Therapy with Elavil

Although only one drug has been FDA approved specifically for interstitial cystitis, Elmiron, treating interstitial cystitis has always been a "Trade-off" approach. "Brand is out," where drugs are not specifically designed for the disease or illness is used for its side effects. For example, interstitial cystitis patients, the anti-anxiety drugs, antidepressants, antispasmodics, analgesics, and even some antiseizure medications.

Elavil is the brand name for the drug amitriptyline. The other brand name for the drug Endep. It is given to the mental health of patients, raise the mood by increasing the neurotransmitter in the brain. Usually this drug for more than one reason for interstitial cystitis stakeholders is prescribed. It is in tablet form in dosages of 10 mg, 25 mg, 50mg, 75mg, 100mg and 150mg.

Sleep Effects

Elavil is inclined, a make you drowsy after taking, and therefore is prescribed in the rule to be taken at night before bed. For this reason, the interstitial cystitis is given to stakeholders in order to wake them through the night without sleep, to go to the toilet several times. But even if you do not usually get up at night, there will still be sleeping better at night, and will help them feel better throughout the day because they can rest. According to Dr. Robert Moore (Director of Advanced Pelvic Surgery and Co-Director of Urogynecology at Atlanta Urogynecology Associates, a "low dose helps to raise the patient's pain threshold, the level means that the pain fibers fire in the spinal cord are. These nerve super sensitive and very easy to fire at very low input level; Elavil helps to bring these values, so they will not fire is not so easy at a low level. "

Pain Effects

Elavil will give a slight boost for the treatment and management of pain. It is a pain, but it works, "take out an advantage." That makes life a little easier with interstitial cystitis. The calming effect to help with the pain of the bladder. It raises your pain threshold, so that less pain is not as strongly felt, and you are much better able to cope so.

Warnings

There are many drug interactions with Elavil. If you are taking an MAO inhibitor (monoamine oxidase-inhibiting drugs) you can shake a high fever, or even during the visit Elavil / Endep.

If you have seizures or at risk for a seizure, you should not take this medication.

You should not epinephrine (which as an Epipen announced) with severe allergic reactions, while on this drug, as it increases your chance of high blood pressure. If you have risk factors for allergies severe enough that you have an Epipen, you need to enter your doctor before filling this prescription drug.