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Elavil withdrawl
by stressedout, Sep 21, 2001 12:00AM
I was on Elavil for a period of a month-25mg a day for problems with my bowel movements.Elavil helped - but did not help the burning stomach I was experiencing. My doctor told me to slowly taper of the Elavil after a month of taking it. When I asked what that meant, he said to take one every other day for a week or so and then go down from there.So, I did just that - I took one every other day for a week, then one every two days for a week, and then I stopped.4 days later, I woke up to severe nausea which has continued for 3 days straight.I am wondering if this is caused by stopping the Elavil. Did I stop it too suddenly? What can be done to make the nausea go away now?I have called my doctor several times, but he never returns my calls. I am especially concerned about continuing Elavil because 2 weeks after being on it, I developed a pretty bad urinary tract infection, then 1 month later, the infection came back again. I went to my gynecologist on Wed (the first day of nausea) who said I had the infection. Do those types of infections cause nausea this bad? Is it something with my kidney's? One other important note - I hadn't been drinking alcohol for several months due to my stomach burning and an episode of severe nausea after drinking that started my burning. When I started weening off Elavil, I tried a little red wine and, although my stomach burned, I felt fine. The night before I felt nauseous, I had a glass of red wine, and off the Elavil, I was pleased to notice that my stomach did not burn - I did burp a lot though. Could the wine be the cause?
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by niccee, Sep 21, 2001 12:00AM
Bowel problems will cause nausea and I have had nausea with my urinary tract infections before too. Hope you get to feeling better.
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