Can a dose of amitriptyline get stuck in the esophagus and cause it to burn?My father in law, who is 78 years old, recently expressed discomfort saying it felt like his dose of Amitriptyline was stuck deep in his throat. The next day, he lost his voice, and his throat was very sore (burning sensation). He also started spitting up and coughing up black stuff.
My mother in law took him to GI doctor (they didn't tell the doctor about the pill, just the black stuff) who scheduled a procedure to look at his throat, esophagus and stomach.
When complete, the doctor said that there was no sign of cancer and saw a healing ulcer in his stomach.
Now, my mother in law is wondering if maybe the black stuff was old dried blood from a burn in my father in law's esophagus.
Just wondering -- sounds far fetched to me.
-Maddy Jinx
I have never heard of that happening, Amitrip. gets dispensed like candy in most states and I have never heard of this happening to anyone for the 4+ year I worked as a pharmacy tech. Amytrip. is usually a very small orange or white pill or a small gelatin capsule, and with peristalsis happening in the esophagus, I would think things as small as a pill would not get stuck in an adult male esophagus. Ulcers however do cause burning sensations and bleeding sometimes too.
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