I AM ACHEY ALL OVER MUSCELS ARE VERY SORE I CLENCH MY TEETH UNTIL MY JAW HURTS CAUSING TMJ I STILL TAKE AMITRIPTILENE 25MG 1-3 PILLS NIGHTLY FOR SLEEP BUT STILL HARD TO SLEEP I TOOK 1MG ZANAX 2-3XS A DAY. ITOOK THIS MED FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS I MID MORNING AND I AT BED TIME. AND ONLY TOOK A THIRD IF I REALLY STRESSED. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO COMPLETLY RECOVER? I SAID I WOULD NEVER EVER TAKE A MEDICATION THAT CONTROLS MY LIFE EVER AGAIN I AM 53YEARS OLD IN GOOD HEALTH OTHER WISE. MENTALLY I AM GOOD FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS I ONLY TOOK ZANAX BECAUSE MY BODY WAS ADICTED TO THIS MEDICATION MY QUESTION WHY DOES A DR KEEP A PATIENT ON THIS TYPE OF MEDICATION FOR 7YRS? AFTER FOUR MONTHS OF THIS I THOUGHT I WOULD BE ALL BETTER. I AM TEMPTED TO CAVE IN. WHAT CAN I DO?