neurontin and oxycodone

For my sciatica, they allow me to take tramadol which works ok, but at times the pain is so great and I was wondering could I take the Neurontin and be ok when they administer a urinalysis which they do 3 to 5 times a week.

Absolutely. I took it (I was prescribed it) when I was going thru a heavy oxycodone withdrawal and it stopped all my withdrawals within 2 hours. I seriously, felt great. I was prescribed a high dose of Lyrica and didn't take it as I didn't believe it would work. (I wanted opiates and was really mad that my doctor wouldn't prescribe them). Anyway, I had heard it worked for opiate withdrawals so I decided to try it and was amazed at how it took away the sweats and everything.

Do you feel that this is related to stopping Neurontin ??? Also, are Neurontin and Lyrica the same drug? I have been hearing this, but have not found anything to support this in my google search. Do you have any opinions about the use of Neurontin for opiate withdrawal? Nauty..........

Both immediate-release and sustained-release oxycodone are now available (OxyNorm and OxyContin). There are no comparative trials showing that oxycodone is more effective than any other opioid.

If you are a self pay patient, you know how expensive Neurontin (gabapentin) is. My dosage is 600mg twice a day. CVS wanted $218 for a thirty day supply (60 tablets, 600mg each). Walmart wanted $110. But get this...the curious pharmacy tech looked up the price of 300mg capsules....$13 for a thirty day supply, 300mg, two capsules twice a day (equals one 600mg tab taken twice a day). Can you freaking believe that???? $110 for the 600mg, $13 for 300mg.

----- My pain doctor has stopped writing any and all prescriptions for oxycontin and oxycodone. She was suspicious why some patients only wanted oxycontin or oxycodone for their pain, as well as patients claiming it's the only drug(s) that helped their pain. I understand the suspicion, and would wonder about the same thing myself, considering all the different pain medications available nowadays.

But, I read about botox injections and something else ....with medications that I am avoiding. For the moment, I take neurontin, and lamotrigine. And I was on morphine patches which I decided to stop. The doctor prescibed Trazadone which will help me sleep But, it is unfriendly to tardive dyskinesia;so, I plan to stop it as well......I appreciate your answering. It is hell.... At times, I feel so low that hope to die. Oh, I forgot: I am taking vit.

I use Fentanyl, Lorazepam, Oxycodone, Neurontin, and others every day. Can anyone give advice on if I can do this. I want this!

ve noticed for the past week that the sensations and the pain come and go. I rarely take the Oxycodone but still need the Gabapentin on the prescribed basis. I hope this information is of some help to you. Please ask me any relevant questions that you think I may be able to assist you with. I have a follow-up with my doctor Thursday and if I have any information that I think may be of use to you, I will send you a post. Good luck!

He tryed stopping once and was on the couch W/D for 6 days and then finally gave in and started taking it again. He would Dr. hop in order to feed his Neurontin addiction. Please, just be careful and use it ONLY if needed. It is good for RLS and achy legs....thats about it. It wont ease your other W/D symptoms. I pray that you stick with getting sober because its well worth it when it all over.

Doc increased the Norco to 8 per day and wants to try Neurontin with steady increases for the next 3 weeks. Will go back in 3 weeks for visit and see how the Neurontin is working and then adjust from there.

Neurontin, Lyrica for the nerve pain, and Baclophen or Flexeril for the muscle spasms. Hope this helps.

I'm seeing the doctor today and the pain psychologist and I hope she'll be okay with me going back on the long-acting. I feel where I get some decent relief with the 10 mg. oxycodone, the oxycontin may do the trick. I only get about an hour on the oxycodone and I don't want to go up on the dose. I think an extended release med at a low dose may help. I am very happy I went off everything. I was on so much and at such high doses and really the lower dose works about as well.

ve tried gabapentin several times in addition to being on oxycontin and oxycodone (and some other meds at the same time.) I did find it helped with the pain but I had a bad side effect in that it made me slur my words (to the point people thought I was drunk and I don't drink.) Also, you cannot stop it cold turkey due to a seizure risk but it's not like you have withdrawals like you do with narcotics. I would also make sure you see how it affects you before driving.

