| Subject: Re: Gabapentin (Neurontin) for chronic pain |
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margaret
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Date Posted: 10:59:31 05/29/03 Thu
In reply to:
ANNAPURNA AGRAWAL
's message, "Re: Gabapentin (Neurontin) for chronic pain" on 18:13:47 07/10/01 Tue
>>Like you, I too have been prescribed neurontin for chronic pain. Been on it about 5 weeks and it has not brought any relief from the pain I suffer due to soft-tissue injury in my lower back , a bulging disc, all from an auto accident 2 years ago. I do feel light headed most of the time, and suffer occasional nausea as side-effects from the neurontin. If I continue to have no relief, I am quitting this stuff soon. Good luck!!
>>i am just starting on a trial course of the gabapentin
>>and are interested in finding more about it. i have
>>been prescribed it at 300mg a day to begin with. it
>>has been prescribed for the treatment of pain
>especially faced in the early morning just after
>awake. The pain is on the left side of the chest on
>the lower side of the rib.The pain appears after 3 to
>4 hours of the rest, and disappears with exercise and
>activity. The intensity of pain increases, if the mood
>is bad or sleep is longer. This is prevailing since
>over 4 years. I have earlier tried voveran SR, then
>vioxx and several other medicine. I am taking
>regularly premerin (estrogen 0.3 mg everyday and 500
>mg of calcium)
>>i still haven't found a
>>satisfactory explanation on what it is and how it
>>works. any information would be of great interest to
>>me.
>>if you could help in anyway it would be greatly
>>appreciated.
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