Neurontin was awful for me. I was on it for the first year, 1998, and tried
again in 2002. It made me exhausted and I couldn't think straight. I always
felt as if my brain was buzzing, just an awful feeling. I prefer the
symptoms of the illness over those of that drug. I only took 100mg, 3 times
a day. I think either you can handle a med or you can't and I am one that
doesn't handle many.
Lori
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From: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 9:54 PM
To: "Neil McNeil" <[email protected]>; "Janice Nichols"
<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>;
"Jill Posner" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [TMIC] TMIC Neurontin--does it exhaust you?
Jil,
That much neurontin also exhausted me, but I took fewer naps as time went
on.. It never eliminated TM pain, however, it helped some. My biggest
complaint about Neurontin is the time it took to work and how fast it wore
off. My Neuro said that was a common complaint and suggested I try
Lyrica. I researched Lyrica for a year before letting my him write a
prescription. My biggest fear was his insistence that I could switch from
neurontin to Lyrica overnight. I finally made the switch exactly that
way - overnight - with no side effects. I didn't swell up like a toad
nor did I turn into one. Lyrica works within fifteen minutes of taking
the pill and lasts much longer. I took 75mg every 12 hours for a year,
then upped to 75mg every 8 hours for about 9 months. I then asked for an
increase to 100mg every 8 hours and have been on this dosage for over a
year.
I understand being afraid of Lyrica, because I was petrified of it myself.
Now I have to share the benefits I received. It works for some, but not
for others.
Patti - Michigan
---- Jill Posner <[email protected]> wrote:
I am new to it...am on 2400mg a day--600 mg 4 times a day. It leaves me
feeling like a zombie and doesn't really eliminate the pain. Lyrica is
in the same family so I didn't think it made sense to wind down and up
again. And it seems to have more side effects. I don't care to be as
bloated as a toad.
Are there other options?
Jill
