When to give up on a med

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I’m just wondering what our thoughts are on when we give up on something?
After trying amitriptyline for 3 months and reaching 25mg, i have been coming off it slowly, decreasing week by week… As ive lowered the dose i’ve felt alot better, but now after sticking at 10mg for 2 weeks, i’ve realised the rocking sensation is much more noticable again, and i’ve been having more periods like i’m falling.
I know the amitriptyline wasn’t making me feel good, but i now am wondering whether it was making me feel ever so slightly better than i even realised. . .
I’m due to start propranolol, and will do soon - but at the moment i can’t rock the boat as i am trying to help out with a project as some work experience, and can’t afford to feel worse at the start. . .

Just wondering what other people’s experiences were?
Have you come off a med, and then realised it may have helped a bit more than you realised? Have you then found equal relief from the next drug, so it’ doesn’t matter?

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Could you add in the Propranolol alongside the ami? I believe the advice is sometimes to add in another med when the first one is helping a bit but not controlling the symptoms fully x

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Could you add in the Propranolol alongside the ami? I believe the advice is sometimes to add in another med when the first one is helping a bit but not controlling the symptoms fully x

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I’d seen on here alot of people do that but my neuro seemed to suggest one or the other… hmmm! I’d better stick to her advice i guess. Does worry me slightly though - as none of us want to move backwards!