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Can Gabapentin make neuropathy pain worse?
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@cwallen9 -- I don't know the answer to your question but I think it's always good to ask questions so I'm hoping someone will be able to respond and share more information. I did find an interesting article that sheds a little light on the topic of drugs being used for treating conditions that are not related to what they were originally approved for by the FDA.
American Council on Science and Health -- Neurontin: Over-Hyped And Underwhelming
-- https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/12/26/neurontin-over-hyped-and-underwhelming-12242
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I had hyperesthesia and neuralgia from an MVA. My Dr prescribed neuroNtin and about 20 minutes after taking it i would have excruciating pain in all
Of my nerves. The only relief I have found has been from elavil. The dry mouth has been minimal compared to the hyperesthesia and fasiculations. Elavil controls most of my
Symptoms but periods of high stress cause me to have a bit of serotonin syndrome, i have to lay off the elavil If my stress gets too high for long periods
Hi John, I have a rare vascular disease (fibromuscular dysplasia), and have wondered if the FMD has been a contributing factor in my progressing nerve pain. What started in my feet and hands is now all over. In fact, when I climb the stairs, not only do my legs hurt, but my diaphragm burns. There is a condition called vasculitic neuropathy that I’m wondering has any connection with FMD. Doctors say all our pain has nothing to do with FMD, but it makes no sense that we all have the same pain, and we keep getting brushed off. It’s infuriating and we suffer in silence.
Right now, I’m taking 5 different anti-seizure medications on top of 1200 mg of neurontin, as well as 5-325 norco. It’s way too much, a stab in the dark/not targeted therapy. . . And not helping. I had 5 cerebral aneurysm, and had 2 brain surgeries to clip 3 of them. I now have trigeminal neuralgia, my neurologist thinks the surgical scar is causing that, I disagree. I started feeling that pain immediately after my surgery, because I had to stop taking my oxcarbamazapine for my surgery, so I noticed the pain. When I started taking my meds again, it went away but it’s not working anymore. My doctor has increased the dosage so hopefully it helps ease the symptoms.
Nerve pain sucks.
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Wow,
Until reading that link, all of my doctors made Gabapentin sound safe and effective. I was diagnosed with PN(likely Parsonage Turner Syndrome) 6 months ago a month before ACDF level 2 surgery. Started at 300mg, 900mg, ramped up to 1800 and 3 weeks ago increased to 2400 mg/day. My skin is red and rashy and I've had diarrehea almost everyday for the past 3 weeks and before I had very regular healthy bowel movements. I have severe pain in my very little relief. My neurologist suggested that I go to Mayo for further evaluation so I guess he has nothing more to offer in confirming my diagnosis? What can Mayo offer?