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  • #1

    Elmiron

    Hey I had some side-effects from Elmiron, and was just interested if anyone else had any issues with the drug.

    Here are a few of my side-effects after taking Elmiron for 2 weeks:
    Mild nausea
    Dizziness
    Vision going black
    Falling over (tipping forward, losing balance while standing)
    Spacey, not feeling like I'm fully aware and unable to concentrate

    I stopped taking the medication, and was wondering if anyone might have experienced some of these symptoms and had better luck with a different treatment?

    Sugar level may be an issue because I believe that I'm slightly hypogycemic.
    Tags: elmiron, side effects, sugar, treatment
  • #2
    Hi, I just started it yesterday but the side effects listed with my medicine did list dizziness and nausea. Did you start anything else new at the same time? I only ask because the 10mg of pamelor (tricyclic) was giving me those same symptoms. I felt like I was in a fog all day long.
    Cindi


    Gelnique for frequency/urgency - works great
    Macrobid after sex
    Prilosec, continuous birth control pills
    synthroid .088mg, mucinex-d, restasis

    Supplements: Desert Harvest Aloe vera, Cysta-q, prelief, magnesium and calcium, Vit D, flaxseed oil

    Diag Mild IC Jan 11 but have had symptoms for 25 years. Also have GERD, TMJ, IBS-C, chronic dry eye syndrome, hashimotos thyroiditis, non-allergic rhinitis.

    IC Diet Link: http://www.ic-network.com/diet/2009icdietlist.pdf
    AUA 2011 Guidelines to diagnosing and treating IC overview- http://www.ic-network.com/forum/showthread.php?p=571592
    AUA 2011 Guidelines to diagnosing and treating IC PDF: http://www.auanet.org/content/guidel...ent_ic-bps.pdf
    Great treatment flowchart on page 19 of the pdf

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    • #3
      I am going to start mine later today and I am scared of all of the side effects.. I wonder if it will help though...
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      • #4
        Me too

        Originally posted by tracieg View Post
        I am going to start mine later today and I am scared of all of the side effects.. I wonder if it will help though...
        Well today is only the first day for me but so far so good. Last night nothing, this morning a little nauseas a couple hours after I took it but I hadn't eaten yet so that was probably why. I've been fine the rest of the day. I am taking 100mg 2 x a day. I was a little dizzy today but some days I am like that especially if I get overheated and our office was hot today.

        I am hoping it works, otherwise I will be doing instillations by fall....
        Hope you feel fine when you start! I read stomach upset was the biggest side effect but I take omeprazole which usually keeps those type of symptoms at bay.
        Cindi


        Gelnique for frequency/urgency - works great
        Macrobid after sex
        Prilosec, continuous birth control pills
        synthroid .088mg, mucinex-d, restasis

        Supplements: Desert Harvest Aloe vera, Cysta-q, prelief, magnesium and calcium, Vit D, flaxseed oil

        Diag Mild IC Jan 11 but have had symptoms for 25 years. Also have GERD, TMJ, IBS-C, chronic dry eye syndrome, hashimotos thyroiditis, non-allergic rhinitis.

        IC Diet Link: http://www.ic-network.com/diet/2009icdietlist.pdf
        AUA 2011 Guidelines to diagnosing and treating IC overview- http://www.ic-network.com/forum/showthread.php?p=571592
        AUA 2011 Guidelines to diagnosing and treating IC PDF: http://www.auanet.org/content/guidel...ent_ic-bps.pdf
        Great treatment flowchart on page 19 of the pdf

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        • #5
          No, I wasn't taking anything else. I was prescribed 100 mg. 3x daily, although I wasn't able to take more than 2 doses some days because I couldn't avoid driving and the dizziness made me too impaired.

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          • #6
            ive been on mine about a month now. i have experienced some stomach issues..its either diarrhea or constipation.
            Newly IC diagnosed as of February 2011.

