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If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patient's description.

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I have been prescribed amitriptyline hcl for pain in my knee and leg - considered to be nerve pain. Im also taking a low dosage of Prozac for depression and have been taking it for many years. How does the amitriptyline help with the pain or does it? Im concerned with the two anti-depressants at once and have not read the usage of amitriptyline for nerve pain anywhere that Ive done searches.Thanks pb

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Hi I am Chat Doctor. .  Actually amitriptyline HCl is a type of antidepressant used for balancing chemicals in your brain. Sometimes used as a painkiller or a sedating agent to help you sleep with patients having severe chronic pain.  You could not use it without your doctor prescription especially with Prozac as both antidepressants may cause severe side effects sometimes very dangerous or even fatal with increased doses.  In my opinion if you have a kind of neuropathic pain pregabalin or gabapentin will be more reliable but you have to ask your trading doctor for best dosing if you are using any other medications for other health issues.  You may avoid heavy lifting, over weighing, vigorous movements, bad sleeping or sitting postures and high cholesterol or high protein and salty components, and you will feel better soon.  For my patients I recommend painkillers like Advil tab when needed, hot gentle massaging with topical gels of anti-inflammatory, B12 vitamin supplements, muscle relaxants will be effective for most of the cases. Steroid tabs or injection may be needed in more sever cases.  B12 supplements and pregabalin have best results with nerve pains, if pain persist I recommend some lab investigations like urinalysis, ASCOT, Rheumatoid factor and X-rays, MRI and follow them up with your physician for proper evaluation and management of the underlying causes of such nerve pain. Please click and consider a 5-star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Wish you good health, Any further clarifications feel free to ask.