Neurontin and leg pain
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I was diagnosed with "noodle leg" today. Have had MS since 2006 on Neurontin & Mobic not really working, by my PCP, any suggestions please. I'm dragging my left leg now, its turning inward, pain, numbness & tingling, weakness. I'm falling more as well. Pain in shoulders, arms & hands as well. Terrible insomnia.
For two years I have been experiencing severe pain in my left hip which radiates down the leg to the foot, as well as numbness and tingling in both feet and pain in the toes. The pain is worst when sitting down, lying down or bending over, and as a result i stand most of my waking hours. It is suspected to be sciatica, but I have not been able to obtain a diagnosis, largely because the CT_Scan and MRI of the lower back, which show some minor problems, show no nerve compression.
numbness in hands and feet is a scary thing get to the doctor or er it could be a blood clot!
I have diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, chronic bronchitis, COPD, hiatal hernia, GERD, restless leg syndrome, arthritic cervical spondylosis, alergies, ADD (my primary care dr says), but have never been diagnosed with it. It makes sense, however, as when in school and even now, I will be talking about one subject and will constantly go off on another completely different subject. My attention span is very short and always has been.
Lyrica has been found useful by some for both pain and anxiety management. Neurontin does similar but with a much higher med amount required.
There's somewhat of a mix here as a benzo is often prescribed for restless leg syndrome.
Not to prescribe, but you may wish to ask Dr. about low dose Klonopin and Lyrica simultaneously.
Best wishes in this!
Russ
PS 'Cybalta' is another possibility to ask about.
I had L4/5 fusion 18 months ago and it solved the leg pain but over time I have awful groin pain when I walk for afew minutes.
Hip pain when I walk & pain in the soles of both feet in last few weeks I have I have stinging pain in back of both legs.
Sitting for more than 10 Mins intensifies the hip pain and leg stinging.
Lying on my back has been very painful since I had the surgery.
Lying on either side also causes pain in hip.
What is going on with my spine?
My husband has pain in left leg with burning sensation in his heal. It occurs constantly day and niight. He is taking 600 miligrams of Neurontin, and it used to help, but doesn't seem to anymore. Are there any new drugs that might help him, the won't incapacitate him?
This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/293245'>Management of spasticity/leg pain.</a>.
Interesting, SJL....I have extreme leg pain at times. I took Neurontin for a while. Drove me batty. Started Lyrica in late Nov. It is working! I was in so much pain. This was all over pain mostly, but it was dx'ed as Fibromyalgia in Nov. It has helped so much. No longer on those heavy duty pain meds and while I do have some breakthrough pain, Lyrica has really worked. I take the lowest dose 150 mg a day, most likely should go up, but the sx are fatigue.
Hi i happened on this site as im in dispare, i have had three surgries on L5 S1 the last being 26 months ago, when they place metal in my spine and fused L5 S1 , i alway get a level of pain ans i have 100% movment without and pain, but if i exercise or walk even i get burning and pain in my feet thighs and backs of my calfs, i can bend double move wherever i want and nothing but this ever pressent pain and burning is killing me nothing seems to help, any ideas anybody, they say it could be scar
on her. She has had chronic leg pain related to a surgical issue decades ago, and has been on Neurontin for this, up to 900 mg per day, but she has cut herself back to 600 mg/day unless her leg pain is very severe. She always feels as if floating, even if she is lying in bed. She has to ask someone in her presence if she is moving her head because she can't tell herself if she is. She lists to the right, and now she has episodes of speech impairment, almost an expressive aphasia.
I met with my surgeon today (12 weeks post-surgery) and asked about my leg pain. He told me that my nerves are probably still inflamed and irritable. He also believes weaning from long-term narcotic use may have something to do with the recent increase in pain.
Don't get me wrong, I love and trust my surgeon. He has an excellent reputation and my experience with him has been nothing but positive.
Since then, I have had referred pain which gives me bad headaches. I have worked with a Physical Therapist for a while and he feels that it is coming from the first 2-3 true ribs and neck area. I have tried trigger point injects which did not work well. I had been on different preventative meds for headaches (nortryptyline, depakote, lyrica, topomax) for 5 yrs but stopped due to side effects. I have not tried neurontin and was prescribed this by my family physician.
The only thing that helped my leg pain was a spinal fusion. Even very high dosages of various narcotics didn't touch the type rof leg pain I was experiencing. I still suffer with low back pain, but I'm very glad to be rid of that leg pain. It's absolutely horrible! I wish your wife's Grandpa good luck, and good treatment with his ongoing leg pain.
It seems to help a little with some of the pain sensations I get, not so much with the others, and it never seems to lower my pain level more than a few numbers on the scale. I was up to taking 300mg 3x per day but most days now I only take it at night, unless I'm having a lot of trouble with the tingly, shocky kind of pain.
It makes a lot of people sleepy, but it seems NOTHING really makes me sleepy - even sleep meds :-(. However it does make me extremely stupid!
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