            Medications I'm on that seem to work:
            Zoloft- one once a day
            Butrans pain patch 5 mcg (THANK GOD FOR WHOEVER INVENTED THIS!SO MUCH PAIN RELIEF ITS UNREAL,I AM IN NO PAIN AT ALL UNLESS I STRESS OR SCREW UP ON THE DIET)

            Failed Meds:
            Elmiron-after 4 months,digestive side effects got to be too much
            tramadol-allergic
            DMSO treatments(5-6)
            probiotics

            THERAPIES:gardening,cooking,IC Diet,Counseling,Lots of warm baths,stress reduction,heating pad or ice packs,meditation/deep breathing,listening to relaxing music,having fun on pain free days,drinking chamomile or peppermint tea,pelvic floor physical therapy
            AROMATHERAPY-candles,incense
            Village Naturals Aches and Pains Peppermint Bath Salts
            Johnson and Johnsons Lavender Melt Away Stress Body Wash/Lotion

            ACUPUNCTURE/HERBS
            Significant pain relief so far.

            MAY TRY:yoga,swimming/hydrotherapy and anti-candida diet if i can kick my sugar addiction
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            ***TO MY IC SISTERS AND BROTHERS:WE ARE OUR OWN ADVOCATES!,PLEASE DO AS MUCH RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN AS POSSIBLE AND TRY DIFFERENT TREATMENTS TO GET WELL.NOT ONE TREATMENT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.MOST IMPORTANTLY,TRY TO KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE,DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM NEGATIVITY/NEGATIVE PEOPLE AND NEVER,EVER GIVE UP!***

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            Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
            where there is hatred, let me sow love;
            when there is injury, pardon;
            where there is doubt, faith;
            where there is despair, hope;
            where there is darkness, light;
            and where there is sadness, joy.
            Grant that I may not so much seek
            to be consoled as to console;
            to be understood, as to understand,
            to be loved as to love;
            for it is in giving that we receive,
            it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
            and it is in dying [to ourselves] that we are born to eternal life.

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            • #7
              I have the same side affects

              I too when I first started the elmiron was dizzy, drunk, falling over, nauseated, headaches, wierd poop, when it was uped to 4 a day my hair started to fall out then went back to 3 aday now hair stopped. Healing is slow after dentist I bleed alot, bad heartburn I take tums now, hypoglycemia but I eat with it only small meal so med will stick to my bladder, out of it feeling trying to concentrate so I take two in morning and one at nite so I can send from 100pm to 600pm clear minded...

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              • #8
                Did it go away?

                Originally posted by nevergiveup View Post
                I too when I first started the elmiron was dizzy, drunk, falling over, nauseated, headaches, wierd poop, when it was uped to 4 a day my hair started to fall out then went back to 3 aday now hair stopped. Healing is slow after dentist I bleed alot, bad heartburn I take tums now, hypoglycemia but I eat with it only small meal so med will stick to my bladder, out of it feeling trying to concentrate so I take two in morning and one at nite so I can send from 100pm to 600pm clear minded...
                Wow, that sounds pretty yucky, did most of it go away? And more importantly is it working for you? My doc said its about 45% effective. I am sure hoping I am one of the 45%!
                Cindi


                Gelnique for frequency/urgency - works great
                Macrobid after sex
                Prilosec, continuous birth control pills
                synthroid .088mg, mucinex-d, restasis

                Supplements: Desert Harvest Aloe vera, Cysta-q, prelief, magnesium and calcium, Vit D, flaxseed oil

                Diag Mild IC Jan 11 but have had symptoms for 25 years. Also have GERD, TMJ, IBS-C, chronic dry eye syndrome, hashimotos thyroiditis, non-allergic rhinitis.

                IC Diet Link: http://www.ic-network.com/diet/2009icdietlist.pdf
                AUA 2011 Guidelines to diagnosing and treating IC overview- http://www.ic-network.com/forum/showthread.php?p=571592
                AUA 2011 Guidelines to diagnosing and treating IC PDF: http://www.auanet.org/content/guidel...ent_ic-bps.pdf
                Great treatment flowchart on page 19 of the pdf

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