Just this morning I was officially diangosed with migraine headaches. The neurologist I saw wants to put me on Elavil. Given that it is an a... http://dailystrength.org Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:18:17 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://static.dailystrength.org/v/0.11.3.0.6833.29/images/promo/logo-round-rss.gif http://dailystrength.org http://dailystrength.org/c/Chronic_Pain/advice/525535-elavil/lastpage elavil for migraine headaches. In fact my roommate currently uses it and it has helped her a great deal. It works with 2 hormones in the brain plus at the low dose that it is usually perscribed at for pain and headaches does not usually have the side effect...]]> Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:02:17 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Chronic_Pain/advice/525535-elavil/lastpage sleep disorder and chronic pain. Besides being a little tired and gaining some weight from developing a major sweet tooth. I can't tell you any other effects. It's pretty clean. My migraines must be vaso related because inderal works wonders and I've d/c elavil.]]> Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:49:27 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Chronic_Pain/advice/525535-elavil/lastpage Elavil for migraines. Elavil constipates and dehydrates. I took it for depression and sleep during my first marriage. Elavil sucks. Ouch]]> Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:20:33 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Chronic_Pain/advice/525535-elavil/lastpage Elavil for chronic pain , been on it 2 years,. it does not do anything for my pain, but it does help me sleep and acts as a sort of anti-anxiety , it DOES cause SEVERE dry mouth..if you do this see your dentist often and keep water handy all the time, I know someone who had horrible dental pr...]]> Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:22:14 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Chronic_Pain/advice/525535-elavil/lastpage Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:22:05 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Chronic_Pain/advice/525535-elavil/lastpage elavil. Neighter one of us had any luck with it. She developed bladder spasms and problems while on it. She was taken off and then given another med for the bladder spasms. I don't know if that result was typical. I was not comfortable taking metadone at fir...]]> Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:34:58 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Chronic_Pain/advice/525535-elavil/lastpage elavil, one of the very first meds I was put on, YUK, for chronic pain and depression, talk about medication hangover, and not being able to focus the next morning. And, did nothing for the pain or sleep.]]> Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:05:49 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Chronic_Pain/advice/525535-elavil/lastpage Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:07:05 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Chronic_Pain/advice/525535-elavil/lastpage reading everyones thoughts on this it's making me wonder...is this for me...will see...]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:25:37 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Chronic_Pain/advice/525535-elavil/lastpage Topamax or Imetrix. Another great one is Midrid it relaxes the stress right out of ya. I have 100mg Imetix so i can split them. You only get 9 per prescription. Hope it helps. Ouch]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:30:29 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Chronic_Pain/advice/525535-elavil/lastpage Imitrex helped greatly with those. Cost prohibitive, though. I've never had Elavil prescribed for migraines, but it was prescribed for my back problems. I'm with the others on this one...Elavil was a nightmare for me. HATE the stuff. Just the...]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:42:55 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Chronic_Pain/advice/525535-elavil/lastpage Elavil now. I have been on it for 8 months! It has not helped me at all; except I tacked on 26 pounds and the sweet tooth. I am in the process of getting off of it. It didn't help my migraines at all. I hated taken it and I didn't want it in the first place but my neuro said "just give it time"...]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:34:10 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Chronic_Pain/advice/525535-elavil/lastpage Elavil years ago for chronic headaches, from my neurologist. I guess it helped me.....this was a long time ago. However, I've been taking Elavil for my (current) chronic pain at 100 mg at night. I just take it, hoping that it helps and works. Hang in there!!!!]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:02:05 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Chronic_Pain/advice/525535-elavil/lastpage elavil once, I think that was the very first antidepressant I was on, made me to drunk to get out of bed, but that was 20 or so years ago.]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:43:36 +0100