lyrica for lyme

Anyway, I take clonepin at night, Lyrica for the muscle pain and ibuprofen for the tension headaches, which seem to happen every day now. To don't tick me off - I thought of Lyme too, but that test came back neg.

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.

PLEASE get tested for lyme disease, i live in upstate ny. I have lyme disease,and have symptoms you are describing.Don't let your doctor tell you lyme is non-existant in your area.this is NOT TRUE.Insist on an EXPANDED WESTERN BLOT test.You might want to take a look at the lyme forum on this website.

I went on to ask him about my Lyme results because I could not remember if her had told me them the last time...He looked in his computer and said I tested you for Lyme?? I said yes and you sent me for MRI...He said OMG it is not in my notes..hold on..and he called the nurse for my lab results..she brought them in asap and he look at me and said I am so embarrassed......Right then and there I finally felt for the first time he was a normal guy....just a normal guy..

Have you ever been tested for lyme disease. My husband, my son and myself all have the condition. We all have different symptoms at different times. One of the symptoms we suffer with is jaw pain and teeth pain. You can go to my journal pages and see what we have gone through the past year. Lyme disease will make you magnesium deficient. It is worth looking into.

Although FM can APPEAR in early stage Lyme it doesn't mean it IS Lyme disease. Other diseases/conditions/disorders also have FM associated with them--- the list below is not the complete list. "Rheumatic diseases. Disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome and lupus all can begin with generalized aches and pain." Mental health problems. Disorders such as depression and anxiety often feature generalized aches and pain. Neurological disorders.

Blood has been drawn and sent to lab, but no results as yet....any ideas of what might be checked...we were wondering if Lyme disease (tick bite) or spider bite might do this type of symptom...they live in the hills surrounded by trees and deer and other animals live around the area. Any thoughts?

t bend three of your toes, I would consider talking to your HEM/ONC or your primary care physician and asking them to test you for lyme disease. Do you recall being tested for lyme before ? Often the test result could be negative and this happens quite often.

About 16 months ago, I started feeling prickly thighs, when I was sitting, prickly where my clothes touched. I went through physical therapy for what the doctor called DJD for thoracic pain....felt like an electric centipede running around my back, and my right upper shoulder/back would cramp from sitting using computer at work. Therapy worked great on my back. The prickly legs spread. I was aware of my legs at rest sort of a background vibration.

for the last 4 yrs i have been having burning and pain in my feet. also tingling in my arms and hands; weird sensations in my tongue. i have had several tests for nerve damage; been treated with lyrica until bloating and swelling started and switched to cymbalta; it helped at first now about 2 months later the burning and pain is not being relieved. my neurologist says its neuropathy of unknown origin; my primary dr did lyme disease tests that came back positive.

I've been on Lyrica for seven years. It made a huge difference when I first started it, but my pain control has gone downhill over the past six months.

I did have a Lyme titer (negative) how do I go about getting my blood tested through a particular lab?

My LLMD told me it is a neurological symptom set off my rogue impulses in the brain. He has me take Lyrica regularly for it but if it get worse he has me increase my lyrica. It seem to help. Also a luke warm bath with a lot of sea salt helps too!

I have back pain from a nerve problem that doctors missed for a long time, and when I took Lyrica, it was the only thing, including ineffective opiates, that stopped my back discomfort. So, Lyrica is another one to consider, perhaps, for your Lyme symptoms. Patsy, I didn't mean to get all worked up over our opposing views on Lyrica a few days ago, I always like a lively debate, didn't mean to get personal about it.

Have you been checked out for Lyme Disease? I don't know where you are located or if this is a possibility, but it is in every state in the US, Canada, Europe, parts of Asia, and Australia. Many Lyme patients who don't have the expected sore knees and a rash go a long time without a diagnosis as so many doctors are unaware of the many other symptoms it can cause. My Lyme is neurological and I was checked out for MS, Sarcoidosis, Cancer, and Sjogren's.

Hi, I do not have a fibro or CFS dx, but have chronic Lyme which has a good amount of symptom overlap. While undiagnosed, I was treated with meds including Neurontin and Lyrica. I recently saw a new TV commercial for Lyrica. I've never liked these commercials as they seem to minimize the problem and severity of fibro by showing patients resuming active lives thanks to this medication. One I saw in the past depicted a woman working in a bakery.

After donating, my arm hurt for many months and every now and then the pain would come back. For the past week, I have had dull pain in that same arm, starting from the middle and going down towards my hand. I work on my computer frequently so it is possible it is related to that, but I do not have any pain in my left arm. I also have had Lyme Disease in the past, but I have not had any symptoms from that in around 10 years.

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>.

The neuro workup is important, but don't forget to get checked out for Lyme Disease by a doctor who is familiar it. As a male in your late 40's, I would guess your odds of having Lyme are higher than your odds of just now developing MS. MS is one of the most common diseases that Lyme mimics.

Thanks for the comments. I'm starting to get used to my visual symptoms because I've had them since October of last year with no changes. I just wanted to see if peope with lyme have constant eye issues that remain. This is the only symptom that seems to be stable. My twitching and tingling come and go with the vertigo. I'm going to seriously consider getting tested for lyme even though it's probably a long shot since I'm not really an outdoors kinda person.

The following comes and goes not more than a few seconds muscle spasms in my feet, calves tingle all the way up to my knee, twitching over my entire body when at rest including eye twitching, real ache in both arms(this has improved since being on Lyrica), both hands tingle and numb some, thumb hurts sometimes when using it and NOT at all other times and the other thumb is beginning to hurt (the thumb issue really is worrying me), slight numbness in my cheek, ear and part of my head will tingle,

I think Lyrica is the successor to Neurontin. I tried that medication for about a month, but the side effects made me very loopy and dizzy. Now that I am diagnosed with Lyme and co. and taking antibiotics, I no longer take the Neurontin or Lyrica as I want to be able to track how my symptoms are doing. It might not work for others as it did for me, just sharing that it did help me to sleep more continuously and toned down some of the tingling/burning sensations.

I had been taking neurotin so they put me on lyrica and I have been on that for about 2 weeks. I think it may be helping some. Thanks, Quix I thought Id better update you on me! hehehehe.

At that time there was no Lyrica, they gave me Zoloft 50mg. I was someone who exercised daily and felt great until then. The exercise went down to very, very, little because of the pain. It took a few weeks, but I got better. The zoloft also helped with the depression. Wishing you well and never give up.

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