Re: suggestions for newcomer

July 18, 2000

I agree with Gretchen that Elavil (amitriptyline) works fantastic with the

pain. It also helped me sleep at night. However, for me I had to stop taking

it because I had MAJOR weight gain due to the Elavil. Some have this side

affect and some don't. Jeanie

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In a message dated 7/16/00 7:16:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, liliwigg@...

writes:

<< For pain: I still think Elavil(amitriptyline) is by far the best and it

seems to work for me best.It is an older, tried and proven med for nerve

pain, besides depression. And it helps my balance. I tried Neurontin for

1 year. Just quit taking it. Very expensive, had to keep taking it

through the day ( what a pain) and also, while in SOME cases it does

help with nerve pain, recently I found some negative articles which made

me think about quitting it. Neither one knocks me out. I have also taken

Robaxin this year. Good for muscle relaxant. You can drive on Robaxin

too. It won't knock you out. Tylenol Extra Strength Gel Caps work well

for me too. I have taken Anaprox for years and quit taking it, but it

worked for awhile. >>

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