- age
- patient's health
- the health of the patient's kidneys
- medicines recommended by the doctor
- any other medicines being used
- herbal supplements in use
- response to the medicine
Sandoz Amitryptyline Hcl Dosage
Adult
- Recommended: 25 mg 2 times daily. If necessary, increase by 25 mg every other day up to 150 mg daily taken as two doses.
- Initial: 25 mg 2 times daily
- Maximum: 150 mg per day
Older Adults
- Initial: 10 mg - 25 mg per day
- Maximum: 100-150 mg per day. Doses more than 100 mg should be used with caution.
Adult
- Recommended: 25-75 mg once daily or divided into two doses
- Initial: 10-25 mg in the evening. Doses can be increased with 10-25 mg every 3-7 days.
Older Adults
- Initial: A starting dose of 10-25 mg in the evening is recommended. Doses above 75 mg should be used with caution.
Children (6-10 years)
- Recommended: 10-20 mg per day taken 1-1.5 hours before bedtime
Children (11 years and above)
- Recommended: 25-50 mg per day
Minimum Age
6 years
Dosage calculation for children
To calculate the dosage for children please use the
weight based dose calculator to calculate the appropriate dosage as per the weight of your child.
Forms
Tablet
Strength: 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg, 100 mg, and 150 mg
Film-coated tablet
Strength: 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg, 100 mg, and 150 mg
Oral solution
Strength: 10 mg/5 ml
Missed Dose
A missed dose should be taken as early as you remember it. However, if the time for the next dose is almost there, then the missed dose should be skipped, and the regular dosing schedule should be continued. Avoid taking a repeated dose to make up for a missed one.
Overdose
What to do if you overdose on Sandoz Amitryptyline Hcl?
If you have taken more than the recommended dose of Sandoz
Amitryptyline Hcl get medical advice immediately. The toxic effect can be reduced by taking activated
charcoal. Activated charcoal is a form of carbon that has small, low-volume pores. These pores help trap chemicals as in the case of
poisoning. In the case of moderate intoxication, vomiting, cleaning out the contents of the stomach (gastric lavage) may help to reduce the toxic effects.
Symptoms of an overdose of Sandoz Amitryptyline Hcl
If you use too much of this medicine, it could lead to dangerous levels of the medicine in your body. In such cases, symptoms of an overdose may include:
- abnormally high fever
- agitation
- coma
- confusion
- convulsions
- dilation of the pupil of the eye
- hallucination
- heart failure
- increased heart rate
- increased heartbeat
- irregular heart muscle contraction
- lack of mental function
- low body temperature
- low levels of potassium in the blood
- muscle rigidity
- nervousness
- sleepiness
- slow and ineffective breathing
- very low blood pressure
- vomiting
If you think you have overdosed on Sandoz Amitryptyline Hcl Tablet, call a poison control center immediately. You can look up the poison control center information from the
Poison Center Finder at TabletWise.com.