Guest guest Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 " Granny " wrote: > I have a question, Doctor just took me off Duragesic patch because it caused me to hold fluids and wasn't helping the spinal and leg pain very much anyway. He gave me Zonegran to start using instead. Has anyone here used it before and how did it work for them? Hi Judy, Yes I'm familiar with it because my pain Doc also threatened me with that one. In my opinion, if it works for you, GREAAT. If it doesn't, hang on for the nasty side effects that will last days due to the fact that it has a longggggg 1/2 life. Unlike Neurontin which has a 1/2 life of about 4 hours, Zonegran has a 1/2 in the range of days. So if you have negative side effects, HANG ON. The BIGGy in your case (holding fluids), it blocks sodium and it's also proven to be great for WEIGHT LOSS. Hope it works for you (mostly for your leg pain). It's basically used in pain mgnt. for stopping Neuropathic Pain. Good Luck. Peace, ~Jimm~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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