cymbalta, Lyrica
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kpbos
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cymbalta, Lyrica
Any chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome sufferers tried either of these new drugs yet? I looked around online, and as usual, it seems like some users liked them, some hated them, some found no change. I'm taking nuerontin and havent had any improvement with it, and just started paxil and not liking it too much. I know from previous posts that people here did not have a good time with paxil either.
Age:33 | Onset Age: 21 | Symptoms: Penile/rectal/testicular pain, urgency/frequency, constipation | Helped By: Relaxation, PT, eating healthy, just started some acupuncture-seems to be helping | Worsened By: stress/anxiety, poor diet
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LightningTree
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kpbos,
Paxil is one of the tougher drugs to take at first. You need to give it a few months before you will get used to it. Any drowsineess, headache, dry mouth, or stuffy head sensations, etc, will usually wear-off in a few months.
There are other drugs I tolerated more easily. That being said, I wouldn't give up on Paxil unless you and your doctor decide to try a different approach, together.
Paxil is one of the tougher drugs to take at first. You need to give it a few months before you will get used to it. Any drowsineess, headache, dry mouth, or stuffy head sensations, etc, will usually wear-off in a few months.
There are other drugs I tolerated more easily. That being said, I wouldn't give up on Paxil unless you and your doctor decide to try a different approach, together.
This is not medical advice, and I am NOT a doctor of medicine or a related field.
* Age:33 Onset: February 2004.
* 99.9% IMPROVEMENT in 2.5 Years with the first year being the really hard part
* Current Symptoms: Mild irritation of perineal muscles on occasion. Relieved for days at a time by a specific stretch (see below).
* Initial Symptoms: Terrible penile, urethral, rectal, and perineal burning/aching with addition afferent sensations.
* Current Treatments: Deep stretching of the legs and pelvis. Most effective: Deep psoas and levitar ani stretch using the first phase of the "pigeon pose" from Yoga. When a deep pulling is felt in the middle of the pelvis next to the upper rectum, symptoms are completely alleviated for several days.
* Past Treatments Hyperprotection of the perineum for 1.7 years, Walking, Rectal biofeedback, Stanford/Wise-Anderson Protocol, Conditioned deep relaxation practice, Men's Multi-Vitamin and an Extra B-complex pill, all seemed to help.