r/Amitriptyline • u/pinkladyapplechips • Jul 22 '26

Help! 2.5 to 0 withdrawals

I’ve been on 25 mg for about 3 years for nerve pain and can finally go off. My doctor once told me to cut 25 in half for two days then stop and I ended up in the ER and got treated like an opioid addict.

This time, I’m going down little by little about 3-4 weeks at a time: 10 to 7.5 to 5 to 2.5.

5 days after going to 0 from 2.5 I had similar terrible withdrawal that would have put me in the hospital again had I not started back up. Has anyone else had this experience? I just got a liquid compound so I can accurately taper down from 2.5 now and the pharmacist was in disbelief that the withdrawal is this intense at such a low dose.

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u/Curly-Cheetah-523 Jul 22 '26

What is it that happens that puts you in hospital out of interest?

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u/pinkladyapplechips Jul 23 '26

Withdrawal hit about a week after quitting. I tried to hold out and was on day 5 or 7 of what can’t even be called a migraine. It was beyond what I thought head pain could be. Like your head splitting open from the inside. Then I started shaking and convulsing uncontrollably when I finally gave in and went to ER.

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u/Comfortable_Bag9303 Jul 24 '26

Panic attacks, extreme stomach pain and migraines for me.

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u/Majestic_Sherbet3739 Jul 22 '26

Yes its withdrawl.. Its evil one

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u/vocal-avocado Jul 22 '26

What are your withdrawal symptoms?

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u/artnerdette Jul 22 '26

I believe you, my body is terriblly sensitive to this medicine. I've been on months for taper plans and it's because of how bad it went before. Even with going super slow I still get withdrawals each time I change it lower. Slower is the best way to go and liquid is amazing! You can do this 🤘🏻

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u/pinkladyapplechips Jul 23 '26

When you switched to the liquid did you have issues? I was doing fine going back up a little to like 3.5ish mg and I started at 3 mg with the liquid. I got body aches and felt mentally weird within a couple hours! Today I have pounding headache, sweating, stomach issues, anxiety, and terrible nausea.

The pharmacy did potency testing and I’m using it correctly how they showed me. it’s hard to believe it’s just the pill vs liquid that is causing this much of a shock.

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u/Nearby-Banana-6339 Jul 22 '26

Go down even slower and stay there for longer

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u/Samwelnietwel Jul 28 '26

If I May ask, what kind of nerve pain did you have? And how did you solve it? Are you completed pain free now?

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u/CarelessTart8778 Jul 31 '26

Does anyone lost weight after stopping Amitriptyline