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A member asked:

Does amitriptyline have a side affect that makes you lose your appetite?

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Not usually: Amitriptylene generally stimulates your appetite. But there are other GI effects like constipation and even nausea in some -- if this happens, you might lose your appetite. Nausea is much more common with ssri antidepressants than amitriptylene, though.

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Answered 6/10/2014

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