water to drink. You can take pills with or without food. Take your dose on a regular basis. Do not take your medicines more focused. Do not stop taking except on your prescriber recommendations.
Contact your pediatrician or health care related to the professional use of these drugs in children. Special attention may be needed.
Adolescents 12 to 18 years old and the elderly over 65 years of age may be stronger reaction to this medicine and need smaller doses.
What should my health care professional know before I take Amitriptyline?
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
In alcoholism problem
Asthma, breathing difficulties
Blood disorders or diseases
Diabetes
The difficulty Passing urine, prostate problems
Glaucoma
Following intramuscular injection
Heart Disease or a previous heart attack
Liver Diseases
For active thyroid
Parkinson's disease
Schizophrenia
Exemptions (convulsions)
Stomach Illness
An unusual or allergic reactions to amitriptyline, other medicines, foods, dyes, preservatives or
Pregnant or trying to become pregnant
Breast-feeding
Are there possible side effects?
Side effects that you can tell your prescriber or health professional as soon as possible:
Abnormal milk production in women
Blurred vision or eye pain
Breast enlargement of men and women
Confusion, hallucinations (see or hearing, which did not actually exist)
Difficulty breathing
Fainting Spells
Fever with increased sweating
Irregular or quickly, pounding heartbeat, palpitations
Muscle stiffness, cramps or
Pain or difficulty in passing urine, loss of bladder control
Exemptions (convulsions)
Sexual difficulties (decreased sexual ability or desire, difficulty ejaculating)
Stomach pain
Swelling in the scrotum
Tingling, numbness or pain in the feet or hands
Unusual fatigue or weakness
Yellowish of eye or skin
Side effects, which usually do not require medical treatment (report to your prescriber or health professional if they or bothersome):
Anxiety
Constipation, Diarrhea or
Drowsiness or Dizziness
Dry Mouth
Increased sensitivity of the skin to the sun or ultraviolet light
Loss of appetite
Nausea, Vomiting
Skin rash or itchy
Weight profit or loss
What drug (s) can interact with Amitriptyline?
Amitriptyline can interact with many other medicines. Some interactions can be very important. Make sure that the prescriber or health professional knows about all other medicines you are taking. Many important interactions are listed below:
Do not take amitriptyline with any of the following drugs:
Astemizole (Hismanal)
Cisapride (Propulsid)
Probucol
Terfenadine (Seldane)
Thioridazine (Mellaril)
Medicines called MAO inhibitors, phenelzine (Nardil), tranylcypromine (Parnate), isocarboxazid (Marplan), selegiline (Eldepryl)
Other drugs for mental depression (treatment might duplicate or additives cause side effects)
Amitriptyline can also interact with any of the following drugs:
Alcohol
Antacids
Quantities of Atropine and drug-related as hyoscyamine, scopolamine, tolterodine, etc.
Barbiturate to promote sleep medication or treatment of seizures (convulsions), such as phenobarbital
Thinners, blood, as warfarin
Bromocriptine
Bupropion
Cimetidine
Clonidine
Cocaine
Delavirdine
Diphenoxylate
Disulfiram
Donepezil
Medicines to treat HIV infection
Female hormones, including contraceptives, or birth control pills and estrogen
Galantamine
Herbs and dietary supplements, such as ephedra (Ma huang), kava kava, SAM-e, St. John's wort, valerian, etc.
Imatinib, STI-571
Kaolin; Pectin
Esmolol
Levodopa and other medicines for movement problems as Parkinson's disease
Lithium
Medicines for anxiety or sleep problems
Medicines for colds, flu and breathing difficulties, such as pseudoephedrine
Medicines for hay fever or allergies (antihistamines)
Medicines for slimming, or appetite control
Medicines used to regulate abnormal heartbeat or to treat other heart disease (examples: amiodarone, bepridil, disopyramide, dofetilide, encainide, flecainide, ibutilide, mibefradil, procainamide, propafenone, quinidine, etc.)
Metoclopramide
Muscle relaxants, as cyclobenzaprine
Other drugs for mental problems and mood or mental disorder
Prescription pain medications like morphine, codeine, tramadol and others.
Procarbazine
Withdrawal (convulsions), or epilepsy medicine such as phenytoin or carbamazepine
Dexmethylphenidate as stimulants or methylphenidate
Some antibiotics (examples: erythromycin, gatifloxacin, levofloxacin, linezolid, moxifloxacin, sotalol, sparfloxacin)
Tacrine
Thyroid hormones, such as levothyroxine
Tell your prescriber or health professional about all other medicines you, including prescription drugs, nutritional supplements, herbs or products. Also tell your prescriber or health professional if you are a frequent user of drinks with caffeine or alcohol, if you smoke or if you are using illicit drugs. They can affect the way your medicine works. Check with your health professional before stopping or starting any of your medicines.
What should I monitor taking Amitriptyline?
Visit your prescriber or health professional regular checks on your progress. It may take a few days before you feel the full effect of amitriptyline.
If you have amitriptyline regularly for some time, do not suddenly stop taking it. You have to gradually reduce the dose or can be obtained from serious side effects. Ask your prescriber or health care professional for advice. Even after the cessation of taking amitriptyline, it may even affect your body in a few days.
You can get drowsy or dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or what needs mental alertness until you know how you affect amitriptyline. Do not stand or sit quickly, especially if you are older patients. This reduces the risk of fainting or dizzy spells. Alcohol can increase dizziness and drowsiness. Avoid alcoholic beverages.
Do not consider themselves as coughs, colds or allergies without appeal to the prescriber or health care professional for advice. Some ingredients may increase possible side effects.
Your mouth may get dry. Sugarless chewing gum or sucking hard candy and drinking plenty of water will help.
Amitripyline can cause dry eyes and blurred vision. If you wear contact lenses you may experience some inconvenience. Lubricating drops can help. Your ophthalmologist, if this problem persists or heavy.
Amitriptyline can make the skin more sensitive to the sun. Keep out the sun, or wear protective clothing outdoors and use sunscreen. Do not use a sun lamp or sun-tanning booths or beds.
If you have diabetes, check your blood sugar more often than usual, especially during the first weeks of treatment with amitriptyline. Amitriptyline can affect the level of glucose (sugar) levels. Call your prescriber or health care professional for advice if you notice changes in the results of the blood or urine glucose testing.
If you are going to have surgery or require X-ray procedure that uses a contrast agent, tell your prescriber or health professional that you have with this medicine.
What if I miss A dose?
If you miss a dose normally taken at bedtime to avoid daytime drowsiness may be better to skip that dose. If you take more than one dose a day and miss a dose, take it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, only take that dose. Follow your prescriber, recommendations for missed doses. Do not double or extra doses.
What should be kept?
Keep out of reach of children in a container that small children could not open.
Store at room temperature of 15 to 30 degrees Celsius (59 and 86 degrees F). Throw for unused medication after the expiration date.
NOTE: The above information is intended to supplement, not replace, the experience and the decisions of your doctor, pharmacist or other health professional. It should not be construed to indicate that the use of the product is safe, appropriate, or effective for you. Look medical professional prior to the adoption of the product.
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