Thanks again Sally! Hugs :-) Kim M
At Wed, 7 Aug 2002, Sally Grigg wrote:
>
>Dear Kim, I'm not a doctor, just a fellow adhesion sufferer, but I must say
>that neurontin is being given out like it was completely safe and a " tried
>and true drug." Neither is correct. I tried it for a while and it did not
>agree with me at all, I also looked it up in the Physicians Desk Reference
>and it comes with a lot of heavy side effects. So be careful. I know there
>are many people on this board who have tried it and like it, and it seems to
>work for them. I'm just saying everyone is different. So be awake. Love and
>best wishes. Sally
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kim M" <kmckinney@knust.com>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 5:04 PM
>Subject: Re: First Trip to Pain Management
>
>> I've taken Neurontin several times in the last few years. Once was for
>> headaches and the other times was because one of my doctors thought my
>> continued pain was from nerve damage. Unfortunately it didn't work for
>> me. I will say the first time I took it I had some dizziness and
>> numbness and tingling in my hands. I finally just had to stop taking
>> it. However, the second time I took it I didn't have any adverse
>> reactions to it. It just didn't do anything for my pain.
>>
>> My doctor did tell me that I needed to give it a FULL two weeks and than
>> we may have to tweak the dose upwards.
>>
>> Anti-depressants, anti-seizure meds are alot of time given for pain. I
>> was once even given Tofranil for ongoing stomach problems. They are
>> usually given in smaller doses than when the med is used to treat
>> depression.
>>
>> We are all different so what doesn't work for me may work for you and
>> what works for me may not work for you. JMHO I think it's worth a try.
>>
>> Good luck and do let us know how you do on the new med.
>>
>> Hugs and best wishes.
>>
>> At Tue, 6 Aug 2002, Brenda wrote:
>> >
>> >I had my first appointment with Pain Management Clinic today. They want
>> >to start me on Neurontin 100 mg and work me up to 300 mg 3 times a day,
>> >and they also want to do a nerve block by inserting a needle through my
>> >back somewhere near my spine using xray to find the nerve and do the
>> >block. My question is has anyone else had this done and if so did it
>> >help? Are there any risk in any of this. The medication I checked on
>> >and it looks like it is normally used for seizures the Doctor said that
>> >it might at first make me sleepy and a little out of it and he said that
>> >there were some risk with the nerve block. I go back to see my OBGYN DR
>> >that recommened me to this place in the morning and want to discuss this
>> >with him. Any suggestions on questions would be helpful. He still
>> >thinks I may have to have another surgery my bowels are partially
>> >obstructed and had a really rough weekend trying to get them to move
>> >any.
>>