Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Beth - Maybe I should give it Neurontin longer or just go slower in adjusting. Today I cut back to 3 a day again so that I can meet a friend tomorrow and not fall asleep in my hamburger...and sure enough I haven't been as sleepy. The back pain is worse though - ugh! I think the key is finding the right dosage just as you have - one that works w/o the lousy side effects. A " nick? " That sounds awful! The consequences of a tiny error had a big impact on your recovery and your life. Drs are human and to me it's amazing this doesn't happen more often. I'm glad you recovered past that and hopefully didn't have any lasting effects - just dealing w/the consequences of flatback or revision surgery (as most of us experienced it) is challenge enough! Take care and thanks for the info! Jennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Dear Jennie, I have not experienced many side-effects from the Neurontin. I did notice that I was a bit sleepier than usual each time my doc increased and/or adjusted my dosages on Neurontin over the past 3 years, but even that subsided once I had taken it for a few days. Immediadely after my revision (June 2000), my Ortho surgeon had me on Topomax;but I honestly can't tell you if it helped my neuropathy much back then because I had so much spinal cord swelling post-op (thanks to a little " nick " in the dura intra-operatively trying to get my upper hook out) that I had severe bi-lateral neuropathy and numbness in my legs for about 8 months post-op. Once all that settled down, I was left with the neuropathy and numbness in my left leg only...the leg that had been the bain of my existance for years! It was only after I began seeing a Pain Management physician that I was placed on Neurontin and have had great relief with it. I hope you'll be able to find a group of meds that can help you. All the best, Beth -------------- Original message -------------- > Beth - I have a question for you about Neurotin - I take Neurontin, too, for > back pain. I am on Topomax in addition to Neuronton (100 2 x day) - my > neurologist increased my Neurontin to a to 600 mg 3 x day, but I don't seem to > be > able to adjust to it. I find myself falling asleep and could easily sleep > most of the day away - this is not o.k. w/me! I have too many things I want to > do to sleep all the time. Neurontin is very effective for nerve pain, but I'm > not handling the side effects too well, and I'm afraid to drive! What side > effects did you experience, and for how long? Can you tell me why your dr. > decided against keeping Topomax? I take it for migraines for which it is very > effective. If I thought the neurontin would work for that, I would stop the > Topomax since I have had some problems w/hair loss...guess that was 3 questions! > Oh, well, considering the state of my brain on neurotin these days....thanks! > Jennie in TX > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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