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Subject: Re: Gabapentin (Neurontin) for chronic pain

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Brenda

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Date Posted: 08:53:39 05/10/03 Sat
In reply to: Sonja Nickels 's message, "Re: Gabapentin (Neurontin) for chronic pain" on 12:20:05 02/22/02 Fri

>I, like you,have just begun a course for chronic neck
>pain
>due to a spinal bone spur and a bulging disc. I have
>been through 3 rounds of physical therapy as well as 1
>full year of chiropractic treatment. I have
>been trying to relocate the nerve by traction, but
>still have chronic pain, so I am taking Gabapentin.
>
>I began with 300 for one week at bedtime, then 600 for
>a week then 300 in the morning and 600 at bedtime.Hi Larry,I have taken Nueontin for over three years with no side effects, and have met people who have started with a low dose, and gradually elevated the dose to find that all of a sudden they reach the right amount daily to find they have NO PAIN anymore. It did not work for me, but that does not mean it will not work for you. Talk to you doctor about it. The amount I take just takes the edge off at least. GOOD LUCK.
>Next week I am to start taking 300 in the morning, 300
>in the afternoon and 600 at bedtime. This is so I can
>get an uninterrupted night of sleep without heavy-duty
>narcotics. I have already noticed that my sleep
>patterns and ability to relax at night have greatly
>improved. I am hoping that as I start to take some
>during daytime hours, I will begin to feel some relief
>from the pain in waking hours as well.
>
>My concern is whether there are long term side effects
>to this medication. All of the side effects I have
>seen thus far have been immediate side effects. If I
>continue to take this medication over a long term
>(since it is the only thing thus far to have brought
>me relief), should I be concerned with long-term, more
>serious side effects?
>
>-SN

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Re: Gabapentin (Neurontin) for chronic pain	dewayne myers	21:14:40 06/19/03 Thu