Neurontin

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When I had to take Tamoxifen (anti breast cancer drug) to see if it

would shrink my desmoid tumours, my oncologist put me on Neurontin

to help stifle the side effects of the Tamoxifen (hot flashes). I

didn't know it was supposed to help with pain, but I didn't feel it

even if it did. my attacks were so bad that it was hard keeping the

pain under control...

Anyway, A couple of days after being on the Neurontin, I was well

enough to go driving. I hadn't been on any pain meds for a few

days..which was a nice welcome..and was on my way to my friend's

place when my mother who was sitting in the passenger seat beside

me..yelled at me to wake up.

I had never in my life fallen asleep at the wheel of the car..It

happened another time too. It wasn't until I was getting another

prescription filled that the pharmacist mentioned that it could be

the Neurontin causing me to be so drowsy. It got so bad that I was

only awake for 8 hours a day there abouts. I just couldn't keep my

eyes open.

When I stopped taking the Neurontin, everything returned to normal.

My family doctor just a couple of weeks ago suggested I take

Neurontin to try and help with the biliary spasms I suffer from, but

I told her that was no good because it made me so drowsy, and I was

taking 100mg tablets which is the lowest dose, so it wasn't good for

me to do that..

When I got home, I thought I had better check just to make sure, and

was I surprised to see that I had been prescribed 400mg tablets and

to take 2 every 4 hours...no wonder I was zonked all the time ..

I still didn't go back onto the Neurontin though..it won't help with

my spasms..that is caused from my gall bladder removal I am pretty

well sure of.