I need some advice

I think it can vary from person to person, but most of the people have experienced some weight gain.

You may want to try nortriptyline (a sister drug) that is relatively similar with lower occurance of side effects

Sara

Hi Lauren,

I haven't tried that medication. I did a bit of research and found an article on MAGNUM (Migraine Awareness Group). The web address is http://www.migraines.org/treatment/protricy.htm. It does list weight gain as a possible side effect for Amitriptyline. It is a tricyclic anti-depressant and as Sara noted, there are others that are recommended for treatment of Migraines.

When my neurologist put me on my beta blocker he gave me a choice of a few and listed the side effects, I chose one that didn't have weight gain as a side effect. Is your doctor open to discussing your medications and providing you with choices, such as ones that don't cause weight gain? Will s/he explain why Amitriptyline is the medication s/he thinks is best? 

Lauren-

It is an old anti-depressant and it works well for chronic pain and to help you sleep  less for depression...and then the newer anti-depressants are less likely to cause weight gain and drowsiness but work better for depression, so together they seem to tackle all the problems.

I think that medications together are like fitting a combination lock,....you have to do a little trial and error and see if you get the combination right!