I am currently on Elmiron and I don see/feel any benefits, why?
Many IC patients find that if they are going to see any positive effects of Elmiron it takes between 3-6 months, and some opt to keep trying for as long a year. A decrease in pain is often one of the first reported positive effects, with fewer frequency and urgency symptoms following. Clinical and open-label trials (tests) have shown that Elmiron does indeed improve symptoms of IC. Though the results of such studies vary it appears that about 35-40 percent of IC patients who take Elmiron notice marked improvement (some open label studies raise that number in the 60 percentile). Part of the reason that Elmiron may take so long to work, is that it often has to work to undo months or years worth of “damage” to the bladder’s GAG layer, resulting from IC. Elmiron itself does not heal the bladder wall, instead it offers a layer of protection to the bladder while it heals, which is often a drawn out process. As such it’s best to stay on Elmiron for at least a six-month trial period (assuming
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