Lyrica for sciatic nerve pain

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Avatar n tn I just started taking Lyrica for sciatic pain secondary to herniated discs. I've taken two 75-mg doses so far. On the second night, I was awakened by excruciating pain in my right leg, worse than what I was having pre-Lyrica. Has anyone experienced an increase in his/her nerve pain after starting Lyrica?
Avatar m tn Lyrica is for nerve pain,percocet and other pain meds usually wont help nerve pain.
1415174 tn?1453243103 I have been on clonazepam for 30 years for cyclic vomiting syndrome/abdominal migraine. The sciatic pain is now intermittent (low one day high the next) and I have had it for 3 months. I see my NP tomorrow and wonder if there is anything I can suggest or ask for.
Avatar f tn can anyone help please, I am a 41 year old female, I had a car accident in 2006, which left me with herniated discs in both neck and back. I have constant sciatic pain in left arm and leg, and also pain in lower back, and pain in left side rear rib area, i am on a mixture of medications which do not relieve this pain at all.
Avatar m tn What could you recommend to use for nerve pain other than Lidocaine patches. I have been using the patches with wonderful relief for 2 years and now Aetna says they will only cover them for post hepatice neuralgia. They even denied my doctor's appeal. Two years ago I had laminectomies of L2,L3,L4,L5,S1 after many ESIs and SJIs. I also have my sciatic nerve running through my piraformis muscle. The surgery got rid of most of my back and sciatic pain and I no longer use a walker or wheelchair.
Avatar m tn Cymbalta actually worked for me after I had a major back surgery...i had alot of nerve damage in my sciatic and the cymbalta helped me while they were doing procedures to ease the nerve pain such as epidurals and rfas...however getting off of it was not the easiest thing I ever had to do...my dr lowered the dose and got me off of it safely but I was still going through some moderate withdrawals like shaking and nausea but they only lasted a few weeks and I was fine afterward...
Avatar n tn lyrica is mostly for nerve pain..I just had fusion...lyrica is of little help..side effects are not great..dizziness, loss of concentration etc..
Avatar f tn Neurontin/Gabapentin is dosed differently than many other medications... The therapeutic levels are usually from 1600mg to 3600mg daily. So, your Dr. is starting you at a very appropriate dosage.. If you feel that the weekly tirating dosage is going up too quickly...just speak with your Dr. Neurontin, just like Lyrica and Cymbalta are actual nerve pain meds so it's no surprising at all that you are getting good relief from your sciatic nerve pain.
Avatar f tn an opiate is not the main medication for treatment. Most patients are on a nerve pain medication like Lyrica, Neurontin, or Cymbalta. These target specific nerve pain which is your main source of pain with the herniated discs and sciatic nerve pain. An opiate does not work well for this. Same thing with having a muscle relaxer to take as needed. Flexeril, Skelaxin, Robaxin, Baclofen, or Zanaflex. This is very useful for those times with bad muscle spasms... Again...
1415174 tn?1453243103 They just say myofasical pain syndrome. I think it may be a pinched sciatic nerve or pyriformis syndrome. Not sure though. The PT's say SI joint dysfuntion. It also varies every other day. I get one day of lower pain then the next is moderate and so forth. I have been walking an hour now and trying to get more strength but I have gotten deconditioned due to sitting too much due to the pain. I got off all pain killers a long time ago and can tolerate it now. But I just want to my life back.
Avatar f tn anyway I am writing this and suggest anyone with my type of pain ask their doctor about this combination for nerve pain....helps my nerve pain significantly and also has gave me energy and lifted my spirits and makes more alert and much more energy and also helps suppress my appetite where Lyrica by it's self stimulated my appettite....
Avatar n tn s very common with Fibromyalgia. Lyrica is a medication that helps with neuropathic pain relating to nerve issues and the Central Nervous System (CNS). If that medication helped with your headaches and pain, your Fibromyalgia is probably relating to your CNS and your nerves running up and down your spine up into your brain. I have the same kind of Fibro. There are other less expensive drug options if Lyrica worked for you that you may or may not know about.
