Amitriptyline weight gain question
Hi all. Question: for those that are on or have been on amitriptyline does it really just like randomly make you gain weight?? Or is it more that it increases your appetite and cravings and you end up eating more? I guess I don’t entirely understand how it just magically makes people gain weight it seems.
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I’m nervous as I started 10 mg of amitriptyline about a month ago and not entirely sure yet but I think it might be helping!
As of yesterday, I decided to increase to 25 mg because I still had a pretty bad dizzy spell over the weekend. I know it still can take longer to be effective, but I’m just desperate for improvement. With all that being said, I can’t tell if it’s other factors but I do feel like my appetite has increased a bit. I’m trying to be mindful of it. But if I gained like 10-20lbs in a few months, I would be more depressed than I am at times now.
EDIT- I should add i’m a pretty health-conscious person who thoroughly enjoys food, and also likes to be very active. If anything, my activity has been less due to these migraines; so just struggling with understanding the sudden weight gain that some claim.