meds good or bad

[crow899]

received massive blow to head 18 months ago have been on several meds to enable to sleep and for chronic migraines am currently taking neurontin memory has improved some since accident however now i can be driving to work or elsewhere and will forget where i am going  for 15 or 20 miles at a time does anyone have any experience with this medicine im not sure if its helping or making things worse,

[crow899]

sufferd severe concussion  in 07 recently had mri which showed i had  a small incidental bone island in the supraorbital right frontal bone , could this be the cause of the many problems i am having , headaches ;dizziness,blurred vision,chronic insomnia amonse other things .

[crow899]

i spoke to my neurologist about my mri , which showed i have a small bone island in my head he says its nothing to worry about and actually didnt even mention it till i brought it up, other people have told me its something to keep an eye on is that correct should i keep an eye on this?

[crow899]

thank you paul

[PaulMD]

Hi there.

I believe that the drug neurontin is not responsible for the memory lapses but it is not also the absolute cure for this symptom.

I think that your present memory lapses may still be related to some form of brain injury that you have incurred 18 months ago, and there will be no telling on when this would improve or disappear completely.  

The neurontin is more for the neuropathic pain and may also help in the migrain, but I believe that for the memory part, occupational therapy should help in the recovery process.

Regards.