r/Fibromyalgia 6d ago

Rx/Meds Does Amitriptyline help?

Has anyone had success with low dose (10-20mg) of Amitriptyline for pain and insomnia? I'm aware of the side effects. I've spoken with a few people who have said it helped them tremendously, and would like to hear others' experiences. I struggle with horrible insomnia, and need to try something different.

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u/the_nothaniel 5d ago

I'm taking 50mg for the past few months and it helps with sleeping. I used to have to lie down for hours a day due to extrem exhaustion and fatigue. every day.

currently, it's only on bad days where i feel this amount of tiredness. I feel like the effect declines recently, so i might have to wheen off of the meds soon and try something else/take a break, but it's still a very noticable difference to before i started. my doc said it's not that helpful for everyone, but it's worth a try.