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	Amitriptyline — Complete medical information regarding this antidepressant medication on MedicineNet.com
		Amitriptyline is also a sedative, and is useful in depressed patients with insomnia, restlessness, and nervousness.
		Amitriptyline is metabolized by the liver and should be used with caution in patients with liver dysfunction.
		Amitriptyline is used with caution in patients with prostate enlargement because of risk of urine retention.
	www.medicinenet.com /amitriptyline/article.htm (535 words)

	Amitriptyline
		Amitriptyline may be used in depressive illness of psychotic or endogenous nature and in selected patients with neurotic depression.
		Amitriptyline, because of its sedative action, is also of value in alleviating the anxiety component of depression.
		Amitriptyline should be used with caution in patients with a history of seizures, impaired liver function, a history of hepatic damage or blood dyscrasias and, because of its atropine-like action, in patients with a history of urinary retention, or with narrow-angle glaucoma or increased intraocular pressure.
	www.mentalhealth.com /drug/p30-e01.html (2612 words)

	RxMed: Pharmaceutical Information - AMITRIPTYLINE
		Amitriptyline is demethylated in the liver to its primary active metabolite, nortriptyline.
		Amitriptyline may be used in depressed phase of bipolar affective disorder or in melancholic or psychotic depression.
		Pregnancy: Amitriptyline has not been proven to be without risk to the developing fetus; however, it is often continued during pregnancy when the need to treat an underlying depression justifies the potential risk to the fetus.
	www.rxmed.com /b.main/b2.pharmaceutical/b2.1.monographs/CPS-%20Monographs/CPS-%20(General%20Monographs-%20A)/AMITRIPTYLINE.html (2236 words)

	MedlinePlus Drug Information: Amitriptyline
		If your child's doctor has prescribed amitriptyline for your child, you should watch his or her behavior very carefully, especially at the beginning of treatment and any time his or her dose is increased or decreased.
		Your child's doctor will want to see your child often while he or she is taking amitriptyline, especially at the beginning of his or her treatment.Your child's doctor may also want to speak with you or your child by telephone from time to time.
		Amitriptyline is also sometimes used to treat chronic pain, eating disorders, and certain skin problems.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682388.html (1207 words)

	Amitriptyline - multiple sclerosis encyclopaedia
		Amitriptyline is a generic tricyclic antidepressant that is used in the treatment of depression.
		Amitriptyline is used primarily to treat endogenous depression - that is depression that is not in response to external depressing events (reactive depression).
		The following side-effects of Amitriptyline are deemed to be mild and do not require urgent medical intervention although you should mention them to your doctor: decreased sexual ability, muscle twitching, sensitivity to sunlight, shakiness, weakness, incontinence or urinary hestitancy, blurred vision, weight gain, constipation or diarrhea, dizziness, mild headaches and fatigue.
	www.mult-sclerosis.org /Amitriptyline.html (468 words)

	Amitriptyline prescription
		While you are taking amitriptyline you may need to be monitored for worsening symptoms of depression and/ or suicidal thoughts at the start of therapy or when doses are changed.
		Amitriptyline is used to relieve symptoms of depression such as feelings of sadness, worthlessness, or guilt; loss of interest in daily activities; changes in appetite; tiredness; sleeping too much; insomnia; and thoughts of death or suicide.
		Amitriptyline may increase the effects of other drugs that cause drowsiness, including other antidepressants, alcohol, antihistamines, sedatives (used to treat insomnia), pain relievers, anxiety medicines, and muscle relaxants.
	www.pharmacy-and-drugs.com /reviews/Amitriptyline/prescription.html (1351 words)

	Amitriptyline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Amitriptyline was developed out of a need in human medicine for anti-anxiety medications in the treatment of mental illness though, in humans, it has gained some popularity for the treatment of chronic pain syndromes, especially
		With amitriptyline becoming widely used in human mental illness, itt was not long before small animal uses for this medication came to light.
		Amitriptyline is best not used in conjunction with other drugs with anticholinergic effects, drugs that stimulate the sympathetic nervous system, or with other psychoactive drugs.
	www.marvistavet.com /html/body_amitriptyline.html (476 words)

	Amitriptyline (Elavil) - VeterinaryPartner.com - a VIN company! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Amitriptyline was developed out of a need in human medicine for anti-anxiety medications in the treatment of mental illness though, in humans, it has gained some popularity for the treatment of chronic pain syndromes, especially interstitial cystitis.
		Amitriptyline has been used in animals for separation anxiety, for inappropriate urination in cats, for feline lower urinary tract disease, and for obsessive grooming behaviors in both dogs and cats.
		Amitriptyline should not be used in pregnancy or lactation, in patients with seizure orders, or in patients with cardiac rhythm disturbances.
	www.veterinarypartner.com /Content.plx?P=A&C=31&A=586&S=0 (661 words)

