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HI,,I TOOK IT IN THE BEGINING, WHEN I WAS FIRST DIAGNOISED...THEY WORKED ME UP TO A DOSE,,,I DID OK...BUT BECAUSE I DIDNT WANT TO USE MEDS, I WEANED OFF....IT IS A ANTISEIZURE MED THAT WORKS ON NERVE PAIN...I BELIEVE THAT LYRICA HAS THE SAME PRINCIAPLES,,I WOULD ASK YOU PHARMACIST...YOU MAYBE ALLERGIC,,,I WOULDNT MESS AROUND IF IT MAKES YOU SICK,,,LET ME KNOW,,I BE PRAYING FOR YOU!!!! MANY BLESSING,,lESLEY I HAVE BEEN STUDYING UP ON FIBRO. I HAVE DECIEDED TO DO IT NUTRIONALY, AND USING AS LITTLE MEDS AS POSSIABLE!SCIENCE HAS FOUND WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!NOW WE CANIMPROVE OUR HEALTHWITH WHAT GOD HAS PROVIDEDNATURAL.WITH HIM ALL THINGS ARE POSSIABLE!!! |
I wonder if the doctors get a kick back.
I have taken Neurontin for over three years now since the beginning of the trial and error and testings, and the final diagnoses of my fibro in October of 2007. I am on 2400mg (generic form is Gabapentin by the way) Yes, Neurontin is a lot like Lyrica, however it is in a higher dosage then Lyrica and if Im not mistaken,Lyrica stays in your system longer. A few years ago Pfizer was sued for black labeling Neurontin for fibromyalgia and for other illnesses that were not FDA approved. I google searched teh drug name and found that it had side effects for depression and that there were law suits filed against Pfizer for suicide of Neurontin in fybromyalgia patients. Yes, It was originally intended for seizure patients as an anti-convulsant. I found this odd though in my situation. Since I have been on Neurontin (and I am no way a doctor and have no idea if this is linked to the medication or not), I have had what the neuroligists call unexplained "black-outs", and at night I tremor a lot in my sleep waking up sweating bad and I see an aurora followed by a terrible headache. Sometimes my husband says I shout out in my sleep. During the day when I get this dizzy feeling or zig zags and aura, I black-out or, stumble or fall. I had an abnormal EEG in February that showed seizure activity and is leading me to have a VEEG on April 22. Ive never had seizures before in my life.
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