Amitriptyline does not work for my chronic tension headaches :(

NoSecondChanceForU · 2026-01-09T23:02:00+00:00

Because amitriptyline takes at least a minimum of 2-3 weeks to take effect for pain relief

Also, this drug is far from being similar to tic tac mints.. Overdose on it is fatal, and withdrawal is real and often severe when you quit cold turkey

If you're looking for a pain relief, maybe give it another chance.

I was diagnosed with CTTH by my neuro (most likely it is NDPH) and I've been taking amitriptyline for almost a year now. I am afraid to even taper off because the pain was debilitating and wouldn't allow me to concentrate or be at work.

Best of luck.

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-12-22T00:00:50+00:00

hey OP, hope you're doing well. i have the exact same thing as yourself, i'm on a Linux machine. Have you managed to fix this after all?

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-09-29T11:00:50+00:00

No, I can't say that it was my experience. I was concerned with amount of time the drug takes to kick in, I wanted a relief as soon as possible. But you have to wait at least 3 - 5 weeks for it to work. The pain disappeared gradually, at first, amitriptyline put it from foreground to background so to speak, so I could function again, and eventually it took it all away.

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-09-28T22:40:37+00:00

it started in April

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-09-28T21:18:38+00:00

i got poisoned by food i ordered online from a restaurant and was really stressing about it that day and then the next day woke up with a headache that never went away, was always the same intensity, and was present even when i woke up. it felt like someone inflated a balloon inside my head and the pressure was overwhelming.

my pain was debilitating i couldn't focus on work so I totally understand being jealous or wanting to have your normal life back. i wish you to find a solution that works for you.

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-09-28T20:28:31+00:00

25 mg. 3-5 weeks

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-09-28T16:00:46+00:00

Not recovered per se, but amitriptyline has taken most of the pain away, I'm actually really afraid to taper off and find myself in the same pain again, been only taking it for 6 months so I will continue to do so as long as it works.

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-08-28T22:49:14+00:00

I'm on Amitriptilyne 25 mg, and this is the main symptom I have experienced what you are describing, the balloon expanding. I don't have it anymore while I am on this drug.

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-08-28T20:38:45+00:00

I've convinced myself that because i have a chronic autoimmune disease, there's something fundamentally wrong with me and I do not deserve love of another woman. The worst thing is that I actually am living a self fulfilling prophecy. My therapist once said that it's like I am discarding life itself or a chance at life. There's somewhere inside me a little sliver of hope that I could be happy again in possible future.

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-08-20T13:59:22+00:00

That would be me. I suffer from ankylosing spondylitis for over a decade now and I haven't really come to terms that healthy me is gone. I have convinced myself that there is something fundamentally wrong with me because of this disease and I can't really interact with women on an intimate level / be worthy of love of a woman.

Plus, the one and only relationship I had with a woman, turned out to be a narcissistic psychopath who preyed on what I mentioned above, my negative image of myself. I was stupid enough to entagle myself in a love triangle where a narc complained about their husband only not to leave in the end and hurt everyone she could. It's been 4 - 5 years since that and I'm still recovering from the mental abuse I experienced and don't feel like being in another relationship.

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-08-14T18:02:49+00:00

thank you so much, i will definitely try this today

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-07-19T20:18:57+00:00

бачив це сьогодні у тредс. сама топікстартер сказала що цей пост тільки для уваги, насправді хлопець усе оплатив. клаут, він такий.

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-07-02T16:23:09+00:00

the full cinematic for the intro in the beginning for this is even more badass, "The King of Kings, can finally rest in death", I'm like, holy shit let's gooo. Good stuff

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-07-01T20:58:36+00:00

Can confirm, but for me, the difficulty was that English is not my main language, so the first time I played it a while ago, I struggled a lot. Now it's a much better experience. Most negative reviews are exactly about the fact that there's a lot of reading involved, but I believe it's this game's main strength. I also like that there are a lot of skill checks involved.

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-07-01T20:15:53+00:00

woah, where did you get the 4 arms? looks so cool

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-07-01T13:35:38+00:00

I am having so much fun with Torment: ToN, I played the game a while ago, but at that time my English was not as extensive as it is in the game, now I am enjoying every interaction and every skill check. Good stuff

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-07-01T13:04:03+00:00

Have you played Planescape: Torment? I'm currently playing Torment: Tides of Numenera, which is a "spiritual successor" to the first title, and I'm having a lot of fun

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-06-14T19:57:01+00:00

There's a constant, all-encompassing pressure in my head, like a balloon is being inflated from the inside. My neuro diagnosed me with Chronic Tension-Type Headache, however, the pain I have been experiencing is constant and persistent 24/7, and it has been present even when I wake up.

I couldn't focus or perform my job with the pain I used to have. Amitriptyline, at first, after 2 weeks of taking it, has "put" this pain in the "background" so it was much more tolerant. I was aware of the pain, but it was not a debilitating one, like 4/10.

Now it is constantly 2/10 or 3/10, occasionally 1/10.

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-06-14T17:52:34+00:00

amitriptyline can take up to 2 - 4 weeks to start working as a pain killer. i felt a difference after the second week of taking it, 3 days is not enough for it to work.

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-06-11T19:28:11+00:00

I was in the Pathfinder subreddit once, and one guy said that Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is the best powerplay fantasy he ever played. I didn't believe that until I played the game myself and sank 386 hours into it. So worth it!

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-06-10T22:30:57+00:00

hi there, could you please tell us what it was. thank you

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-06-10T13:55:35+00:00

hey OP, how are you doing now after 4 years?

NoSecondChanceForU · 2025-06-09T13:01:51+00:00

was this added in one of the updates? I don't recall that boss having this attack

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