	Amitriptyline Encyclopedia of Cancer - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Amitriptyline is a medication used to treat various forms of depression, pain associated with the nerves (neuropathic pain), and to prevent migraine headaches.
		Amitriptyline's usual adult dose for pain management is 10 mg to 150 mg at bedtime.
		Amitriptyline should not be given to anyone with allergies to the drug or to patients recovering from a heart attack.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_gGEC/is_0010/ai_2699001022 (851 words)

	Amitriptyline
		Amitriptyline hcl is an antidepressant (mood elevator) used in the treatment of depression, it helps treat depression by moderating certain chemicals in the brain such as serotonin and norepinephrine that are responsible for mood.
		Amitriptyline hcl may initially cause dizziness and light headedness when rising too quickly from a sitting or lying position.
		Symptoms of an overdose of Amitriptyline hcl may include agitation, confusion, hallucinations, fever, irregular movement of the eyes, seizures, change in amount of urine, dry mouth or nose, constipation, large pupils, drowsiness, slow or shallow breathing, dizziness, unconsciousness, unusually fast or slow heartbeat, or flushing.
	www.amitriptyline-hcl.net (868 words)

	amitriptyline Consumer Drug Information
		Amitriptyline is in a group of drugs called tricyclic antidepressants.
		Amitriptyline is used to treat symptoms of depression.
		While you are taking amitriptyline, you will need to be monitored for worsening symptoms of depression and/ or suicidal thoughts during the first weeks of treatment, or whenever your dose is changed.
	www.drugs.com /MTM/amitriptyline.html (1726 words)

	Amitriptyline hydrochloride (UK PID)
		Amitriptyline is metabolised in the liver, the primary routes of metabolism being demethylation, hydroxylation and conjugation.
		Amitriptyline overdose must be managed on a clinical basis rather than on the amount ingested, but as a guide, doses of 750 mg in adults have been associated with severe toxicity.
		Amitriptyline inhibits the reuptake of noradrenaline and serotonin with similar potency, whilst the metabolite nortriptyline inhibits the reuptake of noradrenaline to a greater degree than serotonin.
	www.intox.org /databank/documents/pharm/amitplne/ukpid18.htm (4930 words)

	amitriptyline and chlordiazepoxide - [Medication]
		While you are taking amitriptyline and chlordiazepoxide you may need to be monitored for worsening symptoms of depression and/or suicidal thoughts at the start of therapy or when doses are changed.
		Amitriptyline and chlordiazepoxide may increase the effects of other drugs that cause drowsiness, including other antidepressants, alcohol, antihistamines, sedatives (used to treat insomnia), pain relievers, other anxiety medicines, and muscle relaxants.
		Amitriptyline and chlordiazepoxide is available with a prescription generically and under the brand names Limbitrol and Limbitrol DS.
	www.peacehealth.org /kbase/multum/d03462a1.htm (1622 words)

	Amitriptyline
		Amitriptyline is an oral and parenteral tertiary amine tricyclic antidepressant.
		Amitriptyline is metabolized in the liver to nortriptyline, which is lipophilic and crosses the blood-brain barrier.
		Amitriptyline may also antagonize some of the effects of parasympathomimetics such as bethanechol or cholinesterase inhibitors such as neostigmine, however, bethanechol has been used therapeutically to offset some of the adverse antimuscarinic effects of tricyclic antidepressants.
	www.migraines.org /treatment/amitrip.htm (3705 words)

	National Headache Foundation: Amitriptyline
		Amitriptyline is included in a group of medications classified as tricyclic antidepressants.
		Amitriptyline is one of the first successful medications in this class to be developed.
		Amitriptyline influences the body's use of serotonin and norephinephrine thus leading to improvement in depression and several types of chronic pain.
	www.headaches.org /consumer/topicsheets/amitriptyline.html (254 words)

	ACS :: Cancer Drug Guide: amitriptyline hydrochloride
		Amitriptyline hydrochloride is used to reduce anxiety or depression.
		Amitriptyline hydrochloride increases the amount of serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain, so that the feeling of depression is prevented or relieved.
		Amitriptyline hydrochloride is a pill taken by mouth, with food if the medicine upsets your stomach.
	www.cancer.org /docroot/CDG/content/CDG_amitriptyline_hydrochloride.asp (697 words)

