oxycontin and gabapentin

I plan on lowering my dose of vicodene tomorrow and start taking the gabapentin. Doctor said it was safe to take both. Any advice and all suggetions would be much appreciated. I know I have to get off the vics but the w/d's scare the h*** out of me. Good Luck to all fighting this fight.

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.

that is a very high dose and you will have problems coming off of it cold turkey. I would go back and talk with him and tell him you need help reducing your dose. they make the patches in smaller doses. that is the way he should be taking you. Let us know how you are doing.

true psyintz, but doctors often try percs first and then if pain is not controlled well, they will add oxycontin and leave percs for breakthrough pain. imo, oxycontin does not work at all since they changed the formula to op's.

Now pain consultant taken me off the tramadol and puit me on oxycontin (but they didnt tell me id react badly to coming off tramadol, so for the last 5 days ive had complete withdrawl symptoms and am shakin, sweating, panicking, anxious, adjitated, etc) and the oxycontin isnt helping at all and im in so much pain. They said they may inject into the facets in 3 months, but they cant at the moment as the area is to painful to touch at the moment.

I have been getting injections for this when its unbearable, but im apprehensive about surgical treatment. I have been on (6 yrs) Gabapentin, now at 1200mg 4 times a day along with Oxycontin and breakthu oxycodone. I'm also taking Celebrex as needed Duloxetine 60 mg at night and Tizanidine 4mg twice a day, as needed, Xanax as needed. In the last month i started experiencing severe depression, insomnia, memory issues, mind fog and libido issues.

I soon fixed it myself, as all the different meds the psychiatrists tried me with, only made me worse with nausea added to the mix Weaned off all those before I got too addicted, and began taking gabapentin again, which solved the whole problem. I had stopped taking the Gabapentin suddenly, as I didn't have the money for it., and that is what caused the anxiety/depression. Now that is, or was under control, I cannot bear to feel this anxiety jitters and strange scared feeling again!

I am 31 and have been diagnosed with RSD/CRPS and it is very painful and it all started with a football injury in High School. I am trying to see what other people with the same condition are receiving for treatment and it is working for them. I am currently on 40mg Oxycontin 3times a day and Oxycodone imm realease 30mg 3 times a day, Baclofen 10mg 4 times a day, tramadol 50mg 6 a day, Vitamins of all kinds, testosterone injection once a week, Naproxen 3times a day, Trazadone 150mg at bedtime.

I am on the 50 mcg/hr patch every 48 hours and I also take Gabapentin and an anti-depressant similar to Cymbalta to help control the nerve pain I have. Wishing you the best.

Forgot to mention already on max dose 800 mg gabapentin. And I still fan't control pain to go back to a simple job. So frustrated....

My pain regimen includes the Fentanyl patch which I wear for 48 hours along with oxycodone IR for breakthrough pain. I also take Gabapentin, a muscle relaxer, valium, an anti-depressant, and OTC Aleve. The latter list of medications are known as adjuvant medications which help the opioid medications work more effectively.

They prescribe Lortab, Norco, Perocoet, Oxycodone, and Oxycontin and MANY others. It just depends on the patient and the patients needs and history. You really should get with your Dr. and talk about your concerns with him/her and decide together what will be the best for you. I hope that you will let us know and keep us updated as to what evolves with your meds. Once again I want to welcome you and hope you will be an active member on here. Good Luck....

Hello Jdarie, Welcome to the forum. It's a great community to be associated with. There is plenty of good information and no shortage of support and compassionate ears and hearts. I've been a member since May this year, and have picked up a good deal of information. I take Cymbalta, 120 mg daily and it has has “worked wonders” for severe testicular pain that has plagued me for several years. I take it along with Gabapentin (Neurontin) 2700 mg daily and Oxycodone up to 60 mg daily.

Hi, and yes Gabapentin does help with withdrawals for alot of people. There are several threads right now with people posting about how it has helped them. For me it had a very calming effect and took the edge off of my anxiety. It also helped me fall asleep and stay asleep, which is hard to come by when you're detoxing. Best of luck to you and keep posting!

I used Neurotin for nerve pain in the past. It was very helpful. Good luck and thanks for the compliments.

he said to use percocet only for breakthrough pain and added an extended release oxycontin 20-25mg(again I know this is low) again this gave a bit more relief to back pain but really NO relief to the leg pain....which has even become worse. I was also given cortisone shots to the hips(short term relief) Currently I'm afraid to return to the pain doc as I know he will only increase the oxycontin and that scares me....I know others have posted that tolerance is not the same as addiction...

) of the hips and DDD disease of the lower spine. I have terrible leg and thigh pain and take gabapentin for the neuropathy..this helps some..some days more than others. I have noticed when I take my celebrex(try not to use)..that the pain in my hips of course is less but also the thigh pain...so what I'm wondering does the inflamation in the hip joints radiate to the thighs????? this pain(thighs) somedays is excruciating. Any thoughts?

I have been going to pain management for awhile because of bulging discs in my thoratic spine and was on tramadol and various other medications gabapentin etc. .. well yhe tramafol stopped working higher doses would be bad. So I was put on amatryptaline and nambutol ( spelling is off for sure ). I've been on anti inflamitory medications before prednisone ect and have had no relief from any of these.

whenever there was a problem, question, or just for 4 week check ups and meds. I am so happy about that, and IF the Insurance Doctors prescription for gabapentin continues to help, it will be a wondreful combo! I have NEVER had any relief, it is so unrelenting! But everybody, thanks so much, and I WILL take the least amount I need, I have never FELT anything like a high off any of my meds....ever!

I have a question regarding my doctors choice of pain management. I am a cancer survivor of about 5 years and have terrible headaches from my brain surgery and chemo didn't allow things no heal properly. Anyway, he refuses to give me anything besides this gabapentin stuff, I've been on it now for 2months and haven't noticed any relief and want to know what you guys think. And he also refuses to give me stronger meds in fear of rebound headaches.

and sun. off I would not take anything on friday, go to work and feel bad on sat. and sun. and come back on monday still feeling bad but getting better, maybe. If you gotta work you gotta work. If you don't think you can do it and you plan on always being on something then I would go the sub route. I would only do the sub route if you have decided that there is no hope for you at ever getting clean. Thats just my opinion. You know how hard it is to stop subs.

m taking major narcotics, oxycontin, percocet, gabapentin tp name but a few. Of course not knowing your medical history I am just speculating. Since neuropathy is a progressive complication, the best thing you could do for yourself is to really keep tight control of your blood sugars, believe me you'll thank yourself later. I do find however, that just standing up and walking around a bit relieves the pins and needles to some degree.

i have been on everything from oxycontin to dilaudid in very high doses for a few years and now am on percocet or lortab. i have a family i need to take care of and i cant even barely function let alone help them. is there anything i can do to help with this. i dont have health insurance so i cnt go to the dr and ask for something like suboxene because i cant afford it. i am in AGONY!! is there anything i can do to get through this?please help!!!

t have MS but the neuropathic nerve pain seems to be familiar to more than one disease. I am also on oxycontin, this is for my back pain and I find it does NOTHING for the pain down my legs!! I have DDD and the pressure on the nerve roots in my spine are whats causing this nerve pain. Its like theres a tornique (?) up around my thighs and the blood supply and nerve endings are all pinched off...

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