RE: [TMIC] Neurontin & Pain

[sal r]

hey Robert, i definitely understand what you are saying. i am not saying to 
take herbal remedies i am saying to pshyc out your brain from thinking that 
taking heavy doses of meds calms your pain.  taking pills is like smoking, your 
body just gets use to it because you eat at a set time everyday and if you dont 
get your fix then you start to feel pain.  i bet if your doing an activity and 
lets say you forgot to take a dose of your meds. you would be fine.  but as 
soon as you remember that you skipped a dose automatically your body goes into 
pain.the mind is bery powerful. Mind over matter. example: i was paralyzed from 
the jaw down and the doctors said i will never recover again and automatically 
just because he is a doctor my mind WAS set to always believe them. but after 
so many inspiring talks with people i said no, doctors dont know anything. so i 
set my mind to recovery mode and now i aml in a wheelchair but walking short 
distances with a walker. its what you train your
 mind to do and feel. Btw- just think about Christopher Reeves...its never to 
late to recover...I just care for everyone. Best of luck to you all.
  
Robert Pall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
      Sal:
      I appreciate your view regarding medications and the option of using 
herbal remedies. I do not think there is any one answer that works for all of 
us. We all are somewhat different...if TM was like fingerprints there would be 
no 2 exactly alike. Considering there is no cure presently available the only 
thing we can do is "pain management". I have been on almost everything...some 
have worked and I am still on them and other's I have tried and felt the 
problems outweighed the benefits. I am certainly willing to try herbal remedies 
...heck I am willing to try anything....but I am quite certain that certain 
drugs such as Lyrica, 4-Aminopyridine and Diazapan have both helped me to deal 
with my condition and has  allowed me to live a life as normal as possible.
      For me one of the most important things this list provides is members 
telling what medications has worked and not worked for them.
   
  Rob in New Jersey

    
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  From: sal r [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 9:46 AM
To: tmic-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [TMIC] Neurontin & Pain


  
i dont know if people know but they recalled neurontin at certain doses.  Those 
of you on Neurontin, the temporary relief of pain is not worth the long term 
side effects.  If you ask me, I would say that most of you are on to much meds 
when not needed.  doctors give you more then needed but it is up to you to 
lower the dose of the meds to a comfort level. your bodies have adapted to the 
meds so even if you dont need the amount your taking, when you lower it your 
brain automatically detects pain. basically what im trying to say is Its all in 
your head.  I was on heavy dose of neurontin by the way, i was always fatigued, 
i got on lyrica was better...and now im off all and just taking a vitamin. 
maybe that vitamin is niot needed either but i rather have that then heavy 
meds. dont you think?

"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:   Carol,

Neurontin is not a medication to be used only when you have pain. I believe 
that any benefit you get from taking it only when you need it is probably from 
the placebo effect.

Do you know the side effects of neurontin? You should google "Neurontin" ans 
read up about it.

Good luck

F