Amitriptyline vs Desipramine
 | Amitriptyline |  | Desipramine |  |
| Amitriptyline is used to treat mental/mood problems such as depression. It may help improve mood and feelings of well-being, relieve anxiety and tension, help you sleep better, and increase your energy level. Amitriptyline belongs to a class of medications called tricyclic antidepressants. It works by affecting the balance of certain natural chemicals (neurotransmitters such as serotonin) in the brain. | Desipramine is used to treat depression. This medication may improve your mood, sleep, appetite, and energy level and may help restore your interest in daily living. This medication belongs to a class of medications called tricyclic antidepressants. It works by restoring the balance of a certain natural substance (norepinephrine) in the brain. | |||
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| Add Amitriptyline review I had headaches...headaches every day for months. I had all kind of tests done and this dr. prescribed this for me. I have worked up to 50 mg and the headaches are gone. Thank God for this medication. I started taking this medicationn a few months ago 50mg ..cut pill in half and worked up to 50.. was feeling very tired throughout the day, but was getting the best sleep in years. I stopped taking because of fatigue.Now Dr. gave me 10mg. So I hope that will take care of my needs. And I was just diagnosed with Fibromylagia. So we'll see how it helps that. I take to sleep better. I wake up many times during the night and taking 10 mg every night I fall right back to sleep when I wake up. No side affects in the AM, no matter what time I take in the evening. This was prescribed by my physician. Nothing in your research mentions that it helps to sleep better at night? helps a lot on restful sleep. I have been on this medication for over a year for my Social Anxiety Disorder, and I am incredibly happy with it. I was diagnosed around the time I turned 16 and prescribed the medicine, and have been taking it ever since. No doctor could figure out what was wrong with me, I lost over 30 lbs in a month because I was vomiting every morning I went to school. This medicine is perfect, I haven't gotte ... | Add Desipramine review My psychiatrist gave this to me for my depression. I still felt lethargic and unmotivated while taking it. Although it made me feel “non-depressed,” I didn’t feel happy, either. I still had trouble enjoying many of my usual activities, save for in a few short bursts. Going on too high of a dose made me feel drugged, anxious, grouchy, and... well, depressed. Although I played around with the time of day I took the lower dose, I still felt more like a tired zombie than a happy person, even if I didn’t have any emotional breakdowns. Also, my weight went up sixteen pounds in the three months I took it. Plus, it seemed to mess with my ability to form new memories. Although it helped a little, it certainly wasn’t the medicine that would save me. Keep in mind, though, that fifteen antidepressants have failed me, so I have a very stubborn case of it. Used it for depression with no real help. See from WebMD that it's also good for panic disorder -- guess I should check into its uses for that since I've had "anxiety disorder" for ages and no one has ever mention this drug for that condition. | |||
