By Admin on Oct 3, 2009 in Medicine
the nerve from his hip down his leg is burning like fire constantly and is killing him. the percocet does not help him so the doctor is trying elavil and i know it is an antidepressant but is supposed to help with bad nerve pain. have you used it for that and if so, did it help at all? we are desperate here.
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it may take up to 4 weeks to see the full effects but he should start to see improvements within the first week (hopefully) if he still doesn’t see improvement after the 4 weeks I would talk to the doctor
Sar | Oct 3, 2009 | Reply
I use this for migraine prevention (it is not used as an antidepressant anymore because the therapeutic dose is so high and this med makes you very sleepy) It does not start working immediately. It is one of those medications that needs to build up a little bit in your system before you start to notice any positive changes. It can take 2-3 weeks to get the full effectiveness out of this med. It is very effective though. Most doctors prescribe this to be taken at night, right before bed because of the sleepiness side effect, but he will sleep quite well starting from day 1! He may also experience some increased appetite, which could result in weight gain if he does not adjust his activity level to account for the increase in calories. If you are aware of this side effect, and can not increase the physical activity, then it becomes very important to watch what you eat. I was also advised not to eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice while taking this medication because it can cause the medication to metabolize slower, so there is a chance that too much could end up in his system.
Peaches (The Original) | Oct 3, 2009 | Reply