neurontin vs lyrica for fibromyalgia

I have not taken Neurontin, but I have recently started taking Lyrica for nerve pain after neck surgery. I feel the Lyrica was like a miracle for me. My pain was cut at least in half and my quality of life has improved dramatically. I'm taking almost no narcotics now, so I have my sharp mind back. I have not yet had any side effects from the Lyrica, but of course everyone is different.

Hi, Lyrica shouldn't be addictive at the low doses used for neuropathy. My grandmothers been on it or the other derivative, gabapentin, for years. Just take it at low doses. It works wonders for treating nerve pain though.

I took Lyrica for nerve pain for about a year and a half. I didn't have any problem at all when I stopped taking it, but I tapered down. No hint of withdrawl.

All medicines tell you not to suddenly stop taking them. I have fibromyalgia as well and my pain has come back big time since I stopped taking the pain meds. Lyrica is an anti-epileptic drug like neurontin. I am on neurontin it helps with the withdrawals but I don't find any relief for the pain.

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Besides Lyrica and Neurontin, what other pain med is really out there for Fibromyalgia? I have taken both. Loved the Lyrica. I had no pain but the side effects were terrible, including the two broken toes. My GP put me on Neurontin and I am up to 600mg as of last Friday. One 300mg in the morning and one of the same at bedtime. I still have pain but not quite as bad but u know it's still there. I have some side effects from it, too, especially legs and ankles swelling daily.

at one point I was wondering if I had MS. Anyway, I just started taking Lyrica for the Fibromyalgia and while it helps with pain, it really leaves me in a MAJOR fog. I was wondering if anyone else was having the same kind of problems with the drug.

Lyrica is a trade name and Pregabalin is the actual name of the medication. Lyrica is a hybrid, so to speak, and similar to gabapentin or Neurontin. Neurontin is approved for use to treat seizures but was found to be helpful with individuals with fibromyalgia Savella is a dual reuptake inhibitor called a SNRI. Which means is it a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. Levels of norepinephrine have been found to be low in individuals with fibro.

Anti-seizure drugs are the conventional treatment for fibromyalgia. These include Neurontin and Lyrica. Nobody really knows how these medications treat the symptoms (particularly the aches and pains) of fibromyalgia. These medications can help some individuals with fibromyalgia. But these drugs also have serious side effects.

Especially if you don`t tell your doctors cause they just prescribed them and not take them,One doctor prescribed Gabapentin(Neurontin) at first when i started to have GBS but paralysed from head to toes went to Rehab and they changed me for Lyrica ,I really tought that the Lyrica help me better with some pain and effect and was paralysing on the left side when i was overdoing exercise and tired .the doctor Had to bring me back to Neurontin but my accute pain ,back pain ,joint pain etc...

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. I have taken it but it was not successful in treating my sciatic pain. However others have had relief. I hope this bit of information helps you. If you have additional questions please continue to post.

Hi there, okay I have taken Neurontin and Cymbalta together. Neurontin is similar to Lyrica, but is a lot cheaper. I could not tolerate the Cymbalta at all. It made me sick with vertigo, nausea, and it didn't help with the pain. I was prescribed this when they first thought I had fibromyalgia and then later found out it was Still's. I have friends that take Lyrica, a lot of them are on the MS forum here and they had little luck with the med itself.

All I can say is that I was diagnosed with having fibromyalgia in October 2012. Started taking Lyrica at a very low dose 50mg 3x a day via my primary care physician. Within the 4 months that I've taken it, it has been increased to 400mg~200mg morning, 200mg bedtime. Began feeling "high" and wanted to get off of it. So, with the last doctor's with permission, was told that I could stop taking it. Been having crying spells a lot. Been off of it for 9 days.

Cymbalta is a med that is supposed to help with the sleep problem that often occurs w/ fibromyalgia as well as the muscle pain. Lyrica is also supposed to help with the sleep problem, muscle pain and the tingling in extremeities. My dr. had told me not to take cymbalta and lyrica together... but again you NEED to consult a professional on that. I was not able to take either meds because they made me too loopy (swimmy headed). So I do take a benadryll to help me sleep.

Thanks for your answer. Neurologist just gave me Neurontin 100mg daily instead of Lyrica, I've been on it for 5 days, it is supposed to help fibromyalgia, nerve pain and tingling -doesn't seem to help much yet. I am also taking Xanax 0.5mg at bedtime, it helps me sleep a full five hours without waking up, and when I do wake up for the day, I am not tired. If Neurontin doesn't help, I'll ask Dr.

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 was given lyrica for nerve pain in my legs about four years ago. I didn't take a lot of it, only about 50 mgs every other day. My pain got worse, so I asked the doctor if I could double the dose. Doubling just the first couple of times caused swelling in my mouth and around my eyes, so I dropped lyrica altogether. In no time I was hit with xanax type withdrawal symptoms: depersonalization, lack of concentration and dizziness being the most frightening.

I was just recently prescribed neurontin 100mg three times daily for fibromyalgia.. It's working well, buy is making me so sleepy and a bit hungry. Will those effects wear off in time? And is there anything else anyone has to say about the use of neurontin? good or bad?

I have since been diagnosed with Lyme and am not taking Neurontin or Lyrica for the time being, so that I can track how my symptoms are changing with treatment. If I have residual symptoms after treatment, I'll probably go back to Neurontin. It was a better fit for me. There is a Health Page on the MS forum that I think has some good information about treating neuropathic pain: http://www.medhelp.

t tell that it helped me very much. I also took Neurontin for several months also. I guess it works well for some people and for others the neurontin did better. It costs so much more than the neurontin even with my insurance. I no longer take either of these and can not tell much of any difference with my nerve pain. I think it really does depend on the individual, not everybody responds the same to the same med.

Have you been diagnosed with depression or fibromyalgia? Lyrica is used for both of these disorders.

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