Hi kacicox,
Gosh your symptoms on amitrypline are almost identical to mine. Prior to me going on them I slept like a baby. My Dr put me on them initially to help with the tinnitus, which it seemed to, however I was convinced that they affected my sleep. Like yourself the first couple of weeks it sedated me but after that, even without the tinnitus my sleep was badly affected.
I was on 20mg, which I have just reduced to 10mg, I will stay on that dose for a couple of weeks and then I will use 10mg, every other day, then maybe 3 or 4 times a week and gradually wean off it. Horrible drug.
Are you still on amitrypline or have you managed to come off them?
How long have you been on HRT, a lot of ladies are saying that it does take a good 3 mths and even then it may need tweaking. I'm post meno, and have just started using utrogestan vaginally which I do prefer.
xxxx