• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for abdominal pain)
• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for stomach problems)
• Side effects

  Mild (drowsiness)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 5 mg-2.5 mg Three times daily

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for bowel irritability)
• Side effects

  Mild (dry mouth, sleepiness)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: As needed

Advice & Tips: I have to take this more often now that I take Plaquenil, which causes me stomach upset and gas.

Side effects: dry mouth, sleepiness

• Effectiveness

  Major (for Other)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: 4 x 5 mg-2.5 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: I have been taking a combination of this medication and/or Lomotil since 1987 for spastic colon. My spastic colon started at the same time as did my MS problems. Coincidence? Without the medication I would have to truly have a library in that tiny little room at the back of the house.

Cost: < $25 monthly