Re: Msg to M

[Guest guest]

Dear M,

I sure didn't mean to gloat about getting into remission. I think

after a year of having the shoulder/arm pain keeping me from doing

any yardwork, I was just so thrilled to get back to it. :-/

I know you check drugs out before taking them, and since I was not

familiar with amitriptyline I did a search myself. What interested me

was way at the end of the article:

http://www.prozactruth.com/amitriptyline.htm

<<Withdrawal Symptoms:

Abrupt cessation of treatment after prolonged administration may

produce nausea, headache, and malaise. Gradual dosage reduction has

been reported to produce, within 2 weeks, transient symptoms including

irritability, restlessness, and dream and sleep disturbance. >>

I wonder if you were going through a bad withdrawal. Sounds like even

a gradual cessation of treatment is nasty.

I also noted the weight gain (or loss) like prednisone as a side

effect. I know of only one person who lost weight from prednisone ,and

of course it was Jim, who wasn't fat to start with. :-(

I have just the teeniest idea what you are going through from my

Hippie Days when a " friend " slipped me some strange pill. I crawled

the walls all night. And when I finally " came down " I couldn't believe

that was the effect they all were going for. No thank you!!

M, I hope you have informed your dr. of all this, as the

amitriptyline could be the reason for the awful way you feel. From

what I read it is pretty powerful stuff. Maybe the dr. can prescribe a

different dose or a different drug.

You're in my prayers to have a painfree and restful night, Girlfriend.

Love,

[Guest guest]

I didn't think you were gloating at all, ! I just thought it

was funny . . .

Thanks for the info . . . I did look it up too, which is why I cried

the first 24 hours before I bought the stuff. I do NOT want the

weight gain. I'm on the lowest dose possible, I think. I'm positive

that what I was feeling was a relapse of what I had already. Same

thing all the way around . . . but who the heck knows anymore. I

just know I'm exhausted . . . and I'm hitting the sack right quick!

Shins up!

M =)

>

> Dear M,

> I sure didn't mean to gloat about getting into remission. I think

> after a year of having the shoulder/arm pain keeping me from doing

> any yardwork, I was just so thrilled to get back to it. :-/

>

> I know you check drugs out before taking them, and since I was not

> familiar with amitriptyline I did a search myself. What interested

me

> was way at the end of the article:

>

> http://www.prozactruth.com/amitriptyline.htm

>

> <<Withdrawal Symptoms:

> Abrupt cessation of treatment after prolonged administration may

> produce nausea, headache, and malaise. Gradual dosage reduction has

> been reported to produce, within 2 weeks, transient symptoms

including

> irritability, restlessness, and dream and sleep disturbance. >>

>

> I wonder if you were going through a bad withdrawal. Sounds like

even

> a gradual cessation of treatment is nasty.

>

> I also noted the weight gain (or loss) like prednisone as a side

> effect. I know of only one person who lost weight from

prednisone ,and

> of course it was Jim, who wasn't fat to start with. :-(

>

> I have just the teeniest idea what you are going through from my

> Hippie Days when a " friend " slipped me some strange pill. I crawled

> the walls all night. And when I finally " came down " I couldn't

believe

> that was the effect they all were going for. No thank you!!

>

> M, I hope you have informed your dr. of all this, as the

> amitriptyline could be the reason for the awful way you feel. From

> what I read it is pretty powerful stuff. Maybe the dr. can

prescribe a

> different dose or a different drug.

>

> You're in my prayers to have a painfree and restful night,

Girlfriend.

>

> Love,

>