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Help regarding rapid, extreme weight gain from increasing trepeline dosage to 50mg (pm) - i went from weight 45kg to 62kg between october 2019 and april 2020.
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Not usual: Usually amitriptyline causes an average weight gain of 1.8 kg. Others that are more likely to cause weight gain are things for depression and mood disorders like Zyprexa. Are you taking it for nerve pain or depression? Low dose naltrexone works great for nerve pain.
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