scasey
02-07-2007, 05:36 PM
Hi guys, just following up on my post from 1/23 about my disappointing experience with a pain specialist......I discussed it with my neurologist right away. She emailed me a list of all the different types of meds that are used for neuropathic pain, and asked me to let her know which I have tried. (ended up being like 24 different ones!) After she reviewed it, she said I should try cymbalta, and if that didn't help she would refer me to the Pain Clinic at Johns Hopkins. I was pretty skeptical, having had no luck with any anti-depressants so far. But, to my shock, I noticed a big difference almost from the first day! The burning pain is not competely gone, but it is very much "masked" somehow for me by this med. Even yesterday, for example, I had an extremely exhausting morning doing errands for my daughters 8th birthday. I laid down and watched TV for a half hour, and I actually felt good again just from that. Before this, once the pain started, it just lasted all day. Anyway, I thought I would just share my results. I hope it lasts, and I hope everyone here will have similar luck finding something that helps like this has for me!