Re: ~ NEURONTIN~ Again

[Guest guest]

I was put on Neurontin for the meralgia parthetica. I went to 5 different

neurologist before i found out what it was. He gave me neurontin for it. The MP

is a pinched nerve coming out of my pelvic area. My right thigh has been numb

for the last 13 years. And finally found out what it is. I take neurontin 3

times a day and ultracet 2, 4 times a day. They say the neurontin is for, like

my leg is haveing seizures, when it's tingling and sometimes it's hot, but

mostly cold.

Sorry for rambling....

Huggs,

~ NEURONTIN~ Again

Hi & All,

I was also put on Neurontin for pain control. At first it worked, I

thought I had hit the Gold Mine. Then things started happening. I was doubled on

it to see if it would help again. Things got worse. During this time frame I got

very depressed and withdrew as all of you know. I also started having mini

strokes regularly. Blacking out and falling a LOT! Now I have the numbness in my

left arm that will be checked with the EMG later this AM. Still I never

associated it with the Nuerontin. I also gained about 20 lbs.. When all here

first started talking about it and I was getting some insight to this I told my

Doctor I wanted off of it and he agreed. Wonder if we could get in on that

law-suit?

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[Guest guest]

It has helped me too. I sleep better at night (that's only time I take it). I

think it has also helped with heat waves that I occasionally experienced.

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-- Merritt wrote:

I know I've written about Neurontin before, but it was a real life-saver

for me. My doctors had tried me on all kinds of drugs, and they all had

adverse effects. I was tired of trying new drugs, all I wanted was

pain-killers because I knew THEY worked. So I took my first Neurontin

before going to bed and woke up feeling like I hadn't felt in years. I was

more alert, and the pain was (relatively) gone! I hadn't realized how much

pain I'd been in until taking the Neurontin. I still need some

pain-killers, but nothing like I was taking before. Once I ran out of the

Neurontin, and after 24 hours I felt like I was going to die--it was like a

bad case of the flu. I was working at the time, and one of my co-workers

had MS and Neurontin was one of her meds. She had some with her and gave me

some, and my symptoms went away.

Now I see those commercials on tv about lawsuits against the makers of

Neurontin, and it really makes me angry. Maybe it doesn't help everyone,

but it made a huge difference in my life. I'm also BiPolar with Severe

Depression, and my co-workers noticed I was more outgoing and friendly. For

the first time I actually was open to going out and doing things with other

people, something I never ever did before. It has been of tremendous

benefit to me psychologically.

If Neurontin ever needed a spokesperson, I'd be one of the first people to

sign up. It HAS helped me tremendously, and I haven't experienced any bad

side effects from it at all. I know everyone is different and has different

reactions to meds, but I've found that for me it's had several beneficial

effects. If they ever took it off the market, I don't know what I'd do.

cyn

[Guest guest]

You mentioned " heat waves " that you are experiencing. Are those from

the fibro or your medicine. I've been having something like that also.

At first I thought it might be hot flashes from maybe the beginning of

menopause but gyno says I'm not going through that yet. First time I

had seen anyone mention the heat wave and it caught my attention

Thanks

> I know I've written about Neurontin before, but it was a real

life-saver

> for me. My doctors had tried me on all kinds of drugs, and they all had

> adverse effects. I was tired of trying new drugs, all I wanted was

> pain-killers because I knew THEY worked. So I took my first Neurontin

> before going to bed and woke up feeling like I hadn't felt in years.

I was

> more alert, and the pain was (relatively) gone! I hadn't realized

how much

> pain I'd been in until taking the Neurontin. I still need some

> pain-killers, but nothing like I was taking before. Once I ran out

of the

> Neurontin, and after 24 hours I felt like I was going to die--it was

like a

> bad case of the flu. I was working at the time, and one of my

co-workers

> had MS and Neurontin was one of her meds. She had some with her and

gave me

> some, and my symptoms went away.

>

> Now I see those commercials on tv about lawsuits against the makers of

> Neurontin, and it really makes me angry. Maybe it doesn't help

everyone,

> but it made a huge difference in my life. I'm also BiPolar with Severe

> Depression, and my co-workers noticed I was more outgoing and

friendly. For

> the first time I actually was open to going out and doing things

with other

> people, something I never ever did before. It has been of tremendous

> benefit to me psychologically.

>

> If Neurontin ever needed a spokesperson, I'd be one of the first

people to

> sign up. It HAS helped me tremendously, and I haven't experienced

any bad

> side effects from it at all. I know everyone is different and has

different

> reactions to meds, but I've found that for me it's had several

beneficial

> effects. If they ever took it off the market, I don't know what I'd do.

>

> cyn

[Guest guest]

I too get these " heat waves " . From what I hear they are fairly common amongst

us Fibromites. I attribute mine solely to the condition not the medicine.

Penny UK

On 18/07/2004 05:00:38, fibromyalgia_support_group wrote:

> You mentioned " heat waves " that you are experiencing. Are those from

> the fibro or your medicine.

> I've been having something like that also.

> At first I thought it might be hot flashes from maybe the beginning of

> menopause but gyno says I'm

> not going through that yet. First time I

> had seen anyone mention the heat wave and it caught my attention

>

> Thanks

>

>