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11-07-2004, 03:28 AM
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Hi....these 2 drugs are described as vital, but I've never heard of them. Are they only prescribed for regular severe symptoms, or for the roller coaster types who get flared on and off as well? Do you take it daily for the rest of your life sort of thing or only when your symptoms are acting up?
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11-07-2004, 05:38 AM
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Which two medications do you mean?
Donna
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11-07-2004, 08:38 AM
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If you are talking about Vistaril and Atarax - I take Vistaril. I take 25mg twice a day and have for over 3 years now. Here is a passage from Dr. Parson's guest lecture:
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<icnmgrjill> You've also championed the use of hydroxyzine with or without Elmiron. Can you tell us more about your recent observations??
<drparsons> For years now, I've had both drugs and used them extensively in several thousand patients. I would simply summarize by saying that Elmiron is the cornerstone to rebuild the bladder surface but allergies are frequently what is breaking it down and you need hydroxyzine for that. Give me hydroxyzine and Elmiron and I can make 90% of my patients better and keep them better. At least 70% of patients need both medications and they will always need both.
Most of my patients tend to stop the Atarax but they will pay a price if they flare during the allergy. They will take three months to really improve again. One bad allergy flare and they usually listen to me. You only need a low dose hydroxyzine.. 25 mgs at bedtime. I think that it is far more important than Elavil.
http://www.ic-network.com/guestlectu...ranscript.html
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Diagnosed August 2001
Current IC meds: Elmiron (since 2001), Levaquin (one pill after intercourse to prevent UTIs), Lexapro (since 2003 for depression & anxiety, but also helps my IC)
Past IC meds: Amitriptyline (Elavil), Hydroxyzine (Vistaril), Detrol LA (They all helped, but I was able to discontinue them.)
My IC story: http://www.ic-network.com/patientstories/kim.html It's very outdated now. I've been virtually symptom free and able to eat & drink whatever I'd like for several years now.
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“You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.” ~ Brian Tracy
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11-07-2004, 09:01 PM
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Sorry Vistaril and/or Atarax, yes.
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12-28-2004, 11:25 AM
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How do you find these lectures by Dr. Parson's --where are they??
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12-28-2004, 11:36 AM
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Try this link:
http://www.ic-network.com/guestlectures/
It will pull up a page of all the guest lectures. 
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Kim
Diagnosed August 2001
Current IC meds: Elmiron (since 2001), Levaquin (one pill after intercourse to prevent UTIs), Lexapro (since 2003 for depression & anxiety, but also helps my IC)
Past IC meds: Amitriptyline (Elavil), Hydroxyzine (Vistaril), Detrol LA (They all helped, but I was able to discontinue them.)
My IC story: http://www.ic-network.com/patientstories/kim.html It's very outdated now. I've been virtually symptom free and able to eat & drink whatever I'd like for several years now.
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“We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.” ~ Viktor Frankl
“You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.” ~ Brian Tracy
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12-29-2004, 08:24 AM
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nice, thank you VM!
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