antidepressants

Personally, I would suspect that there is more danger from gaining without the anti depressants - at
least that is what happened to me. Hopefully someone else can come back with a medical answer on
this. Wish you all the best in working your way through this stressful time. Elaine K
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Just Me said:

I've just been prescribed some very mild antidepressants as I've been going through a rough few
months and my housing situation is less than ideal (no sound insulation between us and the
neighbours upstairs means we hear everything and constantly feel like she is listening in to our
conversations. I'm worried about the possibility of them making me gain weight. Has anyone had any
experience of amitriptyline? It's a very low dose (10mg each evening). I don't want to start
undoing all the effort I've made during the last 10 months. My doctor was very pleased with the
64lb I've lost. He checked my blood pressure which was a bit high - I'm not surprised though - my
heart was racing and I had been dreading discussing my problems. He'll check it again when I go
back in a month.

Jane

I had headaches and painful joints a few years ago and my dr. suggested trying amitriptyline, it
helped with the pain and allowed me a better sleep, but I didn't gain weight on it. I was taking
20mg each night. Good luck with it.
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I've just been prescribed some very mild antidepressants as I've been

going

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through a rough few months and my housing situation is less than ideal (no sound insulation
between us and the neighbours upstairs means we hear everything and constantly feel like she is
listening in to our conversations. I'm worried about the possibility of them making me gain
weight. Has anyone had any experience of amitriptyline? It's a very low

dose

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(10mg each evening). I don't want to start undoing all the effort I've

made

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during the last 10 months. My doctor was very pleased with the 64lb I've lost. He checked my blood
pressure which was a bit high - I'm not

surprised

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though - my heart was racing and I had been dreading discussing my

problems.

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He'll check it again when I go back in a month.

Jane

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Personally, I would suspect that there is more danger from gaining without

the

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anti depressants - at least that is what happened to me. Hopefully someone

else

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can come back with a medical answer on this. Wish you all the best in

working

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your way through this stressful time. Elaine K
331.4/213./179

Just Me said:

I've just been prescribed some very mild antidepressants as I've been

going

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through a rough few months and my housing situation is less than ideal

(no

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sound insulation between us and the neighbours upstairs means we hear everything and constantly
feel like she is listening in to our conversations. I'm worried about the possibility of them
making me gain weight. Has anyone had any experience of amitriptyline? It's a very low

dose

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(10mg each evening). I don't want to start undoing all the effort I've

made

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during the last 10 months. My doctor was very pleased with the 64lb I've lost. He checked my
blood pressure which was a bit high - I'm not

surprised

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though - my heart was racing and I had been dreading discussing my

problems.

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He'll check it again when I go back in a month.

Jane

I have been taking a higher dose of amitriptyline and it did not make me gain any weight, have been
on it for a few years now as it is part of the medication for my high blood pressure. I have only
been on WW for 3 weeks but have lost 8.4 which I think is okay. It may affect some people
differently. You should get a paper with the prescription that lists side affects.

Betty

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Personally, I would suspect that there is more danger from gaining without

the

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anti depressants - at least that is what happened to me.

I thought the same Elaine - I've been struggling not to binge for a few months, my weightloss slowed
a lot but I've managed to avoid gaining fortunately.

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Hopefully someone else can come back with a medical answer on this. Wish you all the best in

working

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your way through this stressful time. Elaine K
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Thanks Elaine, the support of all my ng friends is worth more than non ng people could possibly
understand.

Jane

Thanks Brenda,

It sounds like amitriptyline has a multitude of uses, hopefully it will work for me too.

Jane

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I had headaches and painful joints a few years ago and my dr. suggested trying amitriptyline, it
helped with the pain and allowed me a better

sleep,

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but I didn't gain weight on it. I was taking 20mg each night. Good luck with it.
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I've just been prescribed some very mild antidepressants as I've been

going

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through a rough few months and my housing situation is less than ideal

(no

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sound insulation between us and the neighbours upstairs means we hear everything and constantly
feel like she is listening in to our conversations. I'm worried about the possibility of them
making me gain weight. Has anyone had any experience of amitriptyline? It's a very low

dose

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(10mg each evening). I don't want to start undoing all the effort I've

made

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during the last 10 months. My doctor was very pleased with the 64lb I've lost. He checked my
blood pressure which was a bit high - I'm not

surprised

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though - my heart was racing and I had been dreading discussing my

problems.

