Neutrontin question

[hensylee]

Neurontin - I know it's been mentioned in VR in the past and I would like to hear how you fared with it. My dr rxed it today for pain. Glenda, maybe you have used it? For your shoulder and knee pain.

I have read the side effects but that's not the same as hearing it from a real person.

Thanks

 

[Ross]

Lyn took it for a while. Didn't have anything adverse to mention.

 

[Mike]

not bad

not bad

________________________________________
I (Diana, not Mike) have been taking a good bit of it for several months to calm down some neuropathy. It works well for that and I haven't had any serious side effects. At first, I felt a little loopy and found it hard to concentrate, but my brother says I'm a "cheap drunk"---which may be true: I am very sensitive to pain killers, muscle relaxers, etc. If your pain is caused by injured or inflamed nerves, this might be a good thing for you. It is not a pain reliever, per se. Its on-label use is an anticonvulsant.

May you get some good relief!

Diana

 

[BillB]

Very benign

Very benign

I've been taking a daily dosage (900mg) for a few years, as recommended by my PCP to treat Restless Leg Syndrome. It works great and is a boat load cheaper than the new drugs advertised on TV manufactured specifically for RLS. BTW, it also "reduces the volume" of my tinnitus. The PCP told me that for most, it (neurontin) is a very benign therapy. My experience has proven to be just that.

 

[hensylee]

Thanks for the info. I have osteoarthritis. Mine are 100mg and she(dr) rxed 1-3 before bedtime. I took 2 last night, slept a couple hours longer than usual this morning and walked standing straight up (without pain) when I got out of bed. It's been working all day long. Hope this continues. After just one night I can't believe the relief.

 

[kfay]

I have taken neurontin for 3 years now as a migraine preventive. It can make you sleepy but that eventually wears off. Has also caused some memory problems but that has gotten better.

 

[pamela]

My son was seriously injured in a car accident this summer. His nerves were so badly damaged that even though circulation to most of his remaining muscle and tissue was restored through debridement surgeries, the arm couldn't be saved after all was finished.

He took neurontin from the beginning in order to lessen the intensity of phantom limb pain. At first he got squirrelly eyes and was a bit "intoxicated" with it, but tolerance builds. Now, six months later, he's weaned free of most of the strong narcotics and is learning to function as an amputee.

It's not taking the drug you need to worry about, it's the effects of abrupt cessation. This will rebound and can cause seizures, too. All the best.

 

[Barbara Stewart]

Neurontin

Neurontin

I took Neurontin for my restless legs after my first MVR and the lower doses didn't work but the higher doses made me crazy. I couldn't stay still and I had horrendous dreams. I would get out of bed and start running, inevitably into the TV, full force or the wall. I saw stars several times (really! it's a very scary experience. That's just my experience, but I wouldn't touch it again, no matter how cheap!

 

[Glenda]

Yes, I did take it for a while after the knee surgery. It seemed to help and I didn't have to stay on it long. I was just recently taking Alive (about four a day) for my muscle and joint pains and started having terrible stomach pains so my oncologist put me on Celebrex (100 mg) and it has worked wonders. It took about five days and I literally don't hurt all over like I used to. I have to watch what I take because of my chemo drug (Gleevec) that I take for the leukemia. So far it's working great!

 

[hensylee]

Thanks.

Glenda I was on Celebrex for quite awhile until there were reports about the other one which was taken off the market. I soon stopped taking Celebrex because I have GERD and stomach prbls, too but didn't throw out the rest of the rx and every few months I have taken one for the pain and it certainly does help. Watch your tummy, tho because it is also an nsaid and we have to be careful with them. Heck, maybe neurontin is an nsaid, too. I don't know but the net info didn't say so. It's working - for now.

 

[Jackie]

I was on Neurontin for neuropathy in my feet. I have to say that I did not get any relief from Neurontin so now I am on Lyrica with some relief.