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Cancer: Colon & Rectal board

Help! Unlucky me..... 25th August 2006
... If not, you may want to give it a try. It is like Neurontin but works MUCH better in studies. Anyway, glad...
pelvic radiation as part of treatment... 17th June 2005
... duragesic and 15mg oxycodone q3-4 for breakthru pain and Neurontin ) for the rectal pain that gets so intense it flares...

Cancer: Leukemia board

Long history of Symptoms and yet no resolution? Please help... 4th April 2005
... three years...i am on a steady diet of darvocet and neurontin ..and i was just diagnosed with osteoporosis...i am...

Cancer: Lung board

Chemo Question 19th July 2005
... Senokot (you MUST take a stool softener) and she takes Neurontin 300 mg three times a day for leg tingling, it helps...
Q:Nausesa,Dizziness,exhaustion continues? 23rd June 2004
... something else may be going on. He has also been on neurontin to releive nerve pain in his chest. How long ago did...
Feels like worms crawling all over inside..... 1st June 2004
... from the staples he has. Is this from the oxycotten?/ Neurontin ?? Or are their new things going on? I would appriciate...
Lady J, are you ok? 8th May 2004
... nerves, and they impulse allot...So he is on 400mg Neurontin 3 times a day.. he continues to tire easy.. now again...
Lady J and Shuanna 5th April 2004
... oxicotin and oxicodiene..and nausea meds along with neurontin for nerve pain. He takes his vitamins also, and trys...

Cancer: Lymphomas board

Should I mention this to my doctor? 17th July 2008
... also have a lot of bone pain and my doctor has me on Neurontin . It used to help, but I think that I have become immune...
CC, hope you're well...(& a little about me.....) 14th November 2007
... ever told you what I am taking. So here goes, I take neurontin , effexor, seroquel, and klonopin. The effexor, seroquel...

Cancer: Prostate board

Getting close to the time 9th January 2007
... an operation. (Was 66 at the time.) He prescribed Neurontin . It didn't help much. Found a chiropractor who did...

