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A member asked:

Reducing and stopping elavil (amitriptyline) to see if my nerve pain from disc extrusion has eased or is just being masked. how long after stopping will i know ??

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Not on your own...: Do not do it on your own. Stopping Elavil (amitriptyline) suddenly can give you significant adverse reactions which may include irritability, agitation, sleep disturbance, flu-like symptoms and, rarely, cardiac arrhythmia and should be tapered down with the supervision of the doctor prescribing this medication.

Answered 11/26/2014

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