"i was prescribed amitriptyline for insomnia after having a negative experience with taking ambien. ambien worked fine until its side effects kicked in then i stopped taking it because the side effects were unreasonable. 
amitriptyline helped me sleep until one night i awoke to buzzing in my ears/head. 
from reasoning there might be lifelong buzzing in my head i discontinued the amitriptyline. shortly after discontinuing the buzzing went away and never returned. 
bottome line: there are much better oral&#039;s to take to assist in sleeping.
i feel amitriptyline did however correct a brain imbalance that was produced by the ambien; and i found the culprit to my insomnia: i have an adrenaline allergy, from stress, anxiety and screen-time."