The trick is to take it at 8pm if you ar going to bed at 11pm... then you will sleep and should not be groggy by 6am. It take 10-12 hours to get out of your system. And you do build a tolerance to it.

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when l took it -Amitriptyline, at 8pm after a big day of Spring cleaning my bed and did a lot of extra things like washing sheets and airing bedding, l took 25mg instead of the 10mg as l was out of the 10mg. l fell asleep in my chair until 11.30pm, I took myself to bed and slept till 6.30am. Wonderful. Some mornings l feel like I am a bit Hungover but it soon passes.
I believe that it is quite Restorative and l think that it takes several weeks for you get it into your system. It has worked wonders for me
Yay for Amitriptyline tablet before bed

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@A MyChronicPainTeam Member like taking Amitriptyline 10mg tablet before bed and 25mg zonked me out too much and I slept well last night and my doctor told me that it isn't habit forming like Valium and Opiates. I give it a 10 out of 10. My depression is better than it was before starting taking Amitriptyline.

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@A MyChronicPainTeam Member yes it does make a big difference to my state of mind to have a good nights sleep and I can occasionally forget to take it and I still have a great nights sleep. Hugsxxx

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@judithgodde thank you for backing up my response with a positive answer. I forgot to say that it takes about 3 weeks to get level.