I have decided to try to come off of Amitriptyline, again. Previous attempts have not been all that successful. This time I am trying poppy seed tincture.I have been trying this for four nights now. Last night I tried it in Horlicks as an experiment to see if i could sleep longer. The first night was disturbed sleep but lacked disturbing vivid dreams, which is what generally happens when I try to leave off the Amitrip. So that wasn't so bad. The cats and dog have been doing their utmost to sabotage sleep, but that aside I am going off quicker but still waking around 5-5.30am and struggling to get back off again. Still, I have discovered the random joys of early morning radio. I am hopeful that since this is early days, it will right itself and I will sleep longer. Anyway, a block of undisturbed six hours sleep is better than a disturbed seven hours.
Other than that, I managed to socialise at a friend's house for a curry night on Friday - getting a lift there and back, swam last Tues, Thurs and Sun (managing 24 lengths in 30 mins on Sun, though I had to sit and eat extra salted choc!), and have re-arranged some furniture over the past two days, with a little help. Mood has been strangely low and a bit tearful, and has coincided with coming off the Amitrip. Could be a coincidence. Had some reflexology on Saturday, just to try to get a handle on it. Feel a bit more up today.
