"i have not taken this drug yet, but i will be doing in 4 hours and i&rsquo;m excited but nervous. 
i have had shooting/pricking pains in the left side of my head for around 3 months now, and i have always put it to one side thinking that it&rsquo;s just normal or it&rsquo;s a headache / stress / pressure / apart of growing up ( i&#039;m 22 ) and i&rsquo;ve not looked into it. i decided to ring 111, they directed me to a walk in centre then to the gp and i&rsquo;ve now been prescribed with amitriptyline. 
after reading through all of the comments, i have been given 10mg tablets and i will be taking it whole. there are solutions for the side effects so dosage is ok. 
i am scared a tiny bit that i have a bloods test, if no result, i will be getting a head scan :( fingers crossed"