Amitriptyline and It's Effects
🌙 Common Side Effects of Amitriptyline Think of amitriptyline as a dimmer switch for overactive nerves. It can quiet the "electrical static" of nerve pain, but while your body is adjusting, some circuits may feel a bit sleepy or dry. Most Common Side Effects - 😴 Drowsiness or feeling groggy (especially in the morning) - 👄 Dry mouth - 🚽 Constipation - 🌀 Dizziness - 👀 Blurred vision - ⚖️ Weight gain or increased appetite - 💧 Difficulty urinating - 🧠 Brain fog or trouble concentrating These often improve after the first 1 to 2 weeks as your body settles in, much like a ship finding its rhythm after leaving harbour. Now while it says it improves after 1-2 weeks, what this is saying is: when the side effect does kick in, it can take that long or longer to subside. I experience all of it except constipation and difficulty urinating, but some of it only just started weeks ago. But the eating is ridiculous. I'm at the heaviest I've ever been.