An individual patient is always advised to consult their own physician. I need to know what term is used for digested amitriptyline in the body. I would truly appreciate help with this as quickly as possible. Well, it is metabolized by the liver using the P450 system. They belong to the same class of antidepressants, the tricyclics.
Amitriptyline tends to be somewhat more sedating and better as a sleep adjunct.
Alcohol should be avoided due to boths ability to cause cardiac irregularity. He changed her medicines to Verapamil 240mgs once a day and added Amitriptyline 25mgs to help her relax, its been just a few days. I am 28 yrs old and have had insominia for about 6 yrs off and on. Eg sleep clinic, psychiatrist, etc., thanks. The long term side effects are the same as the short, drowsiness, constipation and irregular heart beats.