Re: Elderly Forced To Cope With Chronic Pain As Only 1% Of Studies Focus On Pain And

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Wow! This one really hits home! I'm 75 years old, active as possible for my age,

but when I complain of pain, some docs see my gray hair & tell me to " learn to

live with it " . The also assume because I'm " old " it's arthritis, even if it

isn't!

I've used Neurontin which was helpful for nerve pain, but gave it up because it

made me feel foggy. I still have constant burning & stinging in my feet & heard

there's a new drug called Lyrica, which is like a 2nd generation Neurontin & has

less side effects. Anybody know anything about it?

Ruth