i have fibromyalgia and am on a list of medication celexa baclofen oxycontin and stuff for asthma ive came of amitripyline at night due to it having no effect on my sleep or pain however im now getting severe body itching and hot and cold flushes nothing is helping ive tried all self help messures and my gp is doing blood tests to find out if its linked to another medical problem what do you advise i do no getting any sleep
Itching all over since ive came of amitripyline?
Question posted by nattygksmokey on 9 April 2015
Last updated on 10 April 2015
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Delila
10 April 2015
Hi, itching, sleep changes and sweating are considered known withdrawal side effects from stopping Amitriptyline. Factors that could affect the severity of these symptoms are the length of time you were on the medication, the dose you were on and most importantly how you discontinued the medication - tapering or cold turkey. These withdrawal effects will improve with time, so don't worry about them continuing forever! If you stopped cold turkey from a high dose then the symptoms will be worse - all you can really do (other than restart the medication) is treat the symptoms, so ask your doctor to prescribe or advise OTC meds, such as diphenhydramine (short term) for your sleep, antimuscarinic agents for the sweats, and antihistamines for the sweats...
Delila
10 April 2015
Sorry i meant antihistamines for the itching!
nattygksmokey
10 April 2015
I came of it with gradually reducing the dose
Delila
10 April 2015
OK that's good! In that case you shouldn't bear the withdrawal symptoms for too long...
balbanese
10 April 2015
It is a known side effect, why the tests?
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