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome board

tubing surgery for carpel tunnel 21st June 2008
... to manage your problem. Have you tried having Neurontin compounded into a cream (PLO gel) and apply that to ... bad enough that they had to stop working, who got Neurontin Cream and got improvement. I've been told that if ... about a month before you will get the full effect. Neurontin Cream does not reverse the neuropathy, btw. The only ... PLO gel itches--use cortisone cream 1/2 hour after Neurontin and you won't have a problem. Surgery for CTS does...
I think I have carpal tunnel - what can I do for relief? 4th June 2008
... in Boston, more forward thinking doctors are having Neurontin compounded into a gel and having patients apply that...
Another Emg 25th September 2007
... with RSD might use? I'm on amitriptyline....tried Neurontin , and the second opinion doctor mentioned Lyrica. ...
Bilateral Carpal Tunnel in both hands 27th April 2007
... have nerve pain in my legs....and now feet. I take neurontin (It works better for me than lyrica), percocet, and...
Carpal Tunnel and RSD 28th January 2007
... opinion. I'm currently on amitriptyline. I tried Neurontin , but side effects were not good....
carpal tunnel surgery 11th January 2007
... nerve pain. It is the new supposedly milder version of neurontin . I tried both, couldn't handle the side effects of...
Answers to ulnar nerve damage!! 2nd October 2006
... Elavil (Amitriptyline) or Topamax. Hopefully not Neurontin . I would suggest that before you submit to any...
Post Op Update 10th July 2006
... There are other drugs too.....I as on something called Neurontin for a short bit, but it caused blurred vision for...
I swear my cts is coming back 22nd May 2006
... I read about Neurontin last year....was on an RSD forum for a bit where some...
... didn't even see my records-just wanted me to triple neurontin and go back to same job that caused three cts surgeries ... t care about people-think everybodies faking. Said neurontin never hurt anyone.-liar...
... to go home and live with it, and to try Lyrica if Neurontin was doing much for me. That sure was a black black ... depression hit. At that point,I was slowly titrating up Neurontin dosages.....was up to 900 mg's a day( 300mg 3x/day ... I called my primary doctor who had prescribed the Neurontin . I was told to call an ambulance, like I might be ... towed and for me to find ride. I had to taper off of Neurontin . Can you report that neurologist to medical board ... even says in side effects what to watch out for with Neurontin ...so they are side effects people have experienced ... . And to those people, Neurontin definately did something to them( hurt them in some...
... advice, Illl keep you informed. PS-I stopped taking neurontin ....
... months post op. He told my local surgeon to put me on Neurontin . I sought a second opinion on my own, but at the...
... that you have done research as well. Get a copy of Neurontin side effects from your pharmacist. For a neurologist ... list...even suicide was listed as a side effect of Neurontin , thought not common. Check and see if seizures is...
Hands and arm numbness, severe pain 30th April 2006
... it wakes me up and it is SEVERE I have been taking neurontin for the symtoms from my burning in leg also and I ... they seem to make it worse and I do take like I said neurontin , vicodin, flexeril, and I am not getting any pain...
... having the problems you are. I had to switch from Neurontin (because of blurred vision) to amytriptyline. Thank...
... it wakes me up and it is SEVERE I have been taking neurontin for the symtoms from my burning in leg also and I ... they seem to make it worse and I do take like I said neurontin , vicodin, flexeril, and I am not getting any pain ... take anti inflamatory. The pain dr. now has me on neurontin and i cant take that anymore because as soon as i...
... Acupunturist? I think one of the side effects of neurontin can be the numbness or tingling. I can't take it because...
... it wakes me up and it is SEVERE I have been taking neurontin for the symtoms from my burning in leg also and I ... they seem to make it worse and I do take like I said neurontin , vicodin, flexeril, and I am not getting any pain...
Questions for CTS peeps 26th April 2006
... surgery L5 S1 and I am recuperating from that, I am on neurontin and vicoden and occasional muscle relaxer. Has anyone...
***return Of Carpal Tunnel After 3 Years*** 4th March 2006
... say something about double crush. I was then given neurontin and prescribed physical therapy for my neck. As of...
... vertebrae pressing on nerves? Sounds like you can stand Neurontin . It blurred my vision. Does it help? I haven't...
Surgery set for March 9..Recovery time/Workmans Comp Questions! 16th February 2006
... numbness. After awhile, my primary doctor prescribed Neurontin for the nerve pain and hypersensitivity, but the neurontin...
... research, alternative treatments, pt before going the neurontin route. Neurontin gave me blurred vision, so was put...
Carpal Tunnel or what? WC?? 1st April 2005
... for nerve pain anyway)and I haven't started it yet. Neurontin works for some people, didn't me tho. The new one...
Carpal/Cubital - won comp but appealed. Has been ongoing since Oct. 2003 26th November 2004
... although not all the time? My regular physician gives me neurontin to curb this. I am a manager. I have only missed...
2mo after surgery/still have incisional pain 3rd September 2003
... together. I'm trying the medicine for nerve pain ( Neurontin ) again to help me sleep better. Hey, maybe that aggrivatin...
Hey Chele are you OK? 29th June 2003
... will make it easier to sleep that way. I was taking Neurontin before my surgery and stopped after...I tried it today...
... I wish I could just sleep through the night. The Neurontin I told you about earlier is helping some. I know...
having surgery tomorrow 9th June 2003
... there is no arthoscopic for ct. I have been using Neurontin and it has really helped the nerve discomfort. Pain ... from the nerves, so I am going to request using the Neurontin after my surgery as well. Good luck to you and I...
Difficulty sleeping - Please help! 4th December 2002
... About a week ago my neurologist prescribed 300 mg neurontin and told me to double it at night if it doesn't work ... their point. All they told me to do was to take 900mg neurontin and see if that helps. UGH!! I'm at my wits end with...
What is endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery like? 31st May 2002
... refills later, they now have me on vicoprofen and neurontin building up to twice a day. the vicroprofen is supposed...
bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome caused by inflammatory disease 4th April 2002
... Ask your doctor for Neurontin .It helps withthe nerveproblem and the pain. Its helped ... and my back pain. Good luck! P.S. I take 300 mgs of Neurontin 3 times a day. ------------------ ...
Problems after ctr surgery 9th March 2002
... having phy. therpary per his orders, pain meds and now neurontin being added all quite costly and all being paid for...
Hello. New to this board but not to CTS 20th November 2001
... extremity. Throughout, I am on or have been on Darvocet, Neurontin , Pamelor, Relafen, Ultram, Celebrex, Tylenol-3, and...
Carpal Tunnel or Not? 13th August 2001
... chronic neck and arm strain. I'm on medication of Neurontin and Despraiprine. So far it hasn't helped yet, my...

