Amitriptyline To Help Through Tramadol Withdrawal?

I have been taking 100 mg of tramadol twice daily for a bit over a month. I have tried numerous times to wean off the medication but am having a hard time. Now my GP doc will not refill the prescription after 2 refills. I have recently been prescribed Amitriptyline 50 mg per night to help with sleep and pain by my neurologist. I'd like to know whether amitriptyline might help with horrible withdrawal I'm experiencing in day 2? I will never take Tramadol again because of how dependent my body got on it. I told husband that dealing with my head and neck pain is better than my experience with Tramadol. Does anyone have experience taking Amitriptyline to detoxify from the Tramadol?

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It may be beneficial for you to take an antidepressant, at least for a few weeks, to help the withdrawal. But ultimately there is no real way to know ahead of time how Amitriptyline might affect you, since these types of medications have been known to backfire with their side effects in some cases.

You can learn more about this drug on the page for Amitriptyline Details

Have you already started taking it?

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