Neurontin for Chronic Pain

[From Aunt Lindy to Mariah]

I was curious about Neurontin.  I have been told that this medicine is good for Chronic Pain. I know it is also for use with people that have seizures.  Could someone tell me how Neurontin has helped or hurt them.  I have been taking it at night 300mg small dose for sleep and Chronic Pain.  I dont want to go to a higher dosage until I research more.  My doctor says this is a good helpful medicine.  I just want to get more input.
Thank you very much for your help.  Shelly.

[theRainbowChild]

I take four 400mg pills of Neurontin every day.  It takes a few days for them to get in your system.  I am 26 and I have fibro myalgia.  This is THE BEST medicine I have found.  I absolutely love it.  It may not be physically addictive, but it has been psychologically addictive for me.  I love the mild "high".  It puts me in the absolute best mood ever.  I do have side effects:  I feel like I'm floating in the clouds, I become very talkative, I am extremely HAPPY, and I feel RELAXED completely.  I think Neurontin is for a very specific type of nerve pain, and it's been a sanity saver for me!  :)
It helps with my pain better than any narcotic.  I love it.
-Jennifer

[donewitis]

I think you should start a new post. This one is from 2001. More people will advise and offer support if you do this. I can't advise you on this..I'm pretty new here, but I do feel your pain..and maybe you can taper down some of these meds and apply again for SSDI. Just keep posting..I'll be lookin out for ya!

[0421]

God is a forgiving God, we do not know why we have our trials but I plan on asking when I see him, I will save a place in line for you to ask too...  I am on Lyrica for post perhiptic nueralgia (siatica nerve pain from shingles). I took Nuerontin and found out that Lyrica works best for me. My pain Dr and I have to change it up now and again deciding upon how my pain level is. I have never heard the more you take the less it works. As a pharmacy Tech the lowest does that works for you is the best one. If you go  to a pain Dr and you trust him let him decide, if you are like  I am I have to research everything and I want to be included in all my medication decisions. the one time I was not I ended up on to much Vicoden. So good  luck and prayers to you,

[mikeinohio271]

this is the first time reading all this i am 38 have heart trouble diabetic nueropothy and l4 l5 discs are deteriorating rapidly also 7 surgeries on back i am currently on 40 mg oxycotin 2 timesdaily nuerontin 600mg a day cymbalta 30mg 2 a day and a fentanyl pain patch 60 mg a day and i cant get approved for disability i cant function with all these meds im losin my house cause i cant work cant get unemployment and am ready to kill myself cause i cant care for my 2 kids my mom takes care of them oh yeah and im a single dad in ohio just need some advice or just to talk bout this i feel like god is punishing me with all of this and am goin nuts

[Leilani43]

I read somewhere that the more nueronrin you take the less it works. I have just acquired some to help with the restless leg issues from vicodin tapering, don't know if they work yet.

[Lostinspace1]

you are not alone mike. there are many of us just like you. I, and many others have been exactly where you are right now. No one gets here with the intent to become an addict, but it happens to alot of good people. It was not my intent to be in this situation,yet I am. For me , it started with a pinched sciatic nerve,  Lorcet 10/650 1q 4-6hrs daily,surgery to relieve the pressure on the nerve then Meperghan 100mg q 4 prn after surgery. it helped for about 4 yrs, then scar tissue took over pressure on the nerve and it has been a never ending battle with various opiates and synthetics every since. Was as high as 240 mg. Ocontin at 1 time, got scared of it, switched to methadone 65 mg a day. I finally had enough of that this past december, quit cold, I wouldnt recommend that for anyone else,felt like I was dying, wished for it, but it didnt happen. I finally got into an addiction specialist who currently has me on perc 10/325 3X daily Xanax 2mg. 3X daily Neurontin 300mg. 3X daily Lexapro 20mg. 1X daily Restoril 60 mg. at bedtime. Unfortunately you cant function very well with all that in your system and I told the doc that. His reply to me was this all started in 93 and I didnt get where I am overnight therefore coming back overnight was entirely out of the question. His plan is to reduce dosages over time, I guess its a plan, its the only one I have, so for now I do what he says, I pray alot, and hope that all this will go away before I die in a RX induced haze. Just Remember there are alot of us like you and worse out here, they just dont fess up to it. Regardless of how you got here, Recreationally or otherwise, YOU ARE NOT ALONE in this mess, we are all connected to each other in one way or another and Jesus Forgives!