Cerebral Palsy board

Cerebral palsy and pain medication 6th December 2007
... the brain and work on the muscles." He prescribed neurontin . I have been taking it for a week and there is not...
Nerve pain after my son's muscle surgery 6th December 2004
... spasms like shooting pains down that leg. He's now on Neurontin , Valium & Endep, that have helped a bit with the pain...
Cp And Seizures 19th December 2003
... hospital for about five days. My neurologist has me on neurontin . Has anyone ever heard of Neurontin? I have been...
... hospital for about five days. My neurologist has me on neurontin . Has anyone ever heard of Neurontin? I have been...
... this is at least part of the problem. The dose of neurontin is quite low however and i would not give up on the...
... hospital for about five days. My neurologist has me on neurontin . Has anyone ever heard of Neurontin? I have been...
difficulty walking 6th September 2003
... degenerative osteoarthritis in my cervical spine. I tried neurontin for pain management but found that it interfered with...
Adult Diagnosis of Spastic Diplegia 1st September 2003
... this Thursday and have some tests. I�m currently on neurontin because they thought I had fibromyalgia, but it was ... prescribed because I have a slight mood disorder and the neurontin /zoloft combination has done wonders for me. <...
hi what is nurontin and how does it work??? 13th June 2003
... hi, i take neurontin . it's wonderful.not sure how it works. but, it makes...
... Neurontin (gabapentin) is an anti seizure medication that is...
... Neurontin (gabapentin) is an anti seizure medication that is...
hi mild spastic cp on right side since birth qustion about percocet 11th June 2003
... ll get the calming effects you need for the spasms. Neurontin calms spasms but I know it is quite strong; used for...
Battling fatigue 8th April 2003
... the most i really should work. i use a med called neurontin & love it. LAS...
... the hips, etc. I know it could be age, too. I tried Neurontin for spasms after a surgery and had balance problems...

Chronic Fatigue board

Chronic Fatigue vs. Fibromyalgia 7th July 2006
... a week which led me to tests, MRI's, Drs. finally Neurontin (can we do that) and then I stabled out for 3 years...
... pain in 1998 when I started with CFS, they put me on Neurontin , I had been in pain for almost a year, my headaches...
Provigil 30th May 2006
... couple of days (e.g., Effexor, Lamactil, Cymbalta, Neurontin .) I've been on various SSRI's for 15 years, though...
Could it be CFIDS? 5th May 2005
... daily basis. My neurologist has me taking 900 mg of Neurontin a day and that has really helped. I am very tired...
Balance problems/weird feeling, scary nights 1st January 2005
... it said about cognitive problems that Gabapentin ( Neurontin ) helps. They say scientists think it may help to even...
Pain in lymph nodes in neck 20th September 2004
... m on trazadone to help me sleep deeper I guess and Neurontin for what they think is nerve pain, although it hasn...
post viral headache syndrome 4th June 2001
... Some even intensified his pain. Right now he's on neurontin , elavil, florinet, and zovirax. Still nothing is working...
... on alot of medicines, I tried topomax, similiar to neurontin , mostly used for epilepsy, migraines, nerve pain,...
... Some even intensified his pain. Right now he's on neurontin , elavil, florinet, and zovirax. Still nothing is working...

Dental Problems board

lingual nerve damage from wisdom tooth extraction 13th February 2008
... meds are also used for nerve pain. Some examples are Neurontin , Trileptal, Lyrica, etc. Another category of meds...
New here and having major dental problems 10th February 2008
... feel this much pain from this broken tooth. I take Neurontin and Lyrica as a nerve blocker, Soma muscle relaxers...
Problems after extraction/dental implant surgery - please help! 17th November 2007
... trigeminal neuralgia and prescribed very low dose neurontin since I am very sensitive to most meds. However, he ... had pain after dental surgery. I haven't tried the neurontin yet, but was thinking about using it tonight since...
What to do when dental pain becomes chronic 11th June 2007
... just in the tooth area...?????????????????suggested neurontin if I wanted..but I am so reactive to drugs, I am very...
Poorly fitting crown responsible for pain? 19th October 2006
... who wasn't convinced of any neuralgia, but gave me neurontin anyway--which I haven't taken cause I really don't...
cracked tooth???? 13th October 2006
... they tried me on was Lyrica. It's a newer version of Neurontin . It helped some but not enough and I'd still like...
pain 6 months after root canal 4th July 2006
... speacialist said nerve was perforated, wrote a script for Neurontin (I did not fill script) and said people have also...
Numbness after dental work...help! 25th February 2005
... extent of the damage. There are medications like Neurontin , but if you are not in pain and just uncomfortable...
burning mouth syndrome at 27 27th December 2004
... these and that he would then try me on a small dose of neurontin when I returned in a month. I think it would be worthwhile...
Tooth extraction pain 5th December 2004
... nerve was injured or severed. Wanted to put me on Neurontin but I could not tolerate it. Now am using topical...

