Jill, How much amitryptilene are you going to take? Let us know how it works out for you. Heather in Calgary ----- Original Message ----- From: Jill Posner To: Pieter and Heather ; Todd Tarno ; TMIC Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 10:04 AM Subject: Re: Re: [TMIC] TMIC Neurontin--does it exhaust you?
Hi all, I am switching to amitryteline (sp?) from neurontin. I stopped the neurontin and started all at once (doctor's rec) and went nuts...this is when one can experience suicidal thoughts (really). I decided to wane the dose of neurontin (was on 1800 and now am taking half that for the week) and perhaps even a nother smaller dose next week. Amitryptilene is an older antidepressant that treats pain, especially in the neck I was told. I feel a bit like a yo-yo and sorry for me staff! In any case the foggy feeling is lessening already. I also hate TM--makes me long for my previous normal physicala and mental state. I wake up every morning and wait for the pain to ensue. But I can function which I am very grateful for. Jill ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Pieter and Heather <[email protected]> To: Todd Tarno <[email protected]>; TMIC <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, April 19, 2010 5:45:04 PM Subject: Re: Re: [TMIC] TMIC Neurontin--does it exhaust you? I too wish I could do Lyrica. Especially if it would leave me in less of a fog all day long. I hate TM. I really really hate this. Heather in Calgary ----- Original Message ----- From: Todd Tarno To: TMIC Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 1:17 PM Subject: Fw: Re: [TMIC] TMIC Neurontin--does it exhaust you? Hey Jill & everyone, My doctor told me to switch neurontin to Lyrica cold-turkey, because they where in the same family. I had the worst headache for 5 days and then I was fine. So I don't recommend doing like that, but it's faster. Why I like Lyrica for me, is that I only need to take it twice a day instead of 3 times a day. When I was on neurontin in the middle of the day, I would start to feel pain and then knew I had forgotten my second dose of neurontin. The neurontin would make me a little foggy and that might have been why I would forget the second dose. I wished we all could do well on Lyrica, Todd in CC, TX --- On Sat, 4/17/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TMIC] TMIC Neurontin--does it exhaust you? To: "Neil McNeil" <[email protected]>, "Janice Nichols" <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected], "Jill Posner" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 8:54 PM 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
