Alternative to Neurontin for Neuropathic Pain treatment?

mmcguffinoh · 08-23-2002, 10:20 AM

Hi all. I've had an incomplete T7/8 spinal cord injury for over 7 years now and have neuropathic pain (burning in calves and toes, which spreads up to abdominal area sometimes). I'm currently taking neurontin at 4200 mg/day and don't want to go higher because of fatigue side effects. I have too many things to do to be hanging in bed!

Does anyone know of another drug regimen that would be effective, so that I could at least take a break from neurontin? My dose of neurontin has been slowly creeping up over the years to give the same level of pain relief and I hope that taking a break from it might break this tolerance. Is that realistic?

I like neurontin because, other than fatigue, I have no known side effects and I'd like to get back to it, but at a lower dose.

marmalady · 08-23-2002, 10:29 AM

Have you checked the Pain forum? There are quite a few discussions there.

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Wise Young · 08-23-2002, 11:04 AM

Hi, I am moving your post to the Pain Forum where more people will see and respond to it. My answer to your question can be found at http://carecure.org/forum/showpost.php?p=290880

08-23-2002, 10:20 AM	#1
mmcguffinoh Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle USA Posts: 14	Alternative to Neurontin for Neuropathic Pain treatment? Hi all. I've had an incomplete T7/8 spinal cord injury for over 7 years now and have neuropathic pain (burning in calves and toes, which spreads up to abdominal area sometimes). I'm currently taking neurontin at 4200 mg/day and don't want to go higher because of fatigue side effects. I have too many things to do to be hanging in bed! Does anyone know of another drug regimen that would be effective, so that I could at least take a break from neurontin? My dose of neurontin has been slowly creeping up over the years to give the same level of pain relief and I hope that taking a break from it might break this tolerance. Is that realistic? I like neurontin because, other than fatigue, I have no known side effects and I'd like to get back to it, but at a lower dose.

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08-23-2002, 10:29 AM	#2
marmalady Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,988	Have you checked the Pain forum? There are quite a few discussions there. _____________ Tough times don't last - tough people do.

08-23-2002, 11:04 AM	#3
Wise Young Administrator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: New Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 37,988	Hi, I am moving your post to the Pain Forum where more people will see and respond to it. My answer to your question can be found at http://carecure.org/forum/showpost.php?p=290880