Re: Chronic pain without swelling in joints, depression?

[Guest guest]

I have pain in lots of places without swelling after 20 years of RA and

Fibro, and have been treated with Neurontin with no luck and now with

Lyrica. It seemed to work a little at first but I went back to normal in a

couple of days. When I stopped taking it, I had so much pain I couldn't

stand it. I had to get a new supply of Lyrica and am tapering off, hoping I

can quit since it's so expensive and not doing anything for me. It's hard to

deal with chronic pain when we don't know where it's coming from or what's

causing it. It sounds like your doctor hasn't hit on the right meds for you.

It'll happen sometime, don't give up hope yet.

I've had some depressing times and was prescribed Amitriptyline for it. It

seemed to just help put me to sleep, but never made me feel better. After

the heart surgery, the doctor gave me Mirtazapine. It doesn't do much for

sleep but I feel so much better otherwise it's working for me and I'll stay

with it as long as I need it.

Dennis in eastexas

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 9:09 PM, denisesymens <denisesymens@...>wrote:

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> Hello Everyone,

> I have been diagnosed with RA over a year ago. My rhumy saw swelling

> initally and after being on Enbrel and Arava, she sees no swelling. But, I

> still have a lot of pain only in my joints, fatigue, and feel like I have

> the flu all of the time. I don't feel like working, and she thinks I have RA

> but also have a chronic pain problem and wants to treat me with neurotin for

> nerve pain. Do any of you have these issues or anything thoughts on this? I

> am also really depressed and on Zoloft as well...Thanks, .

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Neurontin made me looney tooney and I was taking for the reason of Lyrica was to

expensive. I ran into a Lyrica rep at a doctors appointment, I explained I

wanted Lyrica but it was to much $. She gave me a card that assured no matter

the dose or quanity its $25 for a year! You can also go to Lyrica website where

they have different ways for you to afford the drug. You also have to give it

time and if its not working try and up the dose before giving up on it.

Hopefull in Houston

Skyleigh

[Guest guest]

Neurontin made me simply murderous when I was on it for sciatica and other nerve

issues. I was on 16 capsules a day ( don't remember the dosage-sorry ) . That

doesn't mean that it won't help you though.  Hope you find your dream cocktail

for meds soon. This RA stuff sucks wind.

                              (grumpy today in SC