Levsin/Hyoscyamine
#310006 - 06/27/07 02:45 PM
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Pud
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Anyone taking Levsin (Hyoscyamine)? My GI just gave me an Rx for it... just wanted to know what everyone thought of it...
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Long Island
IBS-D & SIBO - main symptom GAS 
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not a single person?
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I've used it and it was alright. Others on here swear by it. Try doing a search on the board because it has been discussed many times.
Edited by Gracie (06/28/07 04:00 PM)
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what do you take?
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Pud
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The only medicine I take is Imodium on occasion. I follow Heather's diet, take acacia and an L-Glutamine supplement, and I'm on BC, which helps me tremendously.
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I took it for about a year when my IBS was really bad. I started out taking it a couple of times a day. It worked, but I got sick of being so tired from it that I was in bed by 8 or 9 every night and tired all day long to boot.
I slowly tapered off to once a day after about 3 weeks, then once a week, once a month, and then not at all.
As I became more stable and tweaked my diet (thanks to this site & Heather's books), I needed it less and less. I would not want to take it all the time.
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I am currently taking it. I took it years ago after trying bentyl and donnatol, which neither worked, after my IBS became more severe I was switched to Librax which I took for almost 8 years, Ibs starting getting worse, so my GI decided to try the Levsin again, I've been back on it for about 8 months. Right now I feel it is working ok, it does make you a little tired and give you a dry mouth, but I deal with that. My favorite GI doctor said that if it is prescribed to be taken 4 times a day, TAKE IT 4 TIMES A DAY not when you feel like it, when I took it in the past when I would get stable, I'd just take it as needed, so I am faithful this time.....except for a day or two I have never been without an anticholenergic and basically with the way my stomach cramps and the pain I am scared not to. My doc also told me you can take up to five a day (provided you are taking the .125mg) especially if your tummy starts cramping, slip one under your tongue (provided your get the sublingual ones) Hope this helps!!
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Hello,
Does Levsin help with bloating? I take Bentyl, which helps me for pain, but does nothing for bloat/gas.
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The sublingual (under the tongue) levsin has a tad of peppermint in it, which help with the bloating, but for my bloating nothing seems to work as well as gasX and Heather's pepperming caps........I do also drink a lot of peppermint tea.
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DX: w/ Multiple Sclerosis 3/10
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my doctor told me to take it when i feel problems starting up... but uhhh it's an all day thing for me.. so i've been taking it a half hour before each meal and then one before bed.. at first it seemed to be a miracle.. and then i was getting the big D this weekend... could be because of some relationship problems that had me emotional.. but my main problem is gas... and i've been waking up gassy.. but atleast it's not an all day thing!
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Long Island
IBS-D & SIBO - main symptom GAS
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i pretty much just started taking it.. but bloating and gas is pretty much why i am taking it.. i get D but only about twice a week and gas and bloating every day.. mostly all day.. it's horrible.. but since i started taking this... i only seem to be gassy in the am... but it has been only a few days... and i was really upset this weekend and drank.. so.. we'll see what happens now that i am happier and not drinking..
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I have been using this for years. I always carry my bottle with me.
It does not help with gas or bloating but will relieve pain and spasms. It can make you sleepy until your body adjusts.
Good luck
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i was taking it 4 times a day... and it made me constipated for like 2 or 3 days and then gave me terrible D.. like whoooooa! so i dropped down to once in the morning and it seems to be working well.. much less gas and bloating!
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Hey- I just checked my med bag cause that looked familiar. I'm on LevBID/Hysocamine SO4 0.375 mg ext rel tab. I only take it in an extreme attack though. I have a small cup of hot peppermint tea prior to my meals now instead and it's worked fabulous. For a D attack- I take Lomodil or will alternate Lomidil and Immodium in an extreme attack. I find Immoduim to be extrememley harsh on my system and will stop me up for days...
LJ
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