Readers of my postings will remember that I saw Dr Kerr in July and we decided to wean myself off of 2 of my medications. The first one I went off of was 4-Aminopyridine (a Potassium channel blocker) and the second med is Lyrica. Anyway I did not notice any change in my banding going off of the 4-AP however once I reduced the Lyrica from 450 mg per day (3 pills) to 150 mg per day (1 pill) the banding in both legs became much worse. Per Dr. Kerr I went back to 300 mg of Lyrica but the banding is still much worse. The new approach is to go back to my original meds and original dosages....but before Dr Kerr has me go back on the 4-AP he wants me to try adding Cymbalta to the Lyrica and see if that will reduce the banding. Question...do any of you take both Lyrica and Cymbalta and if so with what kind of results. If you only take Cymbalta has it helped and if so in what way....lastly what dosage do you take and are there negative side effects.
Rob in New Jersey
