Re: Another miss directed letter! - Luana

[Guest guest]

I asked my doc about Elavil and he said that the newer drugs were better. I

took Elavil over 20 years ago and did okay on it. But he won't prescribe it

now. Cam

Another miss directed letter!

To: fibromyalgia_support_group

Another that only commitee got. Please Welcome Luana!

Hi,

I'm a new person. I've been seeing rheumatoligst for shoulder pain who

suggested I may have fibromyalgia. He also prescribed Elavil to help

with sleep, which I have problems with, both getting to and staying

asleep.

Fatigue is my major problem and doing anything physical leaves me

feeling achey and more tired than I usually am for several days

afterwards.

I'm curious if Elavil has helped with sleep or if anyone has any other

suggestions for good sleep. Fatigue is more bearable with adequate

sleep, but lately that's been a problem.

Warm regards,

Luana

Love & God Bless!

Rev./Wolf~(MOM)~Owner

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Elkhart Lake, Wi.

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I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

" Therefore encourage one another and build each other up,

just as in fact you are doing. "

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Now as I always say this at the end of my e-mails:

IF GOD BRINGS YOU TO IT.

HE WILL BRING YOU THROUGH IT.

This has became my philosophy.

[Guest guest]

I have just switched to Elavil from Paxil. This is the second night of

taking it and it's already making a huge difference! I really hope this

keeps up. I've been looking for something that would help me sleep and

would help with the pain for years and have found very few things that help

a bit.

D

>

>Reply-To: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

>To: fibromyalgia_support_group

>Subject: Re: Another miss directed letter! -

>Luana

>Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 08:47:15 -0400

>

>Hi Luana,

>

>Welcome to the group.

>

>Sorry, but I don't take Elavil either. I take Trazadone. But, lately

>it hasn't been working as well for me. I see the doc in a couple of

>weeks and want to ask him to up the dose or try something new.

>

>Sleep is important, and it's been elusive to me for years, even before

>the fibro diagnosis. I tend to try to find solutions to all my

>problems during that quiet time away from work and kids instead of

>sleeping and I just can't turn the old brain off.

>

>Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

>

>-t

>

>

>----- Original Message -----

>From: Piercey

>Another that only commitee got. Please Welcome Luana!

>

>

>

>Fatigue is my major problem and doing anything physical leaves me

>feeling achey and more tired than I usually am for several days

>afterwards.

>

>I'm curious if Elavil has helped with sleep or if anyone has any other

>suggestions for good sleep. Fatigue is more bearable with adequate

>sleep, but lately that's been a problem.

>Warm regards,

>Luana

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[Guest guest]

Hi Cam,

At first my doctors asked why I wanted to take Elavil when they have newer

things like Paxil and Zoloft that are pretty much the same things.

I had to push and push and visit the office a few times and leave many phone

messages. Then, I finally printed out a new study from the ICA that said

Elavil is proven to be effective for chronic pain and THEN and only then did

the doctor listen. I told him that I already tried Paxil and it didn't help

with anything except my headaches and I asked him to put himself in my

shoes. Anything when you're in so much pain is worth a try. It's really a

stab in the dark as to what our best treatment will be, but isn't it worth a

try.

I'm on my 2nd night of taking Elavil and it has helped me sleep through the

night for the first time in years!! That is a HUGE thing for me. It does

make me a bit groggy during the day, but it isn't terrible and any negative

side effects usually wear off in a couple weeks.

If you really feel strongly about something, don't be afraid of being pushy.

Only you know what is best for your body.

D

>

>Reply-To: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

>To: <Fibromyalgia_Support_Group >

>Subject: Re: Another miss directed letter! -

>Luana

>Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 20:01:56 -0500

>

>I asked my doc about Elavil and he said that the newer drugs were better.

>I took Elavil over 20 years ago and did okay on it. But he won't prescribe

>it now. Cam

> Another miss directed letter!

> To: fibromyalgia_support_group

>

> Another that only commitee got. Please Welcome Luana!

>

> Hi,

> I'm a new person. I've been seeing rheumatoligst for shoulder pain who

> suggested I may have fibromyalgia. He also prescribed Elavil to help

> with sleep, which I have problems with, both getting to and staying

> asleep.

>

> Fatigue is my major problem and doing anything physical leaves me

> feeling achey and more tired than I usually am for several days

> afterwards.

>

> I'm curious if Elavil has helped with sleep or if anyone has any other

> suggestions for good sleep. Fatigue is more bearable with adequate

> sleep, but lately that's been a problem.

> Warm regards,

> Luana

>

> Love & God Bless!

>

> Rev./Wolf~(MOM)~Owner

>

> WWW.WOLFPOET.COM

>

> http://groups.msn.com/BlessingMeadowsMinistryVirtualChurch

>

>

>http://groups.msn.com/BlessingMeadowsMinistrysWorldWidePrayerChain/_whatsnew.ms\

nw

>

> Rev. Piercey-Gates

> P.O. Box 134

> Elkhart Lake, Wi.

> 53020

> (920)876-4041

>

> I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

>

> " Therefore encourage one another and build each other up,

> just as in fact you are doing. "

>

> 1 Thessalonians 5:11

>

> Now as I always say this at the end of my e-mails:

>

> IF GOD BRINGS YOU TO IT.

>

> HE WILL BRING YOU THROUGH IT.

>

> This has became my philosophy.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I took Elavil several years ago, and after I'd been on it for a few weeks I

started having really disturbing dreams, and my husband said I was talking

in my sleep and sleep-walking. I can remember waking up frantically,

thinking I'd wet the bed. This happened several times, and I got off that

stuff fast!

I know different people react to different meds in different ways, but I

just thought I'd toss that little warning out.

cyn

At 03:10 AM 8/7/2004 +0000, DS D wrote:

>Hi Cam,

>

>

>I'm on my 2nd night of taking Elavil and it has helped me sleep through the

>night for the first time in years!! That is a HUGE thing for me. It does

>make me a bit groggy during the day, but it isn't terrible and any negative

>side effects usually wear off in a couple weeks.

>

>If you really feel strongly about something, don't be afraid of being pushy.

> Only you know what is best for your body.

>

>D

cyn

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