Amitriptyline and early waking.

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I started this new med and it does wonders for my headaches and helps a bit with depression. It is AMAZING for those things. But, ever since I started taking it, I fall asleep really early (6-7 PM) and wake very early (2-5 AM) and have also been eating a lot/gaining weight. Because I feel hungry and will need to eat now for example (5 AM) due to early waking, but by 8-9 AM, I'd have to eat again, etc, and the pattern continues. I don't want to have to mention it to my doctor because I'm scared she will take me off and I'll get the migraines again.

I take that also for tension headaches and sleeping. How much are you taking? I started with 50mg and recently went up to 100mg. I take it around 9 to 10pm and usually go to asleep around 12:30 or so. Maybe you should take it later in the day. I had to do that with some allergy medicine I take. I haven't noticed any real weight gain since I started it, or increased hunger, but I suffer from a borderline eating disorder, so I am pretty good at not eating outside of my ritual. I haven't noticed it really helping a lot with my depression. Maybe I am not taking enough for that.