Neuropathic Pain :: Coming Off Gabapentin
been taking this medication since September 2011 as i was having back surgery in the December.. looking back on it all now i have been severely depressed but haven't realised until now... i want to come off them without a visit to my doctor & was wondering if anyone knows the safest way to do this
View 6 RepliesGabapentin :: For Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain - My Experience
I have been on gabapentin for about 5 years. I have suffered from trigeminal neuropathic pain since a botched dental operation in 2003 and have tried a range of different medication that made me feel either spaced out, dizzy and sick or made no difference what so ever. Finally the pain clinic at Pontefract Hospital prescribed a combination of Gabapentin, citalopram and pain relief, zomorph. I can honestly say that it has saved my life. The pain had been so unbearable that I just couldn't see an end to it.
I take from 600g up to 2400g per day when the pain is at its worst. My memory has been affected but is nowhere near as bad as when on other similar medication. I do think it's like anything else in that people react to it in different ways and if it doesn't suit change it. During the summer, the pain recedes and I have gone on for days without any gabapentin and have suffered no withdrawal effects at all. Although I am not pain free, and I know that is never going to happen, the gabapentin makes it bearable.
Fibromyalgia - Gabapentin - Pain Relief But Weight Gain
I've been taking Gabapentin for 10 months and found it relieved the pain associated with Fibromyalgia. Unfortunately I have gained about 12 pounds in weight since I started taking it and feel the is the most serious side effect for me.
View 3 RepliesNeuropathic Pain :: Pain On Left Side Of Face - Tingling In Lip And Tounge
I suffer with pain on the left side of my face in the form of tingling feeling in the lip, gum, tongue, nostril and eye. Have been on amitriptlyne for a while and then on gabapentine and pregabalin but the last two gave me awful side effects so have come off them and just taking painkillers at the moment, but they don't do much at all. Has anyone tried a Tens Machine?
View 5 RepliesFibromyalgia Syndrome :: Gabapentin Works?
I'v just been given gabapentin from my doctor. Does anyone else take this and how do you get on with it?
View 15 RepliesFibromyalgia Syndrome :: Gabapentin And Lyrica Will Work?
I've been taking pregabalin/Lyrica for roughly 5yrs at 300mg a day. Today I find out that my rheumatologist wants me to start on gabapentin as well as the pregabalin, starting on 300mg eventually getting up to 900 mg a day. Has anyone else taken both these meds and have they worked? What are your experiences?
View 3 RepliesFibromyalgia :: Gabapentin - Anyone Experience? Side Effects?
Has anyone of you used this drug for symptoms of fibro? If so did it help? I read weight gain can be a side effect.
View 2 RepliesFibromyalgia Syndrome :: Gabapentin Low Mood And Crying
I have been taking gabapentin for around 8wks in that time my mood was becoming so low I was close to crying constantly .
I do suffer mild depression but this made it much worse I was like a ticking bomb waiting to explode I was only takin 300×3 times daily well I have cut them down and now am gabapentin free and never again will I try any other meds
acupuncture and exercise is the way i'm going to go now
Fibromyalgia Syndrome - Gabapentin :: Trouble Sleeping
I am exhausted I wake up every morning tired. That's if I can sleep at all. I constantly misplace things. I am on gabapentin but it doesn't seem to help..... Any advice?
View 22 RepliesNeuropathic Pain :: Red / Dry Eye After Shingles
I was diagnosed 10 weeks ago with shingles and unfortunately it was on my head, forehead and around my eye, which was very painful and uncomfortable, My vision is ok but I keep getting a very sore and pink eye, and have been told at the eye clinic that it is dry eye and I now have the same type of drops that I was given weeks ago. Has anyone else experienced sore itchy eyes so long after getting shingles and if so, any idea how long it lasts? my eye gets SO itchy and sometimes I have to rub it which I suppose is just making it worse!! There seems to be nothing i can put on my eyelid to stop the awful itching
View 2 RepliesFibromyalgia Syndrome :: Gabapentin To Start A Sleeping Patten
Just got home from rheumatology appointment. Met a lovely doctor who finally diagnosed me with having chronic fatigue, fibro and raynaud's. He has prescribed Gabapentin to help kick start a sleeping pattern, anyone taking it? He is also testing for Lupus as my father has it but isn't convinced I have that. As nice as is was he basically told me to go home and research these conditions and to go back in 4 month when he will decide if I go down CBT route or psychology to release the underlying causes. Feel better for having a name for how I feel but also very much left to my own devise.
