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Amitriptyline
Pronounced ah-mi-TRIP-ti-leen
Brand names: Elavil
Type: Tricyclic antidepressant · All Mental Health Medicines
What Amitriptyline is used for
- Depression
- Nerve pain
- Migraine prevention
- Fibromyalgia
Common side effects
- Drowsiness
- Dry mouth
- Constipation
- Weight gain
- Blurred vision
- Difficulty urinating
Important cautions
- Dangerous in overdose — even a modest extra amount can cause fatal heart rhythms, so it is stored carefully away from children
- Strongly sedating and drying; generally avoided or used at very low amounts in older adults because of falls and confusion
How it comes
Tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Toxicity lists: Amitriptyline also appears on Medicines That Can Harm the Liver.
Related medicines — Mental Health Medicines
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.