Lyrica in neuropathic pain

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559187 tn?1330782856 Treating pain which is not neuropathic with Lyrica usually results in the pain not being addressed. And once started, Lyrica is hard to come off. I have known patients who have been taking Lyrica for years, with no pain relief, and having to use other painkillers alongside it. Their doctors do not take them off it. I don't understand this.
Avatar m tn I saw a specialist for something unrelated and found out that i had neuropathic pain a spasms in an area i was unaware i was having them. the speciallist put me back on nortriptyline but upped my dose from 10mg a bedtime to 20mg. It wasn't until i was weaning off the lyrica that i realized it actually was working because the pain i experienced while coming off was too incredible for words. maybe lyrica is not the best thing for you.
Avatar n tn My oncologist and pediatrist have me on b-12 oral and shots and Lyrica for the pain. Sometimes the pain is all that I can think of. What are others doing? Would a neurologist be able to tell me more about the pain in my hands? This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/294709'>Peripheral Neuropathy induced by toxic chemo</a>.
Avatar m tn The most common cause of neuropathy is diabetes; thus, this should always be tested in the workup. Treatment for neuropathic pain includes treating the underlying cause but also medications such as gabapentin and pregabalin may help. Since you are already on one of these medications, you should discuss with your physician if the dose can be safely titrated. Lastly, you should follow up with your primary physician. You may need a referral to a neurologist for a neuropathy evaluation.
Avatar m tn I have neuropathic pain in hands and around chest area down to waist it squeeze's me like a tight wrap and I feel like I am freezing cold all the time.
1080243 tn?1262975363 Then they were discovered to have great effects on different kinds of pain - mostly neuropathic pain. I think of it this way. Pain come from unhappy and spazzing nerves. Thus, we can often treat them with happy medicine (anti-depressants) and anti-spazzy meds (seizure meds). It sounds simplistic, but it is closer to the truth that you might think. There is a strong correlation between chronic pain and depression. Each can cause the other.
Avatar n tn I am hearing contradictory opinions about the safety of Lyrica in a recovering addict. I would rather live with the pain than relapse. Has anyone had any experience with this?
419955 tn?1203011044 I may or may not have SFN, but i do have some kind of neuropathy. I do take narcotics for the pain in addition to lots of lyrica and a small amt or amytripiline. antidepressants don't work for me, but narcotics do help me a lot. it seems like with the lyrica and such, I still have the pain but it isn't as overwhelming or i am too loopy from lyrica to care, but when I reduced the lyrica dosage and added in fentanyl patch, the pain was significantly reduced.
Avatar n tn Hello, I was looking for some treatment options for General Neuropathic Pain as the only diagnosis my dr can provide me after negative EMGs both upper and lower extremeties and complete work up including MRIs, bone scans, x-rays, and blood tests. My pain is debilitating sciatica like in both legs and ulnar nerve pain in both arms from shoulder down to the pinky fingers which feels like tightness in so many muscle groups. Pain for 2 years without answer or any treatment to help.
Avatar f tn Burning pain tends to be caused by neuropathic pain. It's very common with Fibromyalgia and also with spinal issues. What types of medication are you currently taking for your pain?
Avatar n tn I've heard that Lyrica is good for neuropathic pain, but I wouldn't take my word for it - let your neurologist know that you're having pain and heat sensations, as well as anxiety.
Avatar f tn I have neuropathic nerve pain from a botched neck spinal fusion 2013. After 2 more spinal fusions to correct the problem it was determined that the problems i am having cannot be corrected. I am left with permanent damage and neupathic nerve pain. To add to it my lower back has disc compression issues. I have been getting injections for this when its unbearable, but im apprehensive about surgical treatment.
147426 tn?1317265632 We were lucky enough to have a pain managment doc land on our forum last week. He has agreed to feed us some info on data, written for the person with no medical knowledge. He emails me the info and I will place it on the forum. I am so jazzed! PAIN - The Musical There are fundamentally two types of pain in world: "normal pain" and "neuropathic pain". Normal pain happens when someone kicks me in the shins.
Avatar m tn I also take codeine for another condition, and it helps with my overall pain picture, too, but only the Lyrica stopped the sharp low back pain and the pain in my feet.
Avatar f tn I take a combination of Lyrica and Elavil (amitriptilyne) for my neuropathic foot pain. It took a while to find the right combo. Initially it was gabapentin, then gabpentin + Elavil then Lyrica + Elavil. Elavil is and antidepressant. At some point along the way I added 10-15 LBS. I can't be sure if it was the meds, or the mass quantities of cookies I was shoving into my gob over the CHristmas holidays. (Being a baker can be hazardous to your waist!
Avatar f tn m sorry to hear that no other medications have been effective in relieving your neuropathic pain. I am glad to hear that at least the Oxycodone has some pain relieving properties for you. I know you said that you had side effects with Gabapentin - which may preclude you from trying a newer drug, Horizant. It depends on what your side effects were - and how extreme. Horizant (gabapentin enacarbil) has been approved to treat postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) in adults.
Avatar f tn I get what Wobbly describes. I also have a lot of neuropathic pain in hands and some in my arms.
1232362 tn?1333135406 The pain can be relieved with pain medication or lyrica which is indicated for neuropathic pain as in your case. If your pain medication do not work, stronger prescription pain medications may be indicated. In form your doctor about this if it persists. Take care and regards.
382218 tn?1341181487 When I was taking Lyrica, I had better success with morning and night dosing (150 mg each). When I tried to add an afternoon dose(100 mg) I found that the increase in fatigue from the Lyrica coupled with my usual afternoon fatigue made it extremely hard to drive the 45 minutes to an hour home in rush hour traffic. For exacerbations of leg pain I tried a 50mg dose at lunchtime but it didn't help with the neuropathic pain and simply made me unable to focus and concentrate.
Avatar m tn This is also true for medications such as amitryptiline, which was originally used for depression but is now a mainstay of treatment for neuropathic pain. However, it has several side effects and may not be used in patients with heart problems.
Avatar n tn Certain antidepressants have been shown to be very effective in neuropathic pain independent of their antidepressant effects (meaning the chemicals affected by these medications help treat the neuropathic pain). These include elavil, doxepin, and others. Topical doxepin and caspasin cream are also helpful for neuropathic itching. Anti-seizure medications found to be useful for neuropathic itching include neurontin and lyrica.
Avatar f tn ve found is that with several of these patients, part of the pain is neuropathic in origin (pain due to damage to nerves because of the mastectomy). Addition of another drug which directly controls neuropathic pain, such as gabapentin (Neurontin) or pregabalin (Lyrica) usually eases the symptom. This may work for you. You can use heating pads, for as long as you do not apply excessive heat and macerate the tissue surrounding the wound.
1218873 tn?1300091216 It is an SNRI and I think there are a few people on the forum that use this for neuropathic pain. Most of these medications work for neuropathic MS pain in the same way the work for the pain of diabetic neuropathy. They alter the conduction thresholds of ion channels in the nervous systems. The same is true of several anti-seizure medications like Tegretol and Gabapentin.