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He'll check it again when I go back in a month.

Jane

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I have been taking a higher dose of amitriptyline and it did not make me gain any weight, have
been on it for a few years now as it is part of the medication for my high blood pressure. I have
only been on WW for 3 weeks but have lost 8.4 which I think is okay. It may affect some people
differently. You should get a paper with the prescription that lists side affects.

Betty

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I was on amitriptyline for a while for the fibro: dreadful stuff! I was only on a low doze (25 mg
per day, taken at night), but it turned me into such a zombie I didn't move for a month! I did put
weight on then, for sure!

I also suffered dreadful side effects when I started on it (I had a week off work trying to
adjust!), and when it stopped working, they upped the doze, and all the nast side effects came back
for Round Two! I'd rather have the pain, so I stopped taking it.
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I have been taking a higher dose of amitriptyline and it did not make me gain any weight, have
been on it for a few years now as it is part of the medication for my high blood pressure. I have
only been on WW for 3 weeks but have lost 8.4 which I think is

okay.

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It may affect some people differently. You should get a paper with the prescription that lists
side affects.

Betty

Thanks Betty,

Weightgain isn't listed as a side effect but severalpeople have told me that it's something that
antidepressants can do, it's good to know it;s not automatic.

Jane

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I was on amitriptyline for a while for the fibro: dreadful stuff! I was only on a low doze (25 mg
per day, taken at night), but it turned me into such a zombie I didn't move for a month! I did put
weight on then, for sure!

That's not good news, I was a bit sleepy this morning, but I often am after a good nights sleep when
I haven't been sleeping well.

Jane

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I have been taking a higher dose of amitriptyline and it did not make me gain any weight, have
been on it for a few years now as it is part of the medication for my high blood pressure. I have
only been on WW for 3 weeks but have lost 8.4 which I think is

okay.

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It may affect some people differently. You should get a paper with the prescription that lists
side affects.

Betty

Thanks Betty,

Weightgain isn't listed as a side effect but severalpeople have told me that it's something that
antidepressants can do, it's good to know it;s not automatic.

I was on antidepressants for 18 months, as well as anxiety meds. I did put weight on, but I will not
ever blame it on the meds. I and only I, was responsible for what went into my mouth. I started ww
in feb 2002, while still on the meds - became more concious of what I was eating and guess what? The
weight came off. So, my opinion is that the gains are more due to the problem itself, not the form
of relief. Anyway ..... if you read the pamphlets included, most of the antidepressants list weight
gain AND weight loss as side effects. I take that as an *either you will or you won't* - goes along
with my wishy washy mindset. <grin> I also take some of those side effects listed with a grain of
salt. It only takes a very few people to complain of what reaction they felt they had, and it then
has to be listed as a *possible* side effect. I guess it's right up there with antibiotics ...
possible side effect is diahrea ... yet not everyone has that problem.

Again, the above is just MY opinion - I am not a medical professional by any stretch of the
imagination.

Joyce

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Jane

Just Me said:

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I was on amitriptyline for a while for the fibro: dreadful stuff! I was only on a low doze (25
mg per day, taken at night), but it turned me into such a zombie I didn't move for a month! I
did put weight on then, for sure!

That's not good news, I was a bit sleepy this morning, but I often am after a good nights sleep
when I haven't been sleeping well.

Jane

I'll keep my finger's crossed that you get no side effects, because I did and it was very
unpleasant!
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That would be my fear also, and I do think there is a lot of truth to it.

My

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nephews can not fall asleep without a television on. They have never

learned how

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to fall asleep on their own. I am not a good sleeper (as you all already

know),

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but have learned it is best to just get out of bed if I can't sleep. Most

of my

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problem comes from worrying about not sleeping ... only causes more

sleeplessness.

DH takes 15mg of zopiclone to help him get to sleep. His mind works constantly and is unable to
relax enough to fall asleep on his own. His dr. suggested a book called "The Promise of Sleep" by
William Dement. Maybe it would help you as well. I ordered it for him, hoping that it will help as
taking meds all the time to sleep is getting expensive. I don't know what keeps his mind working so
hard, it isn't our finances that's for sure. He doesn't know a thing about our finances and doesn't
care to either. He's just happy not knowing, so I get all the stress of that department!

