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| Originally Posted by purple vonny Amitriptyline stays in your bloodstream for a long time. One of the common side effects is a dry mouth which will make breathing comressed gas unpleasant. |
I suffered a lower spinal injury, (L4/L5/S1 area) while serving in the RAF which resulted in surgery and a permanent limp.
The RAF prescribed all sorts of opiates and painkillers but also Amitriptyline which I didn't like so stopped taking them and all the other painkillers as I felt better off without them.
I had a medical with DDRC before commencing initial diver training and was told that if I had still been taking the Amitriptyline then there is no way they would pass me as fit to dive as it is also a anti-depressant and can pre dispose the taker to DCI.
TBH my advice would be to talk to DDRC or a more local diving doc and maybe book yourself in for a proper diving medical.