View 15 RepliesCannabis Helps My Neuropathic Pain
I was diagnosed with peripheral polyneuropathy 11 years ago. I take 300mg lyrica/day 60mg duloxetine/day and now they want me to take an opiate nucynta to manage my pain since I have trouble with pain. I live in California and recently got my MM license and obtained some Charlotte's web which is suppose to help with pain. Helps a little but pain killers work better. A friend of mine had me smoke some pot by way of vaporizing and it actually took my pain spike away for about 5 hours. Has anyone experienced this before? I'm afraid of what vaporizing cannabis could do to my health. However I feel like I actually have found a way to reduce my intake of meds and much more affordable.
View 2 RepliesNeuropathic Pain :: Whats Next For Neuropathy Patients
I've suffered with chronic pain in groin area for over 2years now after a few tests and Mri exam my specialist Dr Chawla told me there's no cure for Neuropathy besides help with medication and pain clinic. None of the painkillers have worked, bad time with side effects! I recently had Acupuncture with Gp only for the pain to spread all over body.
I have had no help and as single parent to 2 children this puts a strain on my depression. I don't want this to take over my life.
Dizziness- Amitriptyline For Neuropathic Pain, After Keppra
I have been prescribed Amitriptyline for neuropathic pain, after Keppra did not suit me. The pain seems to be derived from a back injury, but a neurologist Thinks an antidepressant drug will help. The pain has been suppressed, but the side effects are a problem, like extreme tiredness and today dizziness when I was driving. Anyone had a similar problem and is it worth sticking with.
View 48 RepliesNeuropathic Pain :: Numbness In Both Feet And Lower Legs
I'm not sure Wat it is I have I have numbness in both feet and lower legs but my knees are in constant pain and buckle on random occasions or if I try and jog/run at the start of this I was detoxin of of alcohol addiction and that's when it started i've had and mri of my head and back bloods etc and all seems OK so it's leaving me and doctors scratching their heads?
View 1 RepliesNeuropathic Pain :: Nerve Damage After Foot Surgery
I had foot surgery 8 weeks ago - quite a major reconstruction that took a few hours.
when the plaster was removed at 6 weeks I was told that I had nerve damage causing partial foot drop and a lot of numbness and pain. I have just had nerve conduction studies and have started on Gabapentin and physio..
They said either the tourniquet or nerve block has caused it. I can't believe that this can happen, surely they know about these nerves and how to prevent problems.
Has anyone else experienced this and what has the recovery been like. I'm just wondering what my life is going to be like from now on.
Neuropathic Pain :: Head Hurts And Temple Tender - After Effects Of Shingles?
I was diagnosed with shingles in my forehead and eye 6 weeks ago,( the worst kind!!) and after weeks of discomfort with eye and forehead re-infecting, watering eye, headaches , itching etc, I now feel better in myself and my vision is ok, but unfortunately I have had complications ands am left with such painful neuralgia, my head hurts just to touch it and my temple is so tender, I have been told that this can go on for months or longer.
View 1 RepliesCyclizine Reaction - Chest Pain, Twitching And Convulsions
I had a stomach operation in April, and on the day I should have left hospital, I felt sick.I was given this drug by an I.V. access in the back of my hand. The nurse hadn't even finished the jab, when I got a horrendous chest pain, followed by the most excruciatingly uncomfortable 4 1/2 hours of my life! My whole body started convulsing, like someone had connected me to 40,000 volts, and it was being sent through my body every 30 seconds to a few minutes at a time. I have a heart problem, and I don't think I should of had the drug, even though I have had prochlorperazine(a similar anti-sickness) drug in the past. I can assure you, this was not just a mere reaction to the drug. Since surfing around the net for some answers to my symptoms, I've found that they were that of a cyclizine overdose, although, I think the dose was possibly correct ! Steer clear of this drug if you haven't had it before,especially if you have heart trouble. This event has scarred me for life,and if anyone comes near me with it again, I'll personally shoot them. Take note, drugs have horrid effects sometimes.
View 6 RepliesMetronidazole Reaction :: Flu, Dizzy, Chest Pain And Body Aches
I was prescribed metronidazole 200mg for a tooth infection, yesterday. I took 1 tablet as prescribed with a glass of water and food at lunchtime. Soon afterwards I felt confused and slightly dizzy, cheeks flushed. After work, approx 3 hours later I was frozen and aching all over - like a bad dose of flu, couldn't keep awake, kept getting stabbing chest pains, my back and legs were and still are very painful - keep taking paracetamol to ease the pain. I have quite severe head and neck ache and have no appetite. Have a dry mouth and have been drinking lots of water. As for the toothache - that seems to be the least of my worries. At the moment I feel very washed out and weak. The Dentist has given me a different prescription and can't understand the symptoms I have described. It is now 24 hours since taking tablet and I am now feeling a bit better.
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