you have to suck on some hard candy for the dry mouth, drinking water or other liquid only makes you have to pee more
-----Original Message----- From: Laura Beaudin <laura.beau...@gmail.com> To: Laurie Zissimos <lziss...@aol.com> Cc: pieterheat...@shaw.ca; regina...@sbcglobal.net; tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Mon, Apr 26, 2010 1:45 pm Subject: Re: [TMIC] Amytretaline (sp) Tried Ditropan and failed miserably with it...it works well, but boy, talk about a dry mouth!! Laura "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." -James D. Miles- http://www.bananga.com ...empowering ourselves! Buying a used wheelchair? BUYER BEWARE!!! On Practical-Homeschooling: 10 Free or Inexpensive Homeschool Options http://www.practical-homeschooling.org On 26/04/2010 11:40 AM, Laurie Zissimos wrote: > I take Elavil 25 mgs each night and I take Lyrica 150mgs 3x daily. > The > Elavil was prescribed for me for bladder control. I also take > Ditropan XL > 20mgs at night. The Ditropan and the Elavil keep me dry > all night. > Laurie in Baltimore > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pieter and Heather <pieterheat...@shaw.ca> > To: Regina Rummel <regina...@sbcglobal.net>; tmic-list@eskimo.com > Sent: Mon, Apr 26, 2010 1:35 pm > Subject: Re: [TMIC] Amytretaline (sp) > > Regina, > OMG.........I didn't realize that Amytriptilene was actually Elavil. > I too was put on that for a short while back in the 70's for depression. > I too felt 'right out of it' or 'stoned'. > I couldn't take it then and guess I will just stick with the Neurontin. > Heather in Calgary > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Regina Rummel <mailto:regina...@sbcglobal.net> > *To:* tmic-list@eskimo.com <mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com> > *Sent:* Monday, April 26, 2010 10:34 AM > *Subject:* [TMIC] Amytretaline (sp) > > Hi Jill, > I took it years ago for depression and OMG, it was awful! > The best way I can describe it is that I felt stoned. It was > called Elavil then. In those days, they gave it to people in > nursing homes to keep them quiet. But everyone reacts > differently, so try it and let us know what happens, something > good I hope. > I take Neurontin but decided on my own to gradually decrease the > dose, and eventually stop taking a medication that I > believe bogus. So far, I see no difference in the pain and the > darned TM symptoms. > Good luck with the Elavil. > R >
