Re: am I nuts
From: Wanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Feb 28 21:13:46 2002
I have also been on amitryptaline for chronic pain. My new Gyn took me off
of it. I was like a zombie everyday. I would take it in the morning after
the kids left for school. I was knocked out from 8:30 until 12pm. IT was
awful. I was incoherent for a few hours after waking up!!
You may have adhesions or possible nerve damage. I was having pain on my
left side that would not stop. We tried the amitryptaline and surgery. That
didn't help. I went to see my new GYN whom stated that I may have nerve
damage from the surgeries......I am seeing a pain specialist that has taking
care of the pain!!!
Hope you are pain free soon!!
Hugs,
Wanda
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Jennifer" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ENDO" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: am I nuts
> At Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Jo wrote:
> >
> Hey Tracy,
> I also take amitryptaline for its muscle relaxing properties. I just
> always make sure I take it an hour or so before I want to go to bed, and
> it definitely keeps me from waking up all night because of the pain.
> I've been on it since Dec. 99. It has done a lot for the spasming
> pain, and yes, I definitely know what you mean about the bowel effects.
> I also have IBS - if you're having a lot of gastro symptoms, you might
> want to check into it. In fact, my GI doc did a bunch of tests and told
> me that my IBS is, get this, worsened by the endometriosis.
> And one of the 5 docs I've had in the past three years told me that the
> muscle spasms ARE related to the endo. She said it was like when you
> get a headache, eventually your neck hurts, too, because your body has
> been trying to protect your hurting head, and in the process, it wears
> your neck out.
> For the spasming pain that is linked to my bowel disorder, I take an
> antispasmodic, and I've learned a few lamaze-like breathing techniques
> that work pretty well if the pain is bothersome and hurty, but not so
> bad you want to cry, you know what I mean?
>
> Good luck, hope this helps,
> Jen G.
>
> I have been having a sever pain in my right abdominal area. I went to
> the Dr and he did some
> >testing and said that it is a muscle that is having spasms causing the
> >pain. He then put me on amitriptylne an anti depressant that is also
> >used for chronic pain. Due to the face that I am not depressed it
> >knocks me out sure I don't hurt that I know of because I am in a coma
> >like state 30 min. after I take it.
> I am sure many of you know that
> >routine. Any how I have noticed when I have a bowel movement that the
> >same place where the pain comes and goes almost feels like it is being
> >pulled on from the inside. The Dr doesn't feel there is any connection
> >with the muscle pain and the endo. Somehow I am not convinced. Anyone
> >else have anything like this happen or any suggestions........
> >Thanks ladies
>
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