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I've taken 40mg of amitriptyline, will it help me sleep?
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Elavil (amitriptyline): It often does but not always. Getting sleepy is a side effect of this older antidepressant and the dose is from 10mg to 150 mg a day usually.
Answered 4/1/2013
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