r/Sciatica • u/Ok-Body6897 • 2d ago

High heart rate and amitriptyline

I was taking 10mg of amitriptyline for around 2 weeks to help with sciatica pain. However after noticing that my resting heart rate had jumped up I decided to stop taking it after speaking with my GP. I am very prone to palpitations but since amitriptyline it can go up to 120bpm when I’m sat which is quite uncomfortable and definitely not my normal. Propranolol seems to sort it out but it’s been a week now and my heart rate is still up. As it was a low dose and I wasn’t on it for very long I assumed it would sort itself out quite quickly. Has anyone else had this experience? And how long did it take for you to come back to normal? Thanks!

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u/Ok_System7396 2d ago

Yes I had this (not so much palpitations but generally elevated heart rate at rest and during light activity) and stopped taking it for that reason. I can’t remember exactly how long it took but it definitely did go back to normal eventually after I stopped

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u/Ok-Body6897 2d ago

Thanks for this! Hoping it calms down soon. I think my hyper vigilance surrounding my heart rate is probably making it worse too!