Now possibly sexual dysfunction!
The "Trapped Nerve" series continues.
Another day another painkiller !
Discovered in the late 1950s by scientists at Merck; Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant primarily used to treat cyclic vomiting syndrome, major depressive disorder and a variety of pain syndromes from neuropathic pain to fibromyalgia to migraine and tension headaches. Due to the frequency and prominence of side effects, amitriptyline is generally considered a second-line therapy for these indications.
The most common side effects are dry mouth, drowsiness, dizziness, constipation, and weight gain. Of note is sexual dysfunction, observed primarily in men.
Just what I need constipation and weight gain!
Difficult to find any up to date figures but in 2015, 14 million prescriptions were issued for Amitriptyline in England.
The trapped nerve series:
Now possibly sexual dysfunction!
The "Trapped Nerve" series continues.
Another day another painkiller !
Discovered in the late 1950s by scientists at Merck; Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant primarily used to treat cyclic vomiting syndrome, major depressive disorder and a variety of pain syndromes from neuropathic pain to fibromyalgia to migraine and tension headaches. Due to the frequency and prominence of side effects, amitriptyline is generally considered a second-line therapy for these indications.
The most common side effects are dry mouth, drowsiness, dizziness, constipation, and weight gain. Of note is sexual dysfunction, observed primarily in men.
Just what I need constipation and weight gain!
Difficult to find any up to date figures but in 2015, 14 million prescriptions were issued for Amitriptyline in England.
The trapped nerve series: