Elavil withdrawal

[JoAnn5274]

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 1998 following back surgery and chronic back pain and was prescribed Elavil (75mg at bedtime) and Zanaflex at that time.  The meds definitely helped me reach stage IV sleep and my pain improved and has been under control for several years.  I recently applied to participate in a drug study for a drug being investigated for fibromyalgia.  After the initial examination, the physician determined that I do not have fibromyalgia and ruled me ineligible for the drug study.  I decided that if I didn't have fibromyalgia, I didn' t need the drugs I'd been taking for ten years.  I gradually decreased the Elavil over a period of three weeks and have not taken any at all the last two weeks.  The first few days after the last pill, I felt fine.  Then I began having nausea and am getting about four hours of sleep at night.  I'm up at 4:30 every morning, nauseated all day, but continue to work, walk five miles a day, etc. I'm having a very small amount of back pain, but nothing like ten years ago, and nothing I can't handle. I am a patient person, but the nausea is getting old (there are just so many crackers a person can eat!) and I'm beginning to get tired and frustrated.  Can you tell me how long this will last and if there is anything I can do that will help me get through this?


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