# Is this normal ?! **URL:** https://mvertigo.org/t/is-this-normal/18943 **Category:** Antidepressants **Created:** [January 22, 2020, 8:38am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/is-this-normal/18943 "2020-01-22T08:38:03Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/user_avatar/mvertigo.org/turnitaround/32/4441_2.png) [@turnitaround](https://mvertigo.org/u/turnitaround) #### Post date: [January 22, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://mvertigo.org/t/is-this-normal/18943/2 "2020-01-22T09:26:43Z")
Awwww Hope, unfortunately it is ‘normal’. Take a look at my post here, only a couple of Topics down: > [@Off days whilst on meds](https://mvertigo.org/t/off-days-whilst-on-meds/18937/2): > > Sure, breakthroughs definitely happen. Like you I was on 20mg Amitriptyline and had no major attacks for 6 months, lulling me into a false sense of ‘security’. Then I was hit with an almighty attack that really knocked my confidence. Subsequently when an attack hit, I’d have 2 especially bad days and then a slow recovery back to baseline for 2 weeks or so. These pills are symptom control and not 100% foolproof. They are unfortunately not a magic bullet. That said, Amitriptyline was a massi… Don’t worry. You will improve, but unfortunately MAV is an incredibly rough ride and extremely testing like you’ve probably never been tested before. Ugly relapses will occur whilst on medication. You will come out of every relapse though as good as you were before or better. I have to tell you, though, the process of improvement can take years not weeks or months. Because of that, though, don’t get too downhearted by one relapse. You will be back to baseline very soon I’m sure. It’s incredibly frustrating though. Sending you love 💕 from everyone here. --- _[View the full topic](https://mvertigo.org/t/is-this-normal/18943)._