Amitriptyline: reviews of doctors and patients coincide

Among the large number of antidepressants, without which, unfortunately, in our world can not be dispensed with, amitriptyline is not the last place. The doctors' reviews highly appreciate its ability to block the reverse capture of neurons of the central nervous system by substances such as dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin. It is noted that when the course of treatment with amitriptyline is passed, the patients recover the balance of these substances, which is shaken by the state of depression or other psychoemotional diseases.

Amitriptyline actively blocks the activity of gastric histamine H2 receptors, so specialists also note the ability of the drug to relieve pain, to exert antiulcer effect. The medicine not only relieves pain: it helps the fastest healing of ulcers that arise in the stomach and duodenum.

Amitriptyline has anti-rabies effects, it effectively fights urinary incontinence, especially at night.

But not only experts appreciate Amitriptyline. The feedback of patients taking this medicine, confirms its ability to combat depression, to remove anxiety, agitation, to prevent panic attacks.

Why is the spectrum of the effect of Amitriptyline so broad? Feedback from experts who give him high marks, can not scientifically explain why a medicine is an excellent remedy for bulimia. However, long-term observations established that all patients with bulimia recovered. And the causes of the disease do not matter: the drug works well against the disease caused by depression, and against bulimia, the cause of which could not be established. Recovering occurs in any case.

How do patients evaluate the drug Amitriptyline? Reviews collected over many years, note that already in the first days of admission in patients, anxiety and the state of agitation (strong arousal) decrease, motor excitation decreases.

After two weeks of constant admission, patients showed a decrease in depression, hopelessness. They got rid of feelings of unfounded guilt, felt an increase in self-esteem, improved mood. But not only is it valued amitriptyline. The responses of both doctors and patients who took it note that after the course of treatment the sleep became deep and calm, nightmares disappeared . But the main thing is that already in the second week of treatment, the patients had no suicidal tendencies.

Thanks to this wide action, the antidepressant "Amitriptyline Nycomed", reviews of which doctors and patients are surprisingly unanimous, is used in the therapy of many diseases. It is shown when:

• Depressions of the most diverse origin: alcoholic, neurotic, endogenous, medicinal, involutional, reactive;
• Organic brain lesions, accompanied by anxiety, arousal, depression;
• Sleep disorders;
• Anorexia, bulimia;
• Psychoses, especially schizophrenic;
• Phobias of different origin;
• Night enuresis;
• Ulcerous diseases;
• Headaches;
• Oncology, accompanied by severe pain;
• Pain syndromes caused by various diseases: postherpetic neuralgia, facial pains, trauma, neuropathy.

Contraindications for a little medicine. Amitriptyline tablets are not prescribed to heart patients, children, pregnant women.

Does the medicine have side effects? Naturally, like absolutely all chemicals. In the first days of admission , vision may deteriorate somewhat , irritability may appear, dry mouth, tinnitus, a taste disorder. Sometimes a disorder of sleep is noted. These phenomena arise because the body adapts to the drug, and with the continuation of the course of treatment quickly pass.