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Subject: Re: Neurontin

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Elaine

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Date Posted: 16:24:30 08/20/03 Wed
In reply to: Donna 's message, "Neurontin" on 17:31:50 07/17/03 Thu

Donna..........I've been prescribed neurontin for severe neuropathy in my foot leg and back. I'm presently taking 1600 mg per day so i would say the 600 mg that your grandmother is taking is not alot despite her other meds. I'm also taking 20mg of hydromorphone per day and meds for high blood pressure. The one thing I have found with neurontin is that it only works for a week or two before your body requires a larger dose. My doc will not prescribe a higher dose for me although I do know a person can go as high as 2400 mg per day. My pharmacist has advised me that the extra dizziness and lightheadedness I'm experiencing is due to the increasing doses of neurontin........this drug seems not worth taking in my opinion since it's effects last such a short length of time and the side effects are so prounounced. Hope your grandmother feels better soon....Elaine
>My grandmother has been recently prescribed Neurontin
>for severe pain in her knees which the doctor has
>attributed to possible nerve damage caused by her
>rheumatoid arthritis or chemotherapy (her last
>treatment was March 03). She takes 300 mg in the
>morning and 300 mg in the evening. Initially, she got
>some relief when the drug was combined with high doses
>of Tylenol. After about 10 days she's not getting as
>much relief. She also experiences disorientation and
>nausea we think are side effects from the medication.
>She's 80 years old and on lots of other medicine
>(Diovan for high blood pressure, Celebrex for the
>arthritis among others). Are there others who have
>experienced side effects from Neurontin? Is the 600
>mg a relatively low dosage for someone experiencing
>severe pain? Any suggestions based on your
>experiences?

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