Re: Questions about Lyrica /Jill

April 19, 2008

Jill,

I'm on the 2nd week of neurontin (2 a days). Today was the first day

I have felt " normal " in a long time! My low back is still spasming,

so anything I do I will sit in a chair or on a stool. So far, no

weight gain, but I'm a T2 diabetic and have to watch my carbs pretty

closely, so all of my " snacks " are the 100 calorie ones or pre-

approved by the doctor....lol.

I have also started taking this horrid tasting vitamins thru univera

that are supposed to help build my immunity back up. I'm willing to

do it for 90 days to see if it helps.

Yeah, the skin splitting was freaky. Part of that was due to an

allergic reaction to an antibiotic too; thankfully DH was in the

hospital room when they were examining me because they kept

saying " oh you must have scratched this or that " and he was able to

say " no, she didn't scratch, it just split like that! " . Then,

because I was so swollen, I had hematomas on my rt foot that

prevented me from wearing shoes. On some of the coldest days in

Georgia, I have had to wear flip-flops! Oh well, this too shall pass.

I'll keep you posted on the neurontin. So far, so good. I get a daily

headache (not migraine) but I'm on coumadin for a blood clot so that

may be causing it as well,I'm not sure.

darlene

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> Darlene,

> I can't take Lyrica either It puts me in a coma like state. I

can not drive when I'm on it.....it's really hard to drive when your

comatose in your bed.

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> I can't believe you were so swollen that your skin

cracked.....yikes!

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> I'm thinking of trying Neurontin again, too. I took it years ago

and it helped, but it also made me gain weight.....and I'm working

hard at losing weight right now. Let me know if it makes you gain

weight, ok? I think it takes at least a week before you really

notice a difference, so maybe in a couple of days you will feel

great!!

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> Jill

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