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How To Get Rid Of The Back Pain Caused By The Intake Of Amitriptyline?
started low dose of Amitriptyline (25 mg) fop neuropathy and got low back pain immediately...then went to 50mg and neuropathy pain gone but back pain worse....then went to 756 mg and back pain unbearable....but doc say Amitriptyline is for treating back pain.......now what
Wed, 4 Dec 2013
Hello,
As far as amytriptyline is concerned, it does not cause any back pain.
But as your back pain is increasing on increasing the dose, it is better to withdraw the drug as soon as possible.
Please reevaluate the cause for your Neuropathy.
It may be due to your Disc prolapse in Lumbar region or other spinal problems.
Please do CT or MRI lumbar region and then consult your treating physician.
Hope this helps.
Please reply for further queries.
Wishing you good health.
As far as amytriptyline is concerned, it does not cause any back pain.
But as your back pain is increasing on increasing the dose, it is better to withdraw the drug as soon as possible.
Please reevaluate the cause for your Neuropathy.
It may be due to your Disc prolapse in Lumbar region or other spinal problems.
Please do CT or MRI lumbar region and then consult your treating physician.
Hope this helps.
Please reply for further queries.
Wishing you good health.
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