u/Bringtallesnix22

Hello,

I want to summerize my expirence with Amitripthyline.

I got it around 2023 when I started my new job because:

- I couldnt sleep (max 2-3 hours)
- Brutal anxiety
- Stomach/Gut problems (IBS/SIBO)
- Constant pain / Inlfmation
- Brain fog
- Chronic tension headaches
- Migranes

In summary my body and my mind was falling apart !

Start: I started with 10 mg and after half year we up the dose to 25mg and it worked like magic !

Pros:

- I slept 8 hours in a row (crazy)
- I gained some weight I was 70kg 180cm (155lbs 5'10) and after year I was 82kg (180 lbs), which is awesome
- no more headaches
- no anxiety

Everything felt "good" no cons

Mid: The next year (the 2nd year) I stayed on 25mg

Pros:

I still was doing fine my weight didnt increase and I hit a lot of PBs in the gym but it was the first time I notice some cons.

Cons:

- Heat sensitivity, I was constantly overheating and the sun became my biggest enemy. I was constantly colapsing in the sun and it got so bad that I couldnt even handle "sunny" days with low temp. and low UV intensity

- My body was still imflammed and I felt "sick" and Amitripthyline felt like its just covering it

- My sleep was good but it doent felt like real "sleep", its hard to describe but people who use it, know what I mean

- Overall felt sluggish

- Sex felt mid

End:

The doc decided to reduce it 10 mg and and everything came back, after 2 weeks the anxiety, IBS, pain, brain fog, insomania, headaches etc. etc.

I felt terrible for months...

When I decided to finally find the route of all cause which is IBS/SIBO and low B12. I started a treatment for SIBO and also took B-Vitamins.

Which turned out to be a game changer, I felt finally really exhausted and tired. A feeling I didnt had in YEARS ! I was also able to reduce my Amitripthyline to 10mg every 2nd day (later switched to 5mg daily) and later to 5mg every 2nd day.

1 month ago I implemented BPC 157 and this changed everything. I felt finally "stable" again and with the go of my doc I came of Amitripthyline.

Side effects:

- The first week, I was very emotional and all over the place, it was hard for me to compose myself
- Gut problems
- I felt "sick"
- Nerve pain cameback greatly
- Anxiety, hit me sometimes like a truck

Dispite coming of from only 5mg every 2nd day, I have to admit it wasnt easy. My body had to adapt to it. Iam currently in week 3/4 and I feel like Iam over the hill. I am stable again and I feel like "me" again