Robert...I was suprised as well. I am one of those that switched from Neurontin to Lyrica. It is my understanding that Lyrica is a drug that was developed just for nerve pain. Neurontin is a drug de veloped for seizures that also happens to work well for nerve pain. I still have pain so I will be interested in hearing how this works for you...Cody in Austin Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device
-----Original Message----- From: "Pieter and Heather" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 08:11:04 To: Robert Pall<[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Neurontin NeurontinRobert That seems a bit odd. Lyrica and Neurontin are about the same. Usually when you are taken off Neurontin you are put on Lyrica (which has only been on the market for about the last 3 years). Patti in Michigan takes Lyrica and Cymbalta. They work well for her. I know she was previously on Neurontin and Cymbalta. I would think that taking Lyrica and Neurontin are the overkill ones. A lot of people who were taking Neurontin changed to Lyrica when it came out and most have found more relief from the Lyrica. I was one who tried to switch however the side effects for me with the the Lyrica were badly swollen legs, ankles and I had to go back to the Neurontin. Apparently according to my neuro that the swelling of the legs and ankles using Lyrica occurs in only about 7%. I found that the 10 days I was on the Lyrica helped with the pain more than the Neurontin but the swelling in my lower limbs was not good. I have been on Neurontin since day one back in Sept 2003. Heather in Calgary ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Pall To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 6:42 AM Subject: [TMIC] Neurontin I went last week to a new Neuro recommended to me by Dr. Kerr. Besides having me take new MRI's including the brain (never had this one before) he is taking me off Cymbalta and starting me up on Neurontin ( 100 mg per day). He saw no reason to be taking Cymbalta as I am already taking Lyrica and according to the new Dr. both Cymbalta and Lyrica do the same thing and taking both of them is not effective it is just overkill. I wonder if any of the other members who are taking both Lyrica and Cymbalta were ever told this.and what should I expect from the neurontin? I am hoping it will help the banding. What negative side effects have any of you suffered with the neurontin? Thx Rob in New Jersey
