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| DISCLAIMER: This info is not official, it is for conversational purposes only. The info comes from Google. Call your doctor or your pharmacist for info re medication. |
| MEDICATION - Generic name: Amitriptyline |
| Type: Tricyclic Antidepressant |
| Brand Name Elavil Endep |
| Target Symptoms: Depression. Also bulimia, chronic pain, to prevent migraines, to treat pathological weeping / laughing syndrome associated with multiple sclerosis. |
| Contraindications: MAOI, hepatic or renal damage, asthma, thyroid, diabetes, intestinal problems, blood pressure, heart attack, prostate, glaucoma, pregnancy, breastfeeding, age 60+ |
| Possibile side effects (call doctor): Mood changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, irritability, agitation, aggressiveness, severe restlessness, mania (mental and/ or physical hyperactivity), thoughts of suicide or hurting yourself. |
| Medication sometimes prescribed in the treatment of PTSD |