Posted by bulldog2 on May 6, 2010, at 9:04:06
In reply to Re: Questions about tricyclics??? » Justherself54, posted by Bob on May 5, 2010, at 21:07:28
> > Hi FB. Sorry I didn't answer sooner. Yes, it certainly does have analgesic effect. I have fibromyalgia and coccyxdenia. The pain from the cocyxdenia was really awful. I started at 50 mg. and after the first dose I woke up without the tailbone pain. I was really shocked.
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> > I'm now taking 100 mg. and the tailbone pain has not returned, although I feel at times I'm having some breakthrough pain. My pdoc said it would be interesting to see if the pain returned at higher doses. I sure hope it doesn't.
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> > I'm still not anywhere near remission. I have to have my blood levels tested after I've been at 100 mg. for two weeks, so probably no increase until those results are back.
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> > The dry mouth side effect is very unpleasant. My mouth feels like the bottom of a birdcage..even my teeth feel furry. My appetite has increased unfortunately soon after I started at 100 mg. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a grip on that. The thought of gaining more weight is very depressing in itself, however, I'll take the weight gain vs. the pain.
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> > It's too early to tell if it's going to be effective against the depression, but here's hoping.
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> Have you been diagnosed with your coccydynia? Do you have any idea what causes or caused it?
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> I have had episodes of excruciating tailbone type pain on certain drugs - the most memorable one being Abilify. It would often occur after a bowel movement.
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>Bob
Very unlikely that any med caused your tailbone pain. Howevever constipation and straining can. You mention after bowel movements so I think you may have your answer there. Many of these meds do cause constipation. So you may need to address that issue.
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