Hi...Gabapentin is not a generic for Lyrica, but Neurontin...Lyrica is used to treat Fibromyalgia....and many times chiari is mis-dx'd as Fibro...the symptoms for chiari r similar to many diff conditions which is y getting a dx can be diff and many drs r more familiar with the other conditions then they r with chiari, so they feel it can not be chiari.
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With my insurance I pay $5 for 90 of the 600mg gabapentin. Without insurance it costs $120 for the 90. That is at Wal-Greens and I know there prices are quite a bit higher than many pharmacies. I would talk it over with your doctor to see what he/she says.
Neurotin (generic, gabapentin) is NOT classified as an ADDICTIVE substance.
I have just recently weaned off of gabapentin.....off 51 days now. I was prescribed the med to help with nerve pain and nerve damage. (some of it is permanent now)
If you read up on it, you will find that it effects people differently. I DO feel like it helped me when I had blown out discs, no insurance and constant compression on my nerves like a live wire!.
I have taken tramodol for five years for my neuropathy and I swear by it!
I take gabapentin (the brand name here is also Neurontin, but it is now available in the U.S. as the generic gabapentin.) I take it for nerve pain as well. Some folks say it helps getting off opiates, but there is no way to avoid feeling sick when you finally stop them.
Gabapentin has been largely replaced by Lyrica in the States (a long story..its basically the same drug.
What I forget to ask is what time of day/night it is best to take the Gabapentin capsules. My RLS is (was) bad in the evenings & through the night. Perhaps I need to be on these for a few days to get the full effects - I can't sleep tonight hence my searching the interweb for any help or advice.
I have been on Gabapentin for years. It is a generic for Neurontin, which is prescribed as an anti-seizure med, but off label is prescribed for nerve pain. It usually takes higher doses for nerve pain. I was taking 900 mg per day, 3 am, 3 noon, and 3 nightly. Now I take 3 at night and 2 during the day. I am on other pain meds to help with the pain from 2-level cervical disc herniation and multi-level DDD and radiculopathy in my arm, hand, back and leg.
This is the most common side effect of gabapentin. Some say it's more common with the generic than the Neurontin, but I don't know firsthand, but it does interest me as my psychiatrist wants to try Neurontin on me next.
I wish more doctors would prescribe gabapentin for people going through withdrawals. I know you don't want to change one drug for another but from what i read it is not habit forming. I now we've all heard that before though! I wasn't on it long enough so I can't say for sure. What I can say it was amazing how much easier withdrawals were. I have detoxed 6 times and this last time took the gabapentin. What a difference it made!
Congrats on going at it again.
Can someone tell me what Gabapentin or tizanidine is? What its used for and will it help with suboxone withdrawals? Any info would help. Thanks.
This is a very old thread regarding Gabapentin. I assume that is the drug that is being ordered for you at 400mg.
Pain and swelling of the extremities can be a side effect of the medication, Gabapentin. Some ppl develop side effects such as swelling while others do not. I encourage you to discuss this with your prescribing medical provider.
It's important to to determine what is causing the swelling. It may or may not be the Gabapentin. Only your PCP can help you uncover the cause.
With the 3 medical issues you have going on, I can see why your dr would want to try neurotin (gabapentin is the generic name). It may well help with your fibro, your neuropathy, any nerve pain in your back and a side benefit CAN be sleep, too (at least when you first go on gabapentin). They usually have you take your first dose at night because it can make you sleepy.
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