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Subject: Re: Gabapentin (Neurontin) for chronic pain

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Date Posted: 05:41:35 03/22/04 Mon
In reply to: Kathleen Dauns 's message, "Re: Gabapentin (Neurontin) for chronic pain" on 21:05:24 10/28/02 Mon

>>I to take neurontin. I am a poster boy for
>>neurontin.You really dont have to worry about the long
>>time side effects because neurontin levels in the
>>liver or blood dont have to be tested as much as other
>>medicine and once your tolerence has peaked usually
>>your side effects will go away.my only question
>>is-what are the ingredients in neurontin?
>
>I was started on neurontin over 2 years ago to try to
>control the severe chronic pain I experience due to
>neural tube birth defects, previous spinal injuries,
>tethered spinal cord syndrome, and diastematomylia. I
>was started on doses of 300 mg twice a day along with
>Paxil and Oxycontin for pain control as well. Over
>the years my dosage has been increased to 600 mg 4x
>daily. I have suffered no side effects from the
>medication at all, and have found that is has been a
>help for the radiating neuropathic pain in both my
>legs and arms. As time progresses we find it
>necessary to increase not only the Neurontin but the
>Oxycontin as well to keep the pain to controllable
>levels. As I have already stated I have had no
>adverse reactions or side effects to the neurontin and
>have found it to be valuable in keeping the pain at
>tolerable levels. Only when I have neglected my
>limits and overexerted myself or the weather is cold
>and damp does the pain reach uncontrollable levels and
>then I must make a trip to the doctor for narcotic
>injections to "calm" it back down to tolerable levels
>again.

my name is cathy, i currently take neurontin, oxycontin, lortab, klonapen, and pamelor, along with thyroid meds. im a trigeminal neuralgia patient with horrific pain. i began having pain in my legs and arms and was wondering if the neurontin is the cause.

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>>>I to take neurontin. I am a poster boy for >>>neurontin.You really dont have to worry about the >long >>>time side effects because neurontin levels in the >>>liver or blood dont have to be tested as much as >other >>>medicine and once your tolerence has peaked usually >>>your side effects will go away.my only question >>>is-what are the ingredients in neurontin? >> >>I was started on neurontin over 2 years ago to try to >>control the severe chronic pain I experience due to >>neural tube birth defects, previous spinal injuries, >>tethered spinal cord syndrome, and diastematomylia. I >>was started on doses of 300 mg twice a day along with >>Paxil and Oxycontin for pain control as well. Over >>the years my dosage has been increased to 600 mg 4x >>daily. I have suffered no side effects from the >>medication at all, and have found that is has been a >>help for the radiating neuropathic pain in both my >>legs and arms. As time progresses we find it >>necessary to increase not only the Neurontin but the >>Oxycontin as well to keep the pain to controllable >>levels. As I have already stated I have had no >>adverse reactions or side effects to the neurontin and >>have found it to be valuable in keeping the pain at >>tolerable levels. Only when I have neglected my >>limits and overexerted myself or the weather is cold >>and damp does the pain reach uncontrollable levels and >>then I must make a trip to the doctor for narcotic >>injections to "calm" it back down to tolerable levels >>again. > > >my name is cathy, i currently take neurontin, >oxycontin, lortab, klonapen, and pamelor, along with >thyroid meds. im a trigeminal neuralgia patient with >horrific pain. i began having pain in my legs and arms >and was wondering if the neurontin is the cause.

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