Lyrica / Neurontin

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For those of you who have taken Lyrica or Neurontin I have some questions. Did either help at all with any of your pain: bladder or vulvar? What kind of side effects did/do you have? I want to give the Lyrica a try, but I'm a little nervous right now about possible side effects. If the Lyrica helps with nerve pain it very well may help me determine if my pain with sitting (Pudendal Neuralgia) is all nerve related or mainly from the bone spur along my sacro-coccygeal joint. Thanks so much, Chelle

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I took amitriptyline and neurontin. The " cocktail " helped me a lot.

Currently I am only taking 100mg. of neurontin daily and I am doing

well.

Diane

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> For those of you who have taken Lyrica or Neurontin I have some

questions. Did either help at all with any of your pain: bladder or

vulvar? What kind of side effects did/do you have? I want to give

the Lyrica a try, but I'm a little nervous right now about possible

side effects. If the Lyrica helps with nerve pain it very well may

help me determine if my pain with sitting (Pudendal Neuralgia) is all

nerve related or mainly from the bone spur along my sacro-coccygeal

joint. Thanks so much, Chelle

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Hi Chelle,I have been on the Neurontin for over a year now. I have vulvar LP and I think that some of my discomfort is related to the nerves because I have been suffering from this for so long and was undiagnosed for so long. Particularly at 12 o'clock is where I believe most of my nerve issues are. That is my worst area and the most difficult to control. Prior to using the Neurontin, I could not even wear my jeans and when I did I was unable to walk up stairs due to the pain. It is sometimes an aching pain and sometimes a sharp pain and also sometimes pins and needles. I am up to 2700 mg a day and would never be able to deal with this without the Neurontin. I did take a break and tried Lyrica per Dr. Elizebeth . She thought it may help even more because my skin looked very good at the time, but I still had lots of discomfort in that 12 o'clock area. I tried it for 3 months. It was no diff. from the Neurontin as far as pain control, but I had a headache (migraine) almost every day and also gained 8 pounds. I have since changed back to Neurontin. When I first started taking the Neurontin, I noticed dizziness, but that went away. Other than that, I had no side effects. Good luck. Mindy>> For those of you who have taken Lyrica or Neurontin I have some questions. Did either help at all with any of your pain: bladder or vulvar? Chelle>

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Chelle,

I've mentioned this before, but Lyrica and Cymbalta both did nothing

for me. But I have low tolerance for side effects. I was sleepy, super

dry mouth, and really bad constipation. For me, it wasn't worth it. But

you have very different issues, so it's probably worth a try!

Melinda

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Chelle,

I've mentioned this before, but Lyrica and Cymbalta both did nothing

for me. But I have low tolerance for side effects. I was sleepy, super

dry mouth, and really bad constipation. For me, it wasn't worth it. But

you have very different issues, so it's probably worth a try!

Melinda

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Hi Chelle, I take 300 mgs of lyrica a day, I don't have any side effects, but it does nothing for the vulvar pain. I was actually given it for fibro.

For those of you who have taken Lyrica or Neurontin I have some questions. Did either help at all with any of your pain: bladder or vulvar? What kind of side effects did/do you have? I want to give the Lyrica a try, but I'm a little nervous right now about possible side effects. If the Lyrica helps with nerve pain it very well may help me determine if my pain with sitting (Pudendal Neuralgia) is all nerve related or mainly from the bone spur along my sacro-coccygeal joint. Thanks so much, Chelle

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Chelle,

I did Neurontin in the late 90s for a different nerve problem

and I found that as long as I took the medication in combination

with another medication it worked great. When I would take it

by itself it did nothing.

My Pain Management doctor mentioned Lyrica to me (it's the

second time I've had a doctor mention Lyrica to me, the last

time was last year by the Neurologist) and I have to say I'm not

comfortable with the idea of trying it.

Kristy

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Kristy: I take Lyrica. 75mg at nite is all. It works for me. What other

drug did you take in combo with Neurontin which did not work for me? Why

are you hesitant about Lyrica? It is called the new Neurontin and I had to

get a PRIOR AUTHORIZATION from my doc to get approved by Health Ins. hugs,

ML

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we

will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Galatians 6:9, New International Version

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I did Neurontin in the late 90s for a different nerve problem

and I found that as long as I took the medication in combination

with another medication it worked great. When I would take it

by itself it did nothing.

My Pain Management doctor mentioned Lyrica to me (it's the

second time I've had a doctor mention Lyrica to me, the last

time was last year by the Neurologist) and I have to say I'm not

comfortable with the idea of trying it.

Kristy

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Kristy,I am also interested in that med you took with the Neurontin. I take 2700 mg of Neurontin daily. Mindy>> Kristy: I take Lyrica. 75mg at nite is all. It works for me. What other> drug did you take in combo with Neurontin > >