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Re: Amitriptyline ????
05/14/08 05:04 PM

Fen

Reged: 03/01/08
Posts: 574
Loc: Central NY

The original poster is not looking for a remedy for depression or anxiety - she's looking for pain relief for her IBS and Fibro. Amitriptyline has been proven to be effective for pain relief in small (sub-clinical) doses. St. John's Wort may work for depression but does not help with Fibro pain.

My doctor prescribed a similar tricyclic antidepressant for my IC pain - she actually prescribed despiramine because it tends to have fewer side effects than amitriptyline. I took it for several days, not long enough to get any pain relief - it caused my heart to race uncontrollably so I had to stop taking it. I was nervous about taking it anyway because I'm IBS-C. One of the side effects is constipation, so that my work to your advantage if you're IBS-D.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help!

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