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Posted by daizy on September 5, 2003, at 7:30:23
I managed to mix up my dose, and took almost three times (150mg) what I usually take (45mg), I contacted a doc, and luckily it was nowhere near the highest amount that can be taken with this med (200mg), so I was safe. however since then Ive been feeling flu like symptoms, headache, dizzy, sick ect... Im wondering if these symptoms could be because of taking the dose of meds that I did? has anyone else ever done this/ had this?
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on September 5, 2003, at 9:03:16
In reply to dosage question?......., posted by daizy on September 5, 2003, at 7:30:23
It would help greatly if I knew which medication you're talking about. :-)
Posted by daizy on September 5, 2003, at 15:24:51
In reply to Re: dosage question?....... » daizy, posted by Ame Sans Vie on September 5, 2003, at 9:03:16
Elavil...... still feeling pretty bad today, too much thinking!! ocd type stuff I suppose!
> It would help greatly if I knew which medication you're talking about. :-)
Posted by Ame Sans Vie on September 5, 2003, at 15:43:36
In reply to Re: dosage question?......., posted by daizy on September 5, 2003, at 15:24:51
Sounds to me like anticholinergic side effects from the high dose of Elavil -- I had those same symptoms pretty bad when I tried Elavil at 150mg/day for my fibromyalgia a while back. Do you have bad dry mouth? That's one of many symptoms of too much anticholinergic activity. I believe amitriptyline also posesses antihistamine properties -- that could also be the culprit. Either way, it's surely due to the high dose.
Posted by daizy on September 6, 2003, at 9:18:49
In reply to Re: dosage question?....... » daizy, posted by Ame Sans Vie on September 5, 2003, at 15:43:36
Yeah I think your right, even if I dont know exactly what you mean! "anticholinergic"??!!
Yeah I cant put the symptoms down to anything else, Im feeling slightly better, it was just a shock to the system to feel that bad again, I got all panicked that I was getting Ill- not nice! Thanx anyways ;-)
> Sounds to me like anticholinergic side effects from the high dose of Elavil -- I had those same symptoms pretty bad when I tried Elavil at 150mg/day for my fibromyalgia a while back. Do you have bad dry mouth? That's one of many symptoms of too much anticholinergic activity. I believe amitriptyline also posesses antihistamine properties -- that could also be the culprit. Either way, it's surely due to the high dose.
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