Persons taking oxycotin for pain have tried gabapetin, cymbalta and nortriplin with no luck going on to a low dose of oxycotin

Magnetic Center, which 'persons', where, under what circumstances, what was their diagnosis, what else did they try? Please tell us your own experience. Thank you. Peggy

Thank you for your reply! I don't take it anymore as it didn't do much for me.

Razzle50, who are you? Do you work for Rick Berman? What proof/studies/anything can you offer to back up your assertion that gabapentin "puts weight on and causes cavities?" And why are you saying such things about gabapentin ? I have been taking it every day for a few years, it works well for me, I have no side affects, no cavities, no weight gain -- I couldn't live without it.

These Mayo Clinic forums have helped me a great deal - I learned much more about neuropathy (from people who actually have it) than my doctors could ever tell me. When we share our own experiences with each other, we help each other. When someone posts outrageous, unsubstantiated opinions, it is not helpful.

Everyone needs to listen to their own doctors and try different medicines until they find a combination that works for them. Medicines don't work the same way for everyone. Has it occurred to you that when you discourage people from trying a certain medicine you might be hurting them?

Peggy

@pfbacon thank you for the response to @razzle50 concerning gabapentin. My thoughts also were expressed in full by you. When we are placed on a medication it is for a specific reason and we can't always generalize side effects/issues with medication. One persons poison may be another persons gold!

I use baclofen to prevent cramping. It is also sometimes delivered by pump.

Is it expensive and does it really work?

Gabapentin works well for some types of pain. I was prescribed it for liver disease and associated pain, and continue on it following my liver transplant on a very low dose. It does help me for this type of pain. I’ve had no side effects, and doesn’t typically have many. Although like all drugs, people react differently. I suggest you research it and make sure it is listed for actually providing pain relief for your illness/symptoms.

I have Axonal Sensory Neuropathy. My Neurologist explained: "Your nervous system is dying. It dies at the small ends near the skin first, then works its way up the thicker stems in your limbs to the main stem in the spine. As it dies, it misfires and works erratically. The nervous system is supposed to notify the brain when something is damaging the body so that the brain can direct the hand or foot or whichever is the right tool, to remove the body from the object causing the damage. The nervous system starts sending faulty messages of pain here and numbness there. Anti-seizure medications, such as gabapentin and lyrica, calm the nervous system so that it stops sending the erroneous messages for hours at a time. We have no medicine that can actually stop the progression of the death of the nervous system, or repair it, at this time." In further conversations with my neurologist and with my pain specialist, I gathered that as the condition progresses, I will need more and more medicine, until I'm at the limit of what doctors are allowed (by politicians) to prescribe. Then, I will have to start using narcotic pain killers. There are some members of this loop who have been on pain killers for awhile. Those meds also have to be increased progressively as the pain worsens with the condition. I wish my nervous system would send me false messages of pleasure instead of telling me that I'm standing in a bonfire with wasps attacking my arms when I see no fire or wasps anywhere around. Peggy

@wisco50 I have been taking narcotics for about 10 years also. I just found out I have fatty liver. I haven't seen the specialist yet, but I am concerned about the long term use of the narcotic. Has anyone else taking opiods been diagnosed with fatty liver.