Hey there!
Here's the deal:. Every body is different. Therefore, what works for some might not for others. Honestly, all the meds I tried during withdrawal made things worse. HOWEVER, by month 6 my nerve pain was so debilitating I was willing to give amitriptyline a try. I got lucky and it helped me! But for others here it did not. But if you do end up trying it I can tell you what me and my neurologist did:
The starting dose for amitrip is usually 10mg (sometimes more) but they usually want you to go to 20mg pretty fast. We did not do this! We started very small and very slow. I did 2.5mg for a week, then 5mg. for a week, then 7.5mg for a week. Then on the 4th week 10mg. It was during that 4th week at 10mg I could tell it was helping. So I stayed there. I only took 10mg. And it took the edge off the pain and got me out of the wheelchair. It was a game changer for me. But we never increased past 10mg. That's basically a starting dose, took a month to get there, and it's all I needed. I didn't have side effects doing it like that!
I feel like docs always try to give too much too fast, and our bodies in WD just can't take it. There is no reason why you can't go small and slow. I am coming up on 3 years off and I still take the 10mg. Honestly, my life is so great I just haven't wanted to mess with it!!!
If you do give it a try talk to your doc about options for titrating up.
Best of luck to you!!!!