	Elavil (Amitriptyline) drug description - prescription drugs and medications at RxList
		Amitriptyline HCl, a dibenzocycloheptadiene derivative, has a molecular weight of 313.87.
		Elavil (amitriptyline HCl) is supplied as 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg, 100 mg, and 150 mg tablets and as a sterile solution for intramuscular use.
		Inactive ingredients of the tablets are calcium phosphate, cellulose, colloidal silicon dioxide, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, lactose, magnesium stearate, starch, stearic acid, talc, and titanium dioxide.
	www.rxlist.com /cgi/generic/amitrip.htm (239 words)

	Amitriptyline. DermNet NZ
		Amitriptyline is a tricyclic medicine that was once widely used as an antidepressant before being replaced by newer antidepressant medications with better side effect profiles.
		Amitriptyline appears to be effective in reducing this type of neuropathic pain in doses lower than those used to treat depression.
		Amitriptyline has some antihistamine H1 blocking activity and may be useful in the treatment of urticaria even when conventional antihistamines have failed.
	www.dermnetnz.org /treatments/amitriptyline.html (473 words)

	Amitriptyline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Studies have shown that children and teenagers who take antidepressants ('mood elevators') such as amitriptyline may be more likely to think about harming or killing themselves or to plan or try to do so than children who do not take antidepressants.
		If your child’s doctor has prescribed amitriptyline for your child, you should watch his or her behavior very carefully, especially at the beginning of treatment and any time his or her dose is increased or decreased.
		Your child’s doctor will want to see your child often while he or she is taking amitriptyline, especially at the beginning of his or her treatment.Your child’s doctor may also want to speak with you or your child by telephone from time to time.
	www.safemedication.com /displaydrug.cfm?id=682388 (1048 words)

	Drug InfoNet - Amitriptyline - [mental]
		Amitriptyline tends to be somewhat more sedating and better as a sleep adjunct.
		For the entire period of recovery, I haven't been able to gain back the 15 pounds that were lost due to the sickness.
		Consequently, it was found to be effective in sleep disorders, especially fibromyalgia, and also as an adjunct in chronic pain control.
	www.druginfonet.com /index.php?pageID=faq/new/DRUG_FAQ/Amitriptyline.htm (921 words)

	National MS Society \| Elavil (Amitriptyline) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant used to treat mental depression.
		In multiple sclerosis, it is frequently used to treat painful paresthesias in the arms and legs (e.g., burning sensations, pins and needles, stabbing pains) caused by damage to the pain regulating pathways of the brain and spinal cord.
		Amitriptyline adds to the effects of alcohol and other central nervous system depressants (e.g., antihistamines, sedatives, tranquilizers, prescription pain medications, seizure medications, muscle relaxants, sleeping medications), possibly causing drowsiness.
	www.nationalmssociety.org /Meds-Amitriptyline.asp (536 words)

	amitriptyline - Drug Finder - MSN Health & Fitness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		While you are taking amitriptyline you may need to be monitored for worsening symptoms of depression and/or suicidal thoughts at the start of therapy or when doses are changed.
		Do not take amitriptyline if you have taken a monoamine oxidase inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), or tranylcypromine (Parnate) within the last 14 days.
		Amitriptyline is available with a prescription generically and under the brand names Elavil and Endep.
	health.msn.com /drugfinder/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100059583 (1459 words)

	WhatMeds.com - Amitriptyline and Perphenazine
		Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA), and perphenazine is a potent antipsychotic.
		Alone, amitriptyline is used to treat depression; perphenazine alone is used to treat anxiety and agitation.
		Often, brand names for this combination drug are listed with only amitriptyline or only perphenazine, but it is important to keep in mind that Etrafon and Triavil contain both drugs.
	www.whatmeds.com /meds/amit_perp.html (665 words)

	Chlordiazepoxide and Amitriptyline (Systemic) - MayoClinic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Chlordiazepoxide and amitriptyline (klor-dy-az-e-POX-ide and a-mee-TRIP-ti-leen) combination is used to treat mental depression that occurs with anxiety or nervous tension.
		Taking chlordiazepoxide and amitriptyline combination together with medicines that are used during surgery or dental or emergency treatments may increase the CNS depressant effects.
		Chlordiazepoxide and amitriptyline combination may cause your skin to be more sensitive to sunlight than it is normally.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/drug-information/DR202129 (2090 words)

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