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Hi, i have been taking amitriptyline for nearly 2 years 20mg per day and have piled the weight on. i have dieted, exercised nothing helps, help!
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Common: If I knew what you were taking it for it might be easier to ask your doctor to write a Rx for Imiprimine (Tofranil) it has a lot less weight gain in my experience. If it's for sleep then its not going to be as good same for pain. There's many TCAs that are less likely to effect weight. Even if you switched to a SSRI OR SSNI Cymbulta is approved for neuropathic pain as well and it's a SNRI.
Answered 9/29/2016
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