|
Re: anyone tried elavil?
From: Angie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jan 1 16:49:34 2008
I'm currently on neurontin, it is also called gabapentin. I'm taking
900 mg four times a day, totaling 3600 mg daily. It hasn't helped yet
but my doctor says it takes a couple months and I've been taking it
about a month. I've been toughing it out but am starting to really get
dizzy from it, so I'm going to talk to him about it tomarrow. I left a
message and they usually get back to me fairly quickly. He mentioned
switching it to lyrica which is a simliar medication, so I'll probably
try that. I'll let you know how it goes, and please do that same.
-Angie
At Mon, 31 Dec 2007, Sherri wrote:
>
>Hey Nikki!
>
>Thanks for the info! Have you ever been on Neurontin? From what I
>know(which I admit, is very little,lol)Neurontin and Lyrica are both for
>nerve-related pain. Illioinguinal nerve-damage is one of the dx that I
>have received. My pain management doctors did have me on Neurontin for
>over a year, but sadly, I never really experienced any relief, so I quit
>taking it. I have heard a lot about Lyrica, though, and it sounds good,
>so I think I'll bring it up at my next PM appointment and see what she
>thinks. At this point, I'd try anything. :(
>
>I'm so glad to hear that the Lyrica is working for you! That's great!
>
>At Mon, 31 Dec 2007, niki wrote:
>>
>>Sherri,
>>
>>If the elavil isnt working ask your dr to try lyrica. Since my
>>rheumatologist started me on it it has really helped with my endo pain.
>>It hasnt cured the pain completely but it makes it more tolerable. I
>>take 200 mgs a day. Its pricey if you dont have prescription coverage
>>but your dr should be able to get samples.
>>
>>At Mon, 31 Dec 2007, Sherri wrote:
>>>
>>>Hey there!
>>>
>>>Yes, I have tried and am currently on elavil 25mg, 1 every night before
>>>bed. I have stage iv endo and also IC. I have had numerous surgeries
>>>to diagnose the endo and then the IC, to treat(remove) the endo and
>>>adhesions from it (my bladder was actually "stuck" to my cervix at one
>>>surgery, and had to be unattached and put back in the normal anatomic
>>>position) and eventually ended up with a TAH. Right now, the doctors
>>>can't decide if my constant pain is from the endo, IC, adhesions, or
>>>nerve damage due to all the surgeries! So, while they can't seem to
>>>figure it out, I am in pain management, and one of the meds they started
>>>me on (again) was the elavil. It is supposed to be very effective on
>>>bladder pain caused by IC, but I am still waiting to feel better. I was
>>>actually on it a few years ago, and I stopped taking it because I didn't
>>>feel it was helping me. My pm doctor started me back on it about 7
>>>months ago for the IC and endo pain. In my opinion, it is pretty much
>>>useless. When I first began taking it,it did have a sedating
>>>side-effect, but that went away after a few weeks. Just my opinion, but
>>>everyone is different, SO I hope it is very effective for you!! Good
>>>luck! Happy New Year!!
>>>
>>>"They must find it difficult...those who accept authority as the truth,
>>>instead of truth as the authority"-Gerald Massey
>>>
>>>At Mon, 31 Dec 2007, anonymous wrote:
>>>>
>>>>My local doc has suggested I go on elavil (it is an antidepressant often
>>>>used in pain management) to help with my chronic pain. I hope to go to
>>>>the CEC in Atlanta but it will take me a while as I am out of state,
>>>>have to send my records and deal with insurance and finances....so I am
>>>>considering trying the elavil as a short term solution. I know several
>>>>women who have used it for their IC and said it helped. I was looking
>>>>to hear from women who have tried it for endo pain. If you have any
>>>>personal experience with elavil please post your experience. Thanks!!
|
|
![[ endo@obgyn.net ]](../../images/endo_at_obgyn.gif)