Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Sara: I take it. It helps with the pain. It actually eliminated the pain for me. I am still working on the burning ...it is getting less and less. The only side effect for me is sleepiness. In the afternoon, it MAKES me take a nap. And at night, I sleep like a ROCK! hugs, ml who found that elavil made me a zombie and caused weight gain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 > Is the neurontin helping w/ the pain? Yes, it's miraculous. >Any side effects? I don't have them but some people do. I would tolerate any side effect to get rid of this pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 I feel that my appetite has increased a lot and my metabolism has slowed down in the year I've been taking it. I gained 10 pounds this year - I've always been thin and have never gained that much before. It's been very hard to take it off too -I'm still working on it. ON the plus side, it has helped a lot with pain. RE: Neurontin Sara: I take it. It helps with the pain. It actually eliminated the pain for me. I am still working on the burning ...it is getting less and less. The only side effect for me is sleepiness. In the afternoon, it MAKES me take a nap. And at night, I sleep like a ROCK! hugs, ml who found that elavil made me a zombie and caused weight gain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Yeah, Sara, you need to figure out what is causing this. I still think you need another doctor. Maybe you should travel to a vulvar pain specialist. please say that you had her do > a culture to see what , if anything,. is happening in the vagina? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Hi MoJo, I have the LS, hiatal hernia (sp) and tried the Neurontin for the dysesthetic vulvodynia. I couldn't get past 200 mg. because of the stomach problems, it caused. Good luck, so glad it seems to be helping. Ruth (Ruthiema) > ML: Thanks so much for the kind words. > > I just started last Saturday with 300 then on Wed moved to 2 pills > (600mg) I am supposed to add another pill tomorrow but I will wait > and see how my side effects are. I spoke with a friend last night > who used Neurontin for her Interstatial Cystitis (which led to > Vulvar pain) and she had NO symptoms at all! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Mojo, I was on 300 mgs from my gyno and it did absolutely nothing. I went to a neurologist and he wanted me to work up to 2400 mgs of neurontin. I was great for a month. THen I started burning again and saw that I was still @ 90% red in the vulva area. SO I upped the meds this past Wed. to 2400mgs. I feel a bit better and am holding my breath that it works. So don't be upset if that small amt. doesn't work. The side effects are getting better and like most of the ladies, I can deal w/ them better than the burning pain. Take care Joyce in PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 Mojo: You are welcome about the kind words. I added 100 more milligrams in the morning. That has really helped. Nurse said to try it for a week and see. That puts me up to 1000 a day. I have been taking Neurontin since April. Lou or ML Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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