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Do I need to taper off 300mg of gabapentin?
Hello! I was prescribed 300mg of gabapentin to take at night before bed for a chronic nerve pain. I tore my coccyx and have lots of trouble sleeping. I have only been taking gabapentin for for 20 days. Do I need to taper off or can I just stop? I no longer want to take this medication due to how it... read more
Is fentanyl safe to use when you have CKD?
I have stage 4 CKD and also have chronic nerve damage so I have lots of pain. I’ve been using fentanyl patches and oxycodone for years wanting to know if it interferes with my CKD?
Gabapentin - Does anyone get an extremely itchy burning scalp from taking Cymbalta 30mg?
I also take gabapentin 300 mg three times daily for nerve pain. Been taking both for a couple of years and my scalp is getting worse. Not losing hair just very itchy and painful at times. Just wondering if Cymbalta can cause this.
Clonazepam for BMS -- continual use?
Is this something that you take for two weeks to "Waken up the nerves" again? Or do you have to take the drug indefinitely to make sure BMS doesn't flare back up?
What is the difference between SNRI's and SARI's (serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitors)?
Currently take trazodone & venlafaxine with ziprasidone. Have Ehlers-Danlos, fibromyalgia, with muscle/joint/nerve pain,osteochondrosis, osteoarthritis, bipolar I with mixed episodes, PMDD, and severe complex PTSD. I am trying to work with doctors to take as few medications that will treat all... read more
Doctor weaned me off gabapentin onto pregabalin. Having awful symptoms?
I was on 3600mg per day gabapentin. Still had some nerve pain in shoulder. Doctor weaned me off this onto pregabalin. Having some awful symptoms now, even though I'm on 250mg x2 per day and told to increase by 50mg every 2 weeks upto max of 300 x2 per day. She says if pregabalin doesn't work then... read more
Bone Spurs - Bone spur at C2. Waiting for pain management appointment?
Bone spur is encroaching on nerve root. Will steroid injection help? I get intense pain, 10 out of 10, when I turn my head.
Cabergoline - Painful pins and needles in my feet.
I just had a nerve conduction study showing normal nerve conduction in my feet. Has anyone had this problem using Cabergoline? My doctor prescribed gabapentin. Trying to understand if surgery to remove prolactinoma may be better option
Can Gabapentin stop the progression of nerve damage?
I have Trigeminal Neuropathy as well as nerve damage in both legs not due to diabetes. It just mysteriously happened. Now my arms and hands are feeling numbness. My neurologist prescribed Gabapentin and I was wondering if anyone has found it to stop the progression of nerve damage.
Neuropathic Pain - I've been taking gabapentin for nerve pain in my knee but it's not helping.
How long should I wait before going g back to ibuprofen?
Can you take narco with Advil?
Have pain in my lower back and nerve pain sacatic nerve pain , wondering if I took narco and Advil together at night so I. Can sleep?
Are there long term effects from taking Nortriptyline?
I have nerve pain but the doctor cannot diagnose the cause. He put me on the Nortriptyline and the pain got better. I've been taking the medication for about 6 months. I was OK with 3 pills per day, but recently went to 4 when it seemed like 3 was not working for a few days. I can go up to 5 a day,... read more
Neuroforte-R - can neurovite forte work for nerve pain and stiffness in the fingers and lower arm?
... and regenerate nerve? Is this effective for nerve growth? from spinal surgery since 2014 feb. ans i have numbness, stiffness and no grip. the left fingers are still weak
I have a problem with lidocaine add it simply doesn't work on me. I have to have something different
... for dental treatment but more worrying is no one in the medical world pays any attention. I'm due to have denervation done soon where they burn my nerves away at 90 degrees and I'm awake with just a local anaesthetic for relief. I've already had it not work when removing a spinal cord... read more
Feel drunk on gabapentin but not new to it?
I've been taking gabapentin for more than 10 years for nerve damage in my neck and shoulders. I was up to taking 600mg in the morning and 600mg at night for many years. Other than weight gain I've had no side effects. None of the drunk type feelings lots of people talk about. Then I got diagnosed... read more