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Re: Pelvic Pain, Badder and Elavil

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 14 Jan 1998 21:09:24 -0600 (CST)


At Wed, 14 Jan 1998, Yolanda wrote: >
>I went to see a urologist and he put me on Elavil 25 mg at bedtime for a
>few weeks to see if I have Interstitial Cystitis. He also thinks the
>pain may be caused by a muscle spasms in my Pelvic Floor muscles or in
>my right ligament. Is this a common source of pelvic pain?

Common, no. Possible, yes.

>More
>importantly, I have heard that Elaivil can cause breast enlargement and
>weight gain. Can this happen on such a low dose?

Possible, but at this dose unlikely.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG
OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
Great Neck, New York
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