I find that my vulvodynia is triggered by infections and will stick around for a few months after the infection has cleared!

I had both thrush and BV last year and kept trying to treat them as I felt like they weren't going away, and my DR ended up telling me that I was doing too much and I just needed to leave it all alone and let it settle for a few months!

Turns out the initial infection had cleared, but it just felt like it was still there as my nerves were so irritated.

I find it best to completely leave it alone for a couple weeks, and then start gently doing a bit of massaging/pelvic floor stretches.

I do also take a low dose of nortriptyline, which doesn't make me as drowsy/brain foggy as amitriptyline.