I took gabapentin for fibro but it didn’t touch my IC. Have you tried aloe Vera yet? Or prelief? They are the only things that have helped me! I know amitryptaline is a great one too, I just had some side effects
hi, thanks for the feedback! I do take aloe Vera, prelief, and quercitin everyday which has helped. I took amitriptyline for several years but came off it and can’t tolerate for some reason now. I have other nerve pain issue though too. I’ve tried noratriptiline, amitriptyline, Cymbalta.. and now I’m about to try gabapentin. I’m super sensitive to everything it seems like.
got it, it’s definitely worth the try! Pregabalin is the only thing that touched my pain but the side effects were brutal. Ketamine is truly what made me feel better in the end!
I had no such luck with gabapentin for my IC as a matter a fact switching to lyrica and taking the oxybutin and hydroxyzine has really helped. But I may have to start working on my pelvic floor PT again.
thanks for the feedback! I’m not sure I could tolerate lyrica. I struggled so much on Cymbalta to the point it almost put me in the hospital. What has it been like for you?
See and I felt like I was going crazy on Cymbalta and in a dangerous way.. different bodies have those different reactions and sounds like we had something similar. Lyrica has been good to me, I have to finally up the dose after a year. And I should preface I maxed out my dosage with gabapentin with still experiencing symptoms. I still have flare ups but nothing too awful.
So I found the oxybutin helped with frequency, and some pressure. But I did still experience it while dealing with stress or not drinking water. I have also used Valium suppositories, and that has helped. I take oxybutin twice a day, and it has stopped me from needing installations into the bladder. But when you so a view into the bladder it's still got the marks of inflammation on it but it doesn't feel as bad.
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