Society and culture
English folk singer Nick Drake died from an overdose of Tryptizol in 1974.Senteni Masango, wife of Swaziland King Mswati, died on 6 April 2018 after committing suicide by overdosing on amytriptyline capsules.In the 2021 film The Many Saints of Newark, amitriptyline (referred to by the brand name Elavil) is part of the plot line of the movie. Generic names
Amitriptyline is the English and French generic name of the drug and its INN, BAN, and DCF, while amitriptyline hydrochloride is its USAN, USP, BANM, and JAN. Its generic name in Spanish and Italian and its DCIT are amitriptilina, in German is Amitriptylin, and in Latin is amitriptylinum. The embonate salt is known as amitriptyline embonate, which is its BANM, or as amitriptyline pamoate unofficially. Research
The few randomized controlled trials investigating amitriptyline efficacy in eating disorder have been discouraging. References
Further reading
Dean L (March 2017). "Amitriptyline Therapy and CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 Genotype". In Pratt VM, McLeod HL, Rubinstein WS,  et al. (eds.). Medical Genetics Summaries. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). PMID 28520380. External links
"Amitriptyline". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
After recovery long term stiffness or limited range of motion may occur in some patients. Visible or limited scarring may also occur for patients. References
External links

Textbook of Hallux Valgus and Forefoot Surgery, links to complete text in PDF files