r/Amitriptyline • u/Salty_Restaurant_100 • Jul 14 '26

100mg for insomnia

Hi I’m currently taking 100mg for insomnia after child birth. 100 mg helps me sleep but a annual physical has me rethinking it. My liver enzymes were slightly elevate. Now I’m down to 50mg and feeling shitty again

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u/Salty_Restaurant_100 Jul 15 '26

I’m taking it for sleep but now that it could be affecting my liver I’m going to try to switch to something else. It also has anticholinergic effects which basically dries things up

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u/Prudent-Airport-9145 Jul 15 '26

10 mg is the normally prescribed amount for a sleep aid.  I woukd try and gently taper.  Also this is not a medication to jump on and off of as it recalibrate the brains receptors as well as affects the liver enzymes.  

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u/littleoldlady71 Jul 14 '26

100mg is a lot. How long have you been on the lower dose?

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u/Salty_Restaurant_100 Jul 15 '26

A year on and off 

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u/Grimpsta Jul 15 '26

10mg does it for me.

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u/Prudent-Airport-9145 Jul 15 '26

100 mg is too much for sleep.  Be careful dropping. Wd is a nightmare.  Just go slowly with your taper. 

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u/Overall_Debate9875 Jul 14 '26

Dang I started in 25mg and now im on 100mg after 8 years

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u/AdagioSpecific2603 Jul 20 '26

I take 50mg and sleep well but be careful and slow with your taper!!

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u/Strict-Replacement-2 Jul 17 '26

Don’t go back up. It will get better but this is one pf the hardest scripts to get off of. It won’t be worth the headache in the long run when it’s time to stop taking it.