can you get used to a dose of Elavil??

[Braedley]

anyone out there have problems with getting used to a dose of Elavil and have to increase the amount you take??

I ask because I have been flaring up for a couple of weeks all of a sudden and had cramping & burning which I NEVER have; I went to a clinic where they said I had an infection but I am waiting for the culture results, I have a feeling it is going to be negative...

I have been doing GREAT until a couple of weeks ago, and can not figure out why - whether it was b/c of frequent BM's/day due to poor diet while traveling (fatty gross foods we don't normally eat causing tummy upset), or if it's my meds not working right...

[ICNDonna]

It could be the traveling, the fatty foods, an infection. Only an IC patient would be happy if it's "JUST" an infection. :)

Hugs,
Donna

[Braedley]

haha...thanks Donna...The doctor I saw at the clinic said it was showing a bit of infection present, but every dose I take of the antibiotic makes me feel worse than I did the night I got the prescription...I can hardly sleep, eat, function at all, the pain from the antibiotic is that bad...not even Pyridium helps :(
I am hoping it is just all that diet stuff and hormones causing me the grief, I'm hoping I can reach the clinic today and see if my culture came back yet...