I switched to Lyrica as Neurontin just wasn't working well enough for me anymore. I was on 3600mg of Neurontin and now take 300-450mg Lyrica a day with NO side effects, whereas the Neurontin was affecting my concentration. I was also on Baclofen and Zanaflex, for spasms/spasticity, Florinef and Amatine, for my LOW blood pressure Nortryptaline, for pain at night, Senokot and Colace, Bisacodyl suppository for bowel, oxybutynin for bladder. As well Naproxyn or Relpax for migraines. I now no longer take the Zanaflex as unfortunatly it was causing my upper body to weaken (good arm was turning to uselessness).
Marieke TM @T1, March 18 2004. Walk with a cane and a long leg brace for left leg. RN ! (graduated 2008) --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 12:31:30 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: [TMIC] thanks to everyone who replied. let me clarify some of the meds i take. 3600 milligrams of nuerotonin/day, baclofen, zanaflex, fioricet, i also take coumadin, so asperin is out of question. i also take about 9-10 other drugs for various things. do you think a switch to lyrica would be worth my time? b/c it will take awhile to get weened off the nuerotonin. Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger. IM on your terms. --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 13:24:37 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [email protected] Subject: RE: [TMIC] Have yiou tried gabapentin; Why are you taking 8 10 other meds. I am not an md but you should certainly check with your md. re side effects. Why do you want to try lyrica? gabapentin workes the same way as lyrica with no side effects. to me and this is my personal opinion the less drugs you take the better it is. >From: robert hennessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: [TMIC] Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 12:31:30 -0400 > >thanks to everyone who replied. let me clarify some of the meds i take. >3600 milligrams of nuerotonin/day, baclofen, zanaflex, fioricet, i also >take coumadin, so asperin is out of question. i also take about 9-10 other >drugs for various things. do you think a switch to lyrica would be worth my >time? b/c it will take awhile to get weened off the nuerotonin. >_________________________________________________________________ >Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger. >http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_072008 --Forwarded Message Attachment-- Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:33:18 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [TMIC] Good answer, Gerry. As an RN, I have seen way too much of this and always feel it's poor MD control, not the fault of the patient. Jeanne in Dayton -------Original Message------- From: Gerry Surette Date: 7/6/2008 12:26:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: [TMIC] Have yiou tried gabapentin; Why are you taking 8 10 other meds. I am not an md but you should certainly check with your md. re side effects. Why do you want to try lyrica? gabapentin workes the same way as lyrica with no side effects. to me and this is my personal opinion the less drugs you take the better it is. >From: robert hennessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: [TMIC] Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 12:31:30 -0400 > >thanks to everyone who replied. let me clarify some of the meds i take. >3600 milligrams of nuerotonin/day, baclofen, zanaflex, fioricet, i also >take coumadin, so asperin is out of question. i also take about 9-10 other >drugs for various things. do you think a switch to lyrica would be worth my >time? b/c it will take awhile to get weened off the nuerotonin. >_________________________________________________________________ >Need to know now? Get instant answers with Windows Live Messenger. >http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_072008 _________________________________________________________________ Try Chicktionary, a game that tests how many words you can form from the letters given. Find this and more puzzles at Live Search Games! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/207
