gabapentin for ms pain

t know about the itching but I do know about Gabapentin. It made me nutty lol. My dr put me on Gabitril for my nerve pain and it worked wonders with no side effects. I do know you should talk to your dr if you have not already about lowering your dose on your own. Medications like this are sometimes worse to take yourself off of and need to be monitored by a dr.

A few weeks ago at 11 am I was having some TN pain, and discovered I had not taken my 8 am meds, which includes 300mg Gabapentin. I am convinced Gabapentin works for me, and I am at the correct dosage...for now. If your Doc had ever experienced TN he would not postpone a prescription to treat it, guaranteed!

It depends on if you have nerve or muscle pain or both. Plus many of us have issues besides MS. I for example have MS and Cancer. I also use Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation and Therapeutic Dressage (horse back riding) for pain control. A lot of my pain is made worse by a weak core and stress. I have to keep my core strong, stretch, and use mindfulness to keep the stress down.

Hi Meg. Are you on any meds for pain? Gabapentin? I'm not sure I could help with this, but I wanted to say that I hope you feel better soon. When you see your Dr, ask about pain meds.

The only possible scenario that I can think of to use gabapentin for balance is that it is given for neuropathy (nerve pain ) and the doc thinks perhaps the nerve pain will go away and you will have increased proprioception (the sense that tells us where are body parts, i.e. arms and legs, feet, etc. in relation to the ground and other body parts). Still I think that's a HUGE stretch, even off-label.

Many people need a combination. Some drugs work for some people and others for others. My MS Specialist sent me to a pain clinic. It might take awhile to get the right combination and dosage. It took me two years to get on the combination that works. I have nerve pain and constant muscle spasms. The drugs made me loopy at first now I do not feel them. Alex Zanaflex and Trileptal work for me.

I have pain everywhere too. Knees, thighs, hamstrings, neck all the way down my back, hands feet, elbows at times, and on and on. I'm on gabapentin 1800mg, zanaflex, a muscle relaxant cream...it will work for a very short time, but then I'm back to awful pain again. Sorry this was of no help!

My podiatrist reluctantly prescribed hydrocodone which hardly touched the pain. I had been prescribed gabapentin which did little for the neuropathy. Then I was switched to nortriptyline which helped a lot. Other symptoms were urinary frequency, like every 15 mins at times and once the right side of my face got really hot all of a sudden. By summer neuropathy, paresthesias and fasciculations were still very troublesome. My doc sent me to a neuro who said MRI of brain indicated possible MS.

I also take gabapentin for pain. It really does stink when new symptoms appear But all We can do is take what We are dealt and do the best We can.

I have been on Gabapentin for a short period of time for severe Bilateral Trigeminal Neuralgia and the MS Specialist I'm seeing started me slowly at 100 mg once a day then after a week 200 mg once a day and now at 300 mg once a day. They do this with gabapentin and slowly increase dosage to what helps ease your neuropathic pain. You do want to slowly increase as needed due to your body building up a tolerance and not working all together.

Anyone have success with non-drug options for managing pain and over-active nerves? Is there any type of rebound for stopping 1200 mg Gabapentin cold? Or should I wean off it more slowly? Thanks (as always!) for your advice.

Both contain synthetic compounds similar to natural cannabinoids and found to be effective for MS pain. In the US I believe Cesamet is approved by the FDA for chemo induced nausea but not for MS pain, so it may not be easy to get access to it. And as far as I know, Sativex isn't approved in the US. In US states where it is legal, natural may be the easiest to get, and perhaps is preferable to the pharmaceuticals.

Hi! Welcome aboard Bluenoser! I wish I had something to offer you on this subject but unfortunately I haven't found much relief yet for my MS pain. I have only been experiencing this pain for about 3 months (was only diagnosed last fall) and it is now pretty much limited to my left hand. It's that tight, constricted, banding sensation and also burning and sort of numb, like frostbite. I'm on 2700mg per day of gabapentin and was told by my neuro to give it some time to kick in.

Neurontin (brand name for gabapentin) helps with nerve pain. It is very commonly used in MS. Another med for this purpose is Lyrica. If one doesn't work or the side efffects are too much, then the other can be tried, but the two are very similar. Hope this helps.

So at the end of the day have faith in your own feelings as you know what you are feeling and experiencing and I think you will find that most people find Gabapentin is very helpful for nerve pain and MS symptoms and it is just a matter of finding the dose that gives relief to you personally.

As of now, it is "possible MS". I am waiting for an appointment with a new neuro in 2 weeks, so maybe soon I will have a doc who can see my MRI's and my symptoms and tell me something for sure. I get really frustrated because they have already ruled out everything else that anyone has suggested it might be besides MS. So I am stuck in the very approriately named "limboland" until something else happens.

Lyrica is still one of the newer ones but works really well. I take Topamax and Lyrica. I take Topamax for headaches and Lyrica for neuropathic pain. My pain is well controlled but they do have their side effects.

com/content/d0j5051315242165/ 8 out of 10 is a lot of pain. Have they tried any other neuropathic pain med for you like the gabapentin mentioned in this studY? I'm so sorry you are in such agony -don't give up looking for an answer to help.

Always when this happens ear pain first, then comes bladder not emptying out so need to go all the time the my other ms sign weakness on right side and freezing cold on the same side. My intro to MS was TN pain for 3 months, that pain was hell. I'm looking for acknowledge meant that what I'm experiencing is MS with the ear pain. Thank you for your help and wishing everyone a good week.

For those of you who don't know I have been in limbo for over 4 years. It has been almost exactly 3 months past the birth of my second child when the symptoms hit me with a vengeance. I just went to my PCP (who I absolutely love) and he is going to be getting me into the MS clinic at the U of U here in Utah. Yes really he is sending me to an MS specialist.

I also am afraid it's MS that I would be diagnosed with. I'm 66 and got the TN ABOUT 3 years ago. Its progressively gotten worse, and now I have a major flare up that lasts most of the day on and off. The pain is excruciating.. I'm on Gabapentin and not sure it's helped the TN pain, but has helped my sciatica pain! I've heard Tegretol works. I'm calling my neurologist tomorrow for an appointment ASAP! That is where you need to start, as this only gets worse.

I definitely thing pain can be part of MS. Thinking that MS was a pain-free disease was an old-school way of thinking. I always have some amount of pain that I think is related to my MS. Thankfully most of it is tolerable, some of it is annoying, but occasionally I have those days or nights where it is somewhat unbearable. I think it is worth mentioning to your neuro.

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