Hi, About two months ago I started getting unbearable itching on mostly my upper body. I've had no increase in the meds I take (Oxycodone, MS Contin, Neurontin, Lexapro, Benzodiazepines). I've seen my MD, pain doctor and finally a dermatologist. I'm now on Hydroxyzine but can only take right before bed due to extreme sleepiness. I am awaiting all blood test results but so far they look good. Sarna lotion helps but have to keep applying every half hour.

My question is this, if I have to choose between either being crazy and not sleeping, drinking heavily, or taking oxycodone, which is the best way for me to go. Here is a list of the things I've tried. hypnosis, acupuncture, manipulation, herbal remedies, councilling, the Jasterboff program for treating tinnitus, neurofeedback and neuro-stimulation, hearing aids and probably some more I can't remember now. Too many ENT docs to list.

ll see our addiction specalist and see if she is in the buisness of flushing my system because my dr put me on oxycodone 10mg and that dosent feel like its working. im also on colonidine and neurontin with zolpiedium to sleep at night which isnt working.I still have restlessness very bad restlessness and had it ever since i came down the patch.Stomach feels sick all the time My aches and pains after the surguries are nothing compaired to coming offthis drug.

Initially, the doctor said everything looked fine, but after another week or so of constant pain, he decided that a seed must be on a nerve and prescribed oxycodone and neurontin. My husband has been on the pain pills and the pain has not gone away. The pain seems to be in the prostate area and really hurts in that area when he urinates. It has been so bad that he cannot sit down to even eat. He spends most of his time on the couch on his side.

Ok so they put him on the Neurontin and it seemed to ease the pain for a month or so he has had radiation they thought the pain was being caused by the pressure on the esophageal wall and pressing the nerves but he can eat better now but the pain is coming back worse again hes taking about 20mg in the morning 20-40 throughout the day and another 20mg at bed. These headaches were much worse before the oxycodone thats why he started takeing the medication to begin with.

I was prescribed oxycodone 30mg 5x daily, neurontin 400mg 2x day, kadian 30mg 2x day for chronic lyme disease, 4 herniated discs, pinched nerves, & also had partial laminectomy in 2004 L5-S1. I've been taking them so long my tolerance to the meds is so high they do nothing for my pain. I want to stop taking the meds but I can't do the withdraw. I've heard suboxone is used to get off meds and prevent withdraw but I also heard suboxone is addictive too.

Please do not worry about Neurontin. I have taken it for a long time and at twice the dose your at. I have not had one problem from it and it does work on my nerve pain. I have had absolutely no side effects even from the increases I've had. In my opinion, it is a completely safe drug. If you have any douts about it then Google "Neurontin Side Effects" it should give you a really good indepth look at the drug.

They seem to keep you calm and really help with the cravings and side effects for some. Your not taking much so u may want to just have someone u trust taper u. I know if your like me, I have no one I can trust. LOL.. found that out the hard way. But i am trying the lyrica I have had in my pill bag for quite a while after reading that it helps alot of people, just started today, but usually by now I would b having cravings and probably have given in and taken another oxy 30.

ve been diagnosed with RSD and have been on Demerol, hydrocodone, oxycodone and Lyrica. After seeing what works and what doesn't, I am currently only taking the oxycodone(2-7.5 every 4-6 hrs) and Lyrica(3-75 mg a day). The side effects I'm experiencing are constipation and my libido is mia. I can deal with the constipation, but at 45 and married, the libido change has GOT to be corrected.

About 2 months ago I was introduced to Oxycodone 30mg. I started taking half a pill in the evening and now I am up to 3 a night and i take them all at once. I have been doing this for about 2 months and did not think i had a problem until the other day when my stash ran out. I had no idea how badly i needed these pills, i tracked down my friend the next day and bought some more just so i could regain normalcy. I obviously need to quit these things.

I have nerve pain, primarily in my lower legs, and have been put on Lyrica, Neurontin and soon will start on Cymbalta to see if I get a better result with the pain. In addition, I am taking baclofen before bedtime for the pain. The good thing about baclofen is that it helps relax the muscles spasms, but doesn't do anything for the numbness/tingling. Thats ok though because the numbness and tingling are not my main concerns anymore.

Thanks for the response! I actually am just starting on Neurontin for the second time. Lyrica gave me rapid weight gain in a short amount of time so it wasn't for me. The first time I was on Neurontin I had some trouble with side effects. I was working from home and was having a hard time with it. They said the side effects would subside but I was just having too many memory problems to work effectively. Now I'm not working so I can wait out any side effects.

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