Gabapentin for stenosis
Common Questions and Answers about Gabapentin for stenosis
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Doctor, thank you very much for answering my question. I should have made my question clearer. Those MRI results were pre-surgery. I also had a MRI after surgery. The only difference as was;
At C6-7 Status post anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion at C6-7, with plate and screw fixation hardware, and residual osteophyte.
My question is do my symptoms correlate with left sided moderate foraminal stenosis at C4-5? Do you think a diskectomy and fusion there would help me?
It takes work, but find a physician that wants to help you..... i have been taking nuerontin (gabapentin) for several years for nueropathy and never noticed a single benefit from it when going through withdrawals..........
Hi - my neurologist has recently put me on 2400 mg of Gabapentin per day for severe RLS, along with the .5 mg Mirapex and .5 mg Clonazepam I am already on. I also had a double bypass about 1 1/2 years ago and am on a lot of different heart meds. For the past two days I have been experiencing numbness in my left arm and hand. I called my pharmiscist just now and he says it is a side effect to the Gabapentin but I should get use to it in a few days. I worry because it is my left arm.
This sounds like a nerve irritation due to compression or injury. MRI spine could be reviewed for any bony spur, canal stenosis and degenenerative disc disease, and which each could cause compressive radiculopathy of the nerve, roots as it exits the neural foramina. This could be nerve irritation at a lower level and a possible injury. The insoles could be causing postural disturbance and nerve irritation.
MRI of brain and lumbar spine clear for lesions though had schmorl nodes, foraminal stenosis and facet atropy (mild) in lumbar spine. LP clear.
Seeing my neuro again next month but unsure where to go next, he has refused to do evoked potentials or nerve conduction studies - which i think i should have.
There is buldging of the intervertebral disc (which acts as a cushion between the two vertebrae)at all lumbar levels,This buldging is causing narrowing of the spinal canal through which the spinal cord is passing and this narrowing is causing compression or entrapment of the nerves which is causing spinal stenosis. Spinal stenosis is a medical condition in which the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and nerves.
Hi! I had been hanging out on the Neurological Limboland forum for a couple months. I was having some headaches, pain, tingling, numbness, burning pains that I was waiting for a diagnosis. My neurologist did an MRI of brain and spine to rule out MS and other conditions and found that I have moderate cervical stenosis caused by a bulge in C5-C6.
m not saying Gabapentin is the cause of pain for anyone, but I know that for my mom and myself, it added to the pain it was supposed to be helping. Had I known what I know now (isn't that always the case) I would never have taken any of those meds. As I said, I don't know if the medication is causing you any adverse affects, but it might be worth your time to look into it and discuss it with your doctor. I have more information I could share with you if you want. Just let me know.
My mum suffers from spinal stenosis, chronic pain, neck pain and a variety of other conditions. For almost two years now she has lost most of her mobility and has muscle spasms that effect her ability to walk on her own? after many hospital appointments and doctor appointments we are still unaware of the extent of her condition. no doctor has been able to determine where her extreme pain in her spine, neck, head and shoulder are coming from.
Moderate loss of disk height and disk desiccation without spinal canal stenosis or foraminal narrowing.
L1-2: Broad-based disk bulge noted. This finding narrows the thecal sac to 5 mm consistent with a least moderate stenosis. There is also secondary bilateral at least mild foraminal narrowing. Mild facet arthrosis.
L2-3: Mild loss of disk height and disk desiccation without spinal canal stenosis or foraminal narrowing. Mild facet arthrosis.
Currently, the 2 most effective medications for peripheral neuropathy that we have available are gabapentin (Neurontin) and pregabalin (Lyrica). The latter is a newer drug and is more expensive than the first. I generally tend to start with gabapentin and will switch to pregabalin if the gabapentin isn't doing the trick. The mediactions may not take away all of your symptoms, although ideally, they will dampen them considerably.
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.
Gabapentin is a good drug for some things, and not for others. General side affects are things like headaches, stomach pain, dizziness, dry mouth, sleepiness---the normal things that can happen when you go on any drug. Most of the time, gabapentin doesn't have extreme ill affects on anyone unless you skip a dose.
I do know of people who say the drug can be addicted in high doses. Considering that you're just starting the medication, I wouldn't guess you'll be on a high dose.
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