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Title: Cystoprotek for Interstitial cystitis
Post by: Cindy on December 07, 2012, 07:28:18 PM
For those of you with IC, have you tried Cystoprotek for your Interstitial cystitis? I ordered the supplement and I started taking them last night and my symptoms are worst. I was very hopeful and I feel so sad again. None of the medicines I take really help me, plaquenil?? Ummm maybe with my hair loss, evoxac?? NOT, prenisdtone? Not really and now this. I feel my body is not responding to anything. I have a bday party for my son tomorrow and Im so upset not crying but angry.
Title: Re: Cystoprotek for Interstitial cystitis
Post by: jazzlover on December 07, 2012, 07:45:28 PM
What's in it?? Have you tried Elmiron?

Diet?? (no acidic foods)
Title: Re: Cystoprotek for Interstitial cystitis
Post by: Cindy on December 07, 2012, 08:18:38 PM
Im taking prelief before eating anything and Uribel to calm the symtopms. I found Cystoprotek when I was reading the IC-network. They sell it there and in amazon, the reviews are great but like all the medications it doesnt work in everybody. Not sure whats  in it.
I read Elmiron only works 30% of the time with my luck is not going to work with me. My gyn called me today which I was surprised, he wanted to check on me and told me that he was going to send a prescription for a bladder relaxer and take it from there, he said that to have an IC diagnosis we have to go step by step, he can prescribe Elmiron but not yet :(
Title: Re: Cystoprotek for Interstitial cystitis
Post by: Sleepy In Seattle on December 08, 2012, 09:11:48 AM
Cystex helps me - nothing else will - but everybody is different. SO SORRY you are going through this - it is absolutely the most miserable pain...I don't think anybody who hasn't had it can understand.  :-[
Title: Re: Cystoprotek for Interstitial cystitis
Post by: jazzlover on December 08, 2012, 11:21:22 AM
Quote from: Sleepy In Seattle on December 08, 2012, 09:11:48 AM
SO SORRY you are going through this - it is absolutely the most miserable pain...I don't think anybody who hasn't had it can understand.  :-[

- TRUE!! It was so severe for me that it ended by teaching career.

Cindy .. Did you read the thread on the connection between cortisol and IC?
Title: Re: Cystoprotek for Interstitial cystitis
Post by: Cindy on December 09, 2012, 07:40:18 AM
Jazzlover are you better now? Yes I read the post, Im sorry but what is cortisol?  Are you still taking it? How do you if your body needs them?