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Gabapentin is a great drug, for controlling seizures. It is not a pain med. I took it and it was not effective as a pain med. It is very effective at putting money in the hands of big Pharma especially if they talk you into taking Lyrica instead of Gabapentin
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I was wondering if a pump is directed only to specific areas. I'm glad to hear that it relieves pain wherever it is. Maybe arthritis won't be so painful and I won't need NSAIDs. One question I have is if clonazepam will continue to be an issue. I'm getting flak for taking an opioid and a benzodiazepine together. I take Clonazepam for anxiety, and it's treating my restless leg issue, as well. Here in Oregon opioid prescriptions are monitored by a state program, and prescribing a benzodiazepine in combination with an opioid is a red flag, requiring frequent authorization approval.
I'm very hopeful that a pump will be approved and will give me some level of pain relief. Thank you for bringing it back to my attention.
Jim
Hello!
I did not find Gabapentin helpful, but my brother uses it with great success.
Many drugs are used for a variety of conditions that it was not originally intended, so don't automatically rule it out.
I was actually given Gabapentin many years ago for menopause symptoms and it did help me with that.
Good luck!
ronnie
Hi Stephen ..I’m new to this support group. I was Rx’d Gabapentin about a year ago for nerve damage caused by surgery I had in Dec 2019 (insertion of a titanium rod in my badly broken tibia) . It may help a little (300 mg 3x day) but don’t think my leg has recovered much. Also tried the Lyrica for a short time, but didn’t think it was very effective (I don’t want to be on high doses of anything!). The Gabapentin does nothing for the tailbone area pain (as I have a few Tarlov cysts at S2 ... the only thing that helps take the edge off (though not always) is Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen... and ice packs. Life is forever altered by all of this ...geez, isn’t Covid enough?? 😫
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I actually think it depends on what your pain stems from. If it's nerve pain then it will most likely help. All depends on what kind of nerve pain. My doctors have told me that everyone is wired differently (as far as nerve pain) and what works for one person may not work for another. It does work for my spinal cord, large Tarlov cysts, sciatica, and tethered cord. If we're talking just overall pain then no, I don't believe it is meant for that and I haven't heard of doctors prescribing it for anything but nerve pain and seizures. The generic form of Lyrica (pregabalin) just came out this year and is only like $10 now. Used to be ridiculously expensive but it made enough of a difference in my pain that it was worth the money.