Depression board

Where can I find a SAD light box?? 29th March 2008
... posting another thread, I would also like to say that Neurontin has significantly helped me with my depression. It...
depression and neurological feelings 26th March 2008
... neuropathy makes the disease WORSE with time. For example Neurontin used to calm neuropathic pain CAUSES SEVERE NERVE...
Medication effects on love life 3rd February 2008
... not aware that he had been on Zoloft, Wellbutrin AND neurontin in those first two wonderful months we first started...
... not aware that he had been on Zoloft, Wellbutrin AND neurontin in those first two wonderful months we first started...
What is a drug called Nuerotonin 10th January 2008
... Neurontin is prescribed for a variety of health conditions....
... I took neurontin for bipolar, it was quite helpful for a while keeping...
I hate these damn MOOD SWINGS!!! 4th September 2007
... differently of course, you could try it and see. I was on Neurontin for a mood stabilizer, and a doctor told me when I...
Remeron (mirtazapine) taper 17th August 2007
... some anxiety. See how I feel after my morning dose of Neurontin and Buspar. I am not sure if this is re-bound anxiety...
... this caused by something else. I am not sure if the neurontin or Buspar is helping if at all. I see the pdoc on...
When does a person admit themselves into the hospital? 25th July 2007
... I am doing that right now to get off a drug called neurontin because it's caused a huge weight gain. Anyway...
Has anybody been to the point of hysterics? 3rd July 2007
... drug called Cymbalta that helps for pain as well as neurontin ...
... drug called Cymbalta that helps for pain as well as neurontin Hi stressedteacher. I just wanted to say that my ... accompanying physical and mental pain. However, Neurontin had a bad affect on him--it turned him MEAN, like...
How do you know if your depressed? 2nd May 2007
... dumb question, but the doctors have me on 300mg of Neurontin taken at breakfast 300mg of Neurontin taken at dinner...
Having a hard time picking a med for the lazy type of depression 27th April 2007
... heard of people responding well to Wellbutrin and Neurontin (an anticonvulsant). Neurontin acts as a mood stabilizer...
manic depression ? 4th April 2007
... label for just about everything. It is approaching Neurontin (gabapentin) in the snake oil sweepstakes. At least ... the people at Pfizer know how Neurontin works and what it does. Provigil is a true mystery ... and to counter the lethargy induced by my Topamax- Neurontin -Risperdal-lorazepam cocktail. I'd have enough concentration...
pms/pmdd/depression 14th March 2007
... but i didn't want to have so many drugs in my body. neurontin helped a lot, since it's used for anxiety and a mood...
Starting on Wellbutrin SR and Trazodone... 8th March 2007
... doesn't work I plan on trying the Wellbutrin SR with Neurontin as I've heard Neurontin is great at relieving anxiety ... worse on Wellbutrin alone. Anyone know much about Neurontin ? Thanks guys!...
... sleep at night (it's good for insomnia as well). neurontin has been prescribed as a mood stabilizer for a while ... with the wellbutrin. (i was on wellbutrin and on neurontin , but not at the same time....it was a combo of effexor ... / neurontin for a while there, to aid with the extra anxiety) ... . the neurontin worked well for me, especially for easying the anxious ... just kidding....it is not an addictive medicine (the neurontin , that is), although as with all medicines, you should...
Clinical Depression anyone? 18th February 2007
... other meds in conjunction with the effexor (lithium, neurontin , and the pdoc even wanted to put me on levoxyl--the...
Medication reactions and sensitivities 6th February 2007
... and keep me awake. I have now asked my psych. to try Neurontin . I know it is used off-label for pain and mood stabilizing...
... hey lonely, i was on neurontin for maybe 3 years or so. it did help with anxiety...
No Sex Drive 3rd February 2007
... my Zoloft from 100mg. daily to 200. He also added Neurontin for anxiety & pain ( torn rotator cuff }. I'm also...


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