Thanks for the tip. For now I really don't get overly concerned about the sleeping issue, it has
been a part of my life for so long that I think of it as normal. <G> My daughter has the same
problem, I'm thinking it is just another one of those lovely obsessive/compulsive issues we deal
with. It's amazing what can keep the mind going though - doesn't even have to be stress related.
Many times mine is just constantly going over all that has to be accomplished in the next few days
... keeps ticking away in my brain. Too bad that doesn't actually get the jobs done. LOL

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When I was going through the anxiety problems way back when, the dr. gave

me

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something to help me sleep. I took it for about a week, then tossed it.

I was so

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sluggish all day long, and slept too soundly at night - couldn't/wouldn't

hear the

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kids if there was a problem. I actually felt better not sleeping than I

did from

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the drug induced sleep.

DH snores very loudly. I used to use ear plugs, but now that we have Nicholas I just can't as I
wouldn't hear him at night either. I usually hit the sofa and manage to get a bit of sleep there,
although it's not as comfy as my bed. Sometimes I kick him out onto the sofa, but I'm still feeling
sorry for him after his being sick. In a few months I won't feel sorry anymore and then it'll be
his turn to do sofa duty!

I can relate to the snoring, hubby used to be pretty awful in that department too. That is what
started my late night routine long ago ... give him a few hours head start to get it out of his
system. <g> Now if he gets into the snoring, I just give him a poke and he quiets down.

Joyce

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Laura said:

My daughter is on Tresidone to help her sleep. Started working right

away.

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I'm just afraid that she now is addicted to it and will never go to sleep

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her own again.

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it

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That would be my fear also, and I do think there is a lot of truth to

it.

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My

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nephews can not fall asleep without a television on. They have never

learned how

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to fall asleep on their own. I am not a good sleeper (as you all

already

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know),

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but have learned it is best to just get out of bed if I can't sleep.

Most

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of my

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problem comes from worrying about not sleeping ... only causes more

sleeplessness.

DH takes 15mg of zopiclone to help him get to sleep. His mind works constantly and is unable to
relax enough to fall asleep on his own. His

dr.

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suggested a book called "The Promise of Sleep" by William Dement. Maybe

it

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would help you as well. I ordered it for him, hoping that it will help

as

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taking meds all the time to sleep is getting expensive. I don't know

what

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keeps his mind working so hard, it isn't our finances that's for sure.

He

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doesn't know a thing about our finances and doesn't care to either. He's just happy not knowing,
so I get all the stress of that department!

Thanks for the tip. For now I really don't get overly concerned about the sleeping issue, it has
been a part of my life for so long that I think of

it as

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normal. <G> My daughter has the same problem, I'm thinking it is just

another

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one of those lovely obsessive/compulsive issues we deal with. It's

amazing what

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can keep the mind going though - doesn't even have to be stress related.

Many

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times mine is just constantly going over all that has to be accomplished

in the

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next few days ... keeps ticking away in my brain. Too bad that doesn't

actually

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get the jobs done. LOL

My mind does the same thing! I get into bed, next thing I know I'm thinking about all the things I
have to get done at work the next day, or with DS, or the grocery shopping, then I'm up making lists
of the same things so I don't forget them the next day... So far I haven't had to take meds to help
me get to sleep though. I did take amitryptilline for painful joints for a few years and I did get a
sounder sleep at night.

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When I was going through the anxiety problems way back when, the dr.

gave

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me

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something to help me sleep. I took it for about a week, then tossed

it.

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I was so

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sluggish all day long, and slept too soundly at night -

couldn't/wouldn't

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hear the

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kids if there was a problem. I actually felt better not sleeping than

I

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did from

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the drug induced sleep.

DH snores very loudly. I used to use ear plugs, but now that we have Nicholas I just can't as I
wouldn't hear him at night either. I usually

hit

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the sofa and manage to get a bit of sleep there, although it's not as

comfy

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as my bed. Sometimes I kick him out onto the sofa, but I'm still feeling sorry for him after
his being sick. In a few months I won't feel sorry anymore and then it'll be his turn to do
sofa duty!

I can relate to the snoring, hubby used to be pretty awful in that

department too.

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That is what started my late night routine long ago ... give him a few

hours head

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start to get it out of his system. <g> Now if he gets into the snoring, I

just

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give him a poke and he quiets down.

Joyce

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sleep

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if

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it

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>> work on the first night. He said if after a night or two I wasn't

sleeping

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>> better I should try doubling the dose.
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>> Jane
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>> "> Don't forget that most meds take a few weeks to start working
>completely
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first.

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