Hi shrosphirelass,
Yes I’m taking Amitriptyline for Facial Pain Syndrome (headache, jaw and face pain that comes and goes and moves to different parts of my face or head. Started with year of sinus pain always the headaches and facial pain. I was going to my dentist complaining of sore teeth, they told me nothing was wrong. In the end my doctor sent me to a ENT specialist. And after a scan that picked up nothing, I explain the pain and got told I have facial pain syndrome. The ENT specialist started me on amitriptyline in December on 10mg. I started improving but got to six weeks and started getting worse again? Two weeks ago they up my dose to 20mg. I seem to be improving again.
The only side effects I had was being sleepy, but as my doctor said the side effects will go away in a week or two. When I started on the 10mg it made me very sleepy, I found when I went to 20mg my side effects didn’t last as long.
I don’t know why I have this problem, my doctor had never heard of it when I told her. I think it’s menopausal related as with all my other random body pains.
If you do give it a go, try low dose, the side effects will past, so maybe take it easy for a week or two. After 6 weeks it should be doing it’s job and no pain, if you still got pain you might have to up the dose.
Good luck, and let me know how you go