Avatar f tn It affects chemicals and nerves in the body that are involved in the cause of seizures and some types of pain. More and more this is being prescribed for various causes of nerve pain.Also it reportedly is showing success as a ************** option for fibromyalgia symptoms. Neurotin is chemically similar to the drug Lyrica. Neurontin is also used to treat nerve pain caused by herpes virus or shingles. It can interact with hydrocodone, morphine or naproxen and others.
Avatar f tn How in the world can you make the sciatic nerve pain go away! I'll be 39 weeks tomorrow and since 25 weeks or so I've had this horrible sciatic pain that doesn't let me walk at times, it gets really intense! Any pain relievers aside from Tylenol or warm pads?
Avatar n tn is it possible for a fall to result in sciatic nerve problems with no back pain
5135507 tn?1367163227 So, 2 years ago and after being put on the fentanyl patch and other opiates, lyrica for nerve pain, I had 2 more surgeries. A spinal cord stimulator that didn't work, they removed it and put one in with paddle leads...supposed to work better. It didn't either. So today, I think I'm 26 days fentanyl free...my dr was fired and they left all her patients to fend for themselves. I came off fentanyl, cold-turkey.
Avatar f tn I have tried both Neurontin and Lyrica for facial nerve pain from a badly botched root canal. Neurontin seemed to work for awhile but made me really stupid. Lyrica never did anything except make me cry all the time. I finally found some relief with Tegretol XR (extended release). You may also want to try a homeopathic whatever called "nerve fix".
Avatar f tn Gabapentin works for some people and not for others. Compression of a nerve or nerve root typically isn’t helped that much by medications unless the compression is relieved first. Medications can help ease pain but not numbness once the compression is relieved.
535884 tn?1270898471 Hello Suec, Apparently you suffer from sciatic nerve pain. I do also. It is a horrible pain. I can relate and I am sorry that you are experiencing pain issues with your sciatic nerve. Ouch! Some years ago it was thought my pain was from my femoral nerve. Through a PM Clinic I was offered something similar to Radio Frequency Ablation but this procedure would basically have "killed" the nerve. I declined the procedure and I am so glad I did.
Avatar n tn In your opinion, do you feel that the Lyrica helped? I was put on the Lyrica and Cymbalta a year ago for nerve pain. Seemed to help in the beginning but lost it's effectiveness. Also, are you using the PT recommended by Dr Renney or someone you found on your own? I have my phone appt with Renney in 2 weeks which seems like forever. Getting nervous. Is he easy to talk with? I really feel like I have the PN/PNE. I hope I can get some relief. If I cannot relief soon, I may try for disability.
Avatar n tn I went to my doctor yesterday for a regular appt and told her about my pain. She referred me to a physical therapist for sciatic nerve pain. But who knows how long that will take before I actually see one. I woke up this morning with the pain way worse. I can hardly walk or even stand up. Anyone have any tips or tricks to help with this? When/should I call my doctor again because the pain has gotten worse. Id say defiantly a 9.
Avatar f tn Today, I just started experiencing some pretty incomfrotable leg pains that start in my back and extend down my right leg. From what I've researched it seems to be sciatic nerve pain. Has anyone else experienced this? What did you do for pain relief? Im 16w 5d right now.
Avatar f tn Not sure if it would work for fibromyalgia. I have nerve pain from RSD after many hand surgeries. (I also have fibromyalgia.) I did stellate ganglion blocks for the nerve pain and have had varying relief with them. Maybe it's something you could ask about. Best of luck.
Avatar f tn Ok so I'm about 27 weeks pregnant or so, they still are having troubles dating my baby. I get this sharp pain that spirals down my left leg. It makes it nearly impossible to walk and sometimes it hurts so bad that I cry. If it's due to the baby and the sciatic nerve stretching id there anything I can do to relieve the pain?