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Elavil / amytriptiline high levels
Hi everyone.Wonder if you could help me. Ive been on elavil for about a year now for an IC problem i've had for 2 years, started on a low dose and now up to 50mg (for the last 6 months.) I have gained a bit of weight, but I don't mind this too much. It has helped me a lot.
My problem is complicated by the fact that I have vaginismus, which means I can't have penetrative sex, cos my vaginal muscles tighten. So I've been using dialators to open me up on the advice of my clinical psychologist, so I can be normal (I had problems before IC, but then they got worse.) I'm just not getting anywhere with them, because using them brings on a flare and it's so depressing, cos I don't feel like a proper woman and I feel I have to persevere. My boyfriend of three years ditched me last year cos of not being able to have proper sex. Although I haven't got a boyfriend at the mo,I would like to have a proper relationship and have kids eventually etc.
So, i've just upped the elavil to 60mg in the hope that it will help keep the flares at bay. My doc says it's ok, but it's getting to high levels now.
Has anyone had experience of elavil helping at high levels? I think I might have to go up to 75mg. I must admit that it has helped more and more as i've upped it, but I am worried about getting really fat and having unmanageable retention.
I live in the UK and elavil is the only treatment they'll offer me.
Any advice would be appreciated.
My problem is complicated by the fact that I have vaginismus, which means I can't have penetrative sex, cos my vaginal muscles tighten. So I've been using dialators to open me up on the advice of my clinical psychologist, so I can be normal (I had problems before IC, but then they got worse.) I'm just not getting anywhere with them, because using them brings on a flare and it's so depressing, cos I don't feel like a proper woman and I feel I have to persevere. My boyfriend of three years ditched me last year cos of not being able to have proper sex. Although I haven't got a boyfriend at the mo,I would like to have a proper relationship and have kids eventually etc.
So, i've just upped the elavil to 60mg in the hope that it will help keep the flares at bay. My doc says it's ok, but it's getting to high levels now.
Has anyone had experience of elavil helping at high levels? I think I might have to go up to 75mg. I must admit that it has helped more and more as i've upped it, but I am worried about getting really fat and having unmanageable retention.
I live in the UK and elavil is the only treatment they'll offer me.
Any advice would be appreciated.
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