lunarruna
08-21-2006, 11:29 PM
Evening...
My husband PALS recently started taking amitripiline for saliva control--25 mg at bedtime...as many PALS do. It works great, except that he finds it wears off around 4 PM and he spends the evening fighting saliva again. We thought about splitting his dose in two, but it is so sedating for him he doesnt really want to take it during the day. Nurse said she didnt think taking 50 mg at bedtime would help any either. Any thoughts or suggestions? Do you also find it wears off by eve? We didnt like the scop. patch and like this drug except for this aspect.
Thanks, Beth
My husband PALS recently started taking amitripiline for saliva control--25 mg at bedtime...as many PALS do. It works great, except that he finds it wears off around 4 PM and he spends the evening fighting saliva again. We thought about splitting his dose in two, but it is so sedating for him he doesnt really want to take it during the day. Nurse said she didnt think taking 50 mg at bedtime would help any either. Any thoughts or suggestions? Do you also find it wears off by eve? We didnt like the scop. patch and like this drug except for this aspect.
Thanks, Beth
