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After a disappointing first consultation with a urologist who only wants to treat IC with a hydro, I did manage to convince him to give me a prescription for Elavil.
He gave me 25 mgs (I only wanted 10). I slept for seven straight hours last night--first time in six months. Wow!
I took it at 7:00 pm and was out like a light at 9 pm. However, I got up at 6 am with minimal grogginess.
I have an appointment with another urologist in early November, and will have just enough Elavil to last until then. I'm crossing fingers and toes that it will help with daytime frequency too.
He gave me 25 mgs (I only wanted 10). I slept for seven straight hours last night--first time in six months. Wow!
I took it at 7:00 pm and was out like a light at 9 pm. However, I got up at 6 am with minimal grogginess.
I have an appointment with another urologist in early November, and will have just enough Elavil to last until then. I'm crossing fingers and toes that it will help with daytime frequency too.
) Also, Monday night I woke up with what felt like a golf ball lodged at the base of my throat--very strange feeling. It stayed with me all day, but the sensation is gone now.
) ---constipation. So, you may want to have something on hand to deal with that unfortunate possibility.
I noticed relief during the daytime pretty quickly. My worst symptoms were a burning feeling in my bladder, and the pressure, like my bladder was really full when it wasn't. I felt like a new woman immediately - like the first night, and during the daytime as well the first time I was on elavil. That was 2 years ago. I just recently restarted it and it took a few days to feel better - but I also started with a lower dose, and eventually just gave in and went back to 25 mg. I will say, this time, it didn't get rid of the burning feeling all the way, but prosed ds helped with that. Only problem with that for me is that it takes a full day of taking it regularly (every 6 hrs) to notice it working.
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