How effective is Elavil for Insomnia? (a real world drug study)

Summary:

Overall ratings: 3.5/5
Long term ratings: 3.5/5

This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Elavil (amitriptyline hydrochloride) is for Insomnia and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 81 Elavil users and is updated continuously.

What is Elavil?

Elavil has active ingredients of amitriptyline hydrochloride. It is often used in depression. eHealthMe is studying from 20,724 Elavil users. Check the latest studies of Elavil.

What is Insomnia?

Insomnia (sleeplessness) is found to be associated with 3,118 drugs and 5,166 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Insomnia.


On Jun, 02, 2026

81 people are studied for taking Elavil in Insomnia

Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Does Elavil work for your Insomnia (overall)?

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Does Elavil work for your Insomnia (long term)?

Elavil effectiveness for Insomnia (number of people):

Overall:
  • not at all: 0
  • somewhat: 14
  • moderate: 26
  • high: 28
  • very high: 13
Long Term:
  • not at all: 0
  • somewhat: 6
  • moderate: 15
  • high: 14
  • very high: 7

Gender of people who take Elavil for Insomnia *:

  • female: 77.78 %
  • male: 22.22 %

Age of people who take Elavil for Insomnia *:

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 1.23 %
  • 10-19: 2.47 %
  • 20-29: 8.64 %
  • 30-39: 25.93 %
  • 40-49: 18.52 %
  • 50-59: 25.93 %
  • 60+: 17.28 %

Who find Elavil more effective for Insomnia?

Gender of people who take Elavil for Insomnia *:

  • female: 82.93 %
  • male: 17.07 %

Age of people who take Elavil for Insomnia *:

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 2.44 %
  • 10-19: 2.44 %
  • 20-29: 7.32 %
  • 30-39: 31.71 %
  • 40-49: 14.63 %
  • 50-59: 26.83 %
  • 60+: 14.63 %

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Elavil?

- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Elavil safety and effectiveness.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

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How the study uses the data?

The study is based on amitriptyline hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Elavil) and Elavil (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

DISCLAIMER: All material available on eHealthMe.com is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. All information is observation-only. Our phase IV clinical studies alone cannot establish cause-effect relationship. Different individuals may respond to medication in different ways. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. The use of the eHealthMe site and its content is at your own risk.

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