[Linda G.]

Krista,

I have been taking a low dose- 10mg of rx Amitriptyline before bed for a few years. It doesn't make me feel sleepy like a sleeping pill but it helps me get into a deeper REM sleep and if I wake up in the night which I used to do frequently, it's much easier and quicker to get right back to sleep. It's not habit forming so I don't have to use it every night and it's pretty cheap. I pay about $7 through my insurance for 90 pills. The only side effect I have had is a little groggy feeling first thing in the morning. I need maybe an extra 10-15 minutes to form whole sentences but the improvement in my sleep is well worth it. At higher doses this drug helps with depression but at 10mg it just improves REM sleep. Some people think it helps with Fibromyalgia too which I have and I think that may be so because improved sleep is bound to make us feel better!