I was already on Neurontin for migraines (spastic artery, right temple), they upped the dosage when I started having chronic pain and then upped the dosage again when I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia! Seems like, for those who can tolerate it, it has many uses.
Rose
At Sat, 8 Dec 2001, Kimmi&Dave wrote:
>
>Hi All
>I find interesting that so many of us seem to be on Neurotin must be one the
>very common drugs used to treat chronic pain.
>
>Hugs
>Kimmi
>
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>Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 7:24 PM
>Subject: Re: Are you getting adequate medication? Please share...
>
>> At Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Helen Dynda wrote:
>> >
>> >If you are getting adequate medications for the pain of adhesions, please
>> >share the following information:
>> >
>> >1.-3 and 5.) What drug or drugs have been prescribed for you? What is the
>strength (mgs.) of each drug? How many times a day are you supposed to take
>each drug? Are you taking another drug for "break-through" pain?
>>
>> Keep in mind that I also have fibromyalgia, migraines and 2 types of
>> arthritis and the adhesion pain (at this time) is the least of it all
>> (knock on wood)
>>
>> Neurontin 1900 mg - 400 a.m., 300 noon, 1200 p.m.
>> Tylenol 1200 mg 2x daily
>> diazepam 5mg 2x daily
>> amitriptyline 25 to 75 mg at night (try 25 mg, if not asleep 1 hour
>> later take another 25 mg, can do one more time....then just stay up)
>> Vicodin 1-3 daily (as needed for breakthrough)
>>
>> >4.) Did your doctor or a pain managment specialist prescribe this drug or
>> >these drugs?
>>
>> They are all now prescribed by my internist. My pain mgmt. doctor
>> refused to give me any more diazepam, amitriptyline or Vicodin.....he
>> decided I was just a lazy drug seeker.
>> >
>> >6.) How do you determine when you are having "break-through" pain?
>> When the arthritis strength Tyelnol and diazepam don't stop it from
>> being around 3-4 on scale of 10. (never have anything less than 3)
>>
>> --
>> kcmo ro(se)
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>> If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it
>> poorly.
>>
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