"i was just put on 50 mg of amitriptyline for extreme insomnia, anxiety, and depression. i have suffered from insomnia my entire life and my job is very stressful as a nurse working rotating shift at a hospital. i would stay up for 3 days at a time while working crazy 12 hour back to back shifts. i was at my wit&#039;s end, so exhausted, delirious, and beyond stressed. i have tried so many different medicines to help with sleep and anxiety. none have even come anywhere as close as amitriptyline has, to giving me good sleep. i had lost hope that i would ever be able to sleep good again. amitriptyline has saved me. i can fall asleep easily, i don&#039;t wake up every hour, and i sleep like a baby! i can now function at work again.  this medicine saved me."