Table 2.
Indications for amitriptyline
| System | Indication |
|---|---|
| Pain | |
| Psychiatry | Depression, anxiety disorder, bulimia nervosa |
| Neurology | Depression with headache, headache, prophylaxis of migraine, prophylaxis of chronic tension-type headache, neuropathic pain, narcolepsy, pathological crying or laughing |
| Gastroenterology | Irritable bowel syndrome, interstitial cystitis |
| Rheumatology | Fibromyalgia |
| Toxicology | Medication-overuse headache, ciguatera poisoning |
Source of data: Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference [33]