I took Amitriptyline and didn't like the constant dry mouth, no matter how much I drank
I was only on a low dose.
If the low dose works for you, stand up for yourself and tell your doctor you are not increasing the dose. If he/she will not respect your decision, time to find a gp who will. At the end of the day it is your body that is dealing with the side effects of the medication not your doctor.
You are strong warrior. You can do this. Hugs.💖

When they gave it to me back in the 1980's they started with 100mg! then went up to 150mg!!!! I was a zombie. They didn't have a dx for me, and thought it was stress, of course. I've since learned that the lower the dose for sleeping with fms, the better.
Good luck!
((((HUGS))))

I also take 5 mg and it works just fine. My dr also was surprised that this low dose worked but it is great. No need to increase I was told , each person is different.

I am super sensitive to drugs and can't cope with side effects so for me, it has to be a low dose or no dose. The higher the dose, the stronger the side effects which in themselves can be as hard to cope with as the symptoms you are trying to alleviate. Finding the right dose for you is not always what your GP thinks is right for you, but we know our own bodies and how much is likely to be too much.

I used to take 25mg dose of Amitryptalyne but couldn’t deal with the dry mouth and grogginess the next day so stopped taking them, I didn’t think of trying to cut down the dose...