ICLori
06-17-2004, 11:47 AM
I have to say a HUGE thank you to the nice person on these boards (I can't find the original post I read, but I hope the person will see this note and know I am talking about her!) who talked about using prelief with Tylenol to stop bladder pain.
For the first time, I realized - hey maybe my problems with Elavil, Pamelor, and other tricyclics/antidepressants/pills was not due to a reaction to the med itself, but to the fillers - and not an allergic reaction (I tried antihistamines before) but to the ACID!!!!
So I got out the old Pamelor that I had such problems with. Even took a double dose (it's a real small dose, the target dose will end up being like 3 pills or more), took it with 4 tablets of prelief (making extra sure) and boy oh boy, relief all day today with no pain!
Before, by now, I'd be going crazy with bladder pain which I guess must have been from some kind of acid in the filler in the pills.
This means, I probably hopefully will not need to go to the pain clinic - I can manage on Pamelor and Prelief!
I am so relieved. I am scared this will prove to be a fluke, that it's too good to be true, but for now I am thinking this is so wonderful!
Maybe my bladder is just supersensitive to any acid, and so unlike some other IC'ers who maybe can tolerate meds with no prelief, I HAVE to take the prelief with them to tolerate them.
Oh my goodness, I wonder why on earth I didn't realize before that pills could be acidic? Just never occured to me. Or my uro.
I will have to tell him about this!
Anyway, thank you so much! I feel much better about using Pamelor, instead of narcotics, it's just...all around easier for me I guess.
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
Blessings, Lori :thumbsup: :kiss: :love:
For the first time, I realized - hey maybe my problems with Elavil, Pamelor, and other tricyclics/antidepressants/pills was not due to a reaction to the med itself, but to the fillers - and not an allergic reaction (I tried antihistamines before) but to the ACID!!!!
So I got out the old Pamelor that I had such problems with. Even took a double dose (it's a real small dose, the target dose will end up being like 3 pills or more), took it with 4 tablets of prelief (making extra sure) and boy oh boy, relief all day today with no pain!
Before, by now, I'd be going crazy with bladder pain which I guess must have been from some kind of acid in the filler in the pills.
This means, I probably hopefully will not need to go to the pain clinic - I can manage on Pamelor and Prelief!
I am so relieved. I am scared this will prove to be a fluke, that it's too good to be true, but for now I am thinking this is so wonderful!
Maybe my bladder is just supersensitive to any acid, and so unlike some other IC'ers who maybe can tolerate meds with no prelief, I HAVE to take the prelief with them to tolerate them.
Oh my goodness, I wonder why on earth I didn't realize before that pills could be acidic? Just never occured to me. Or my uro.
I will have to tell him about this!
Anyway, thank you so much! I feel much better about using Pamelor, instead of narcotics, it's just...all around easier for me I guess.
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
Blessings, Lori :thumbsup: :kiss: :love: