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I had left THR in March 2023. My ortho prescribed gabapentin for numb/nerve pain in my lower thigh from bruising my femur nerve. I still have this numb/nerve but a a lesser level than before. I never took the gabapentin and am glad I didn't, especially because of what you report.
I was recently prescribe Meloxicam for some pain in the other hip, which I don't want to have surgery on unless absolutely necessary. What is the experience with Meloxicam? Thank you.
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After witnessing an older friend on gabapentin fall repeatedly, and asking a Doctor in PT what she thought about that medicine, I began reading on line scientific reviews of gabapentin. What kind of solution is a drug that is labeled as psychoactive with a mechanism that isn’t understood, originally approved for seizures, which causes suicidal ideation, falls, and dizziness in the older population? And it’s documented. Blew me away. So glad I am allergic to it. I might have been one of its victims. What was really scary were the anecdotal reports from users of this “safe nerve drug” about how hard it was for them to stop. Good Lord. Enough already. So maybe I’m a nerd for the research, but it sure explained so many things about older adults taking it. It’s not a solution for anything apparently other than seizures in kids under 16 (tested).
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Hello....I have been taking Meloxicam 7.5mg twice daily for past 10 years or so for arthritis pain and it works well for me. I have Osteoarthritis in my knees, hip, hands and cervical spine. I used to take it just once daily, but bumped to twice daily about 5 years ago. I'm 72 years old. Meloxicam is an NSAID like Ibuprofen, etc, although it's a prescription only.