Entry #678746, added on 12-04-09 @ 10:32 pm EST
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Suprisingly, Medicaid covered both medications, Elmiron (the non-generic) and "Atarax" (a generic, hydroxyzine, which is actually an antihistamine/anti-anxiety/sedative).
I was honestly kind of hoping it wouldn't cover the Elmiron since "hair loss" is a possible common side effect. If my hair starts falling out there is no way I am continuing this crap. Plus it says to take it three times a day, well before or after eating, and with a full cup of water. No way in frigging hell am I taking it with a full cup of water three times a day which is three cups (24oz) of water. I can drink only 24oz of tea in an entire day, plus a little water, and that only after 4PM, without my bladder starting to go haywire with all the urine, and even then it still acts up, so no thank you, I'll have to do with just a swallow. Stupid-ass medications for a disorder I probably don't even have. Stupid-ass doctor who can't even listen to plain English.
I guess I'm to start taking them tomorrow, the generic one at bedtime as it's a sedative, and see if they at least make my bladder less twingy while I wait three months to see the doctor and tell him AGAIN that the problem is still there. While this disorder could explain my oversensitivity, it doesn't explain my output, and I read that "pain" is a symptom described by 100% of people with interstitial cystitis. I have no pain. Just extreme discomfort, which, IMO, is just as bad as pain so to me personally yes, is pain, but I'm fairly certain it doesn't count as pain to doctors, so no, I do not have bladder pain. I've told them this repeatedly. So I haven't any idea how he made this diagnosis aside from the fact that I happen to go to the bathroom a lot, BECAUSE I HAVE TO FRIGGING PEE A LOT.
I'm tired of this and have to pee so tar.
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