Any input on my dilemma?

[Nerve_Wrecked]

I'm in a dilemma.

For the last 3 or so weeks I have been having this pain/discomfort in the rib area. The severity fluxuates, sometimes being mildly annoying and tight, and sometimes making me feel sick, and bringing me to the verge of tears. It's always in the same place, bottom of the rib cage, on the left and right side, front and back. Anyway, here's my dilemma...

I'm off my neurontin because without a dose increase I suddenly started getting wicked vertigo from the pills (after 2.5 years on it). My husband's pretty confident that this started either after I lowered my Neurontin ( to taper off) or when I stopped it, and he suggested going back on it to see if it helps.

I can't get in to see my doc until next week, at the soonest. Do you guys think I should try the Neurontin, despite the vertigo? Or just try and hang tight until I see my doc?

Ibuprophen is useless against it, OTC muscle relaxers MAY have helped very slightly last night (or maybe they just knocked me out enough I didn't care as much?), but not enough to continue to use them. And when it's more severe, the nausea is persistent. Even my anti-nausea meds sometimes don't work, but it will wear off within a couple of hours when the pain subsides a bit.

Like I said to my husband "I'm tired and sore. I have no idea what this is, and there's NOTHING I can do about it, and it's wearing me out."

Any input, thoughts ot ideas?


Christine
(un-dx)

[Nerve_Wrecked]

I'm not currently in the care of a neurologist, of the 2 I have seen, #1 told me I had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and sent me on my way, and #2 told me that since my MRI (without contrast, on a 1.0 Tesla) was clear I should just be happy that my brain's healthy. I will likely talk to my family doc about Lyrica, or something else, since the Neurontin did diminish a lot of the "electric shock" pains I was having. It obviously helped, it just happened to make me stumble around like a drunk person too.

As for other meds, no I am currently unmedicated. My primary doc (although I do have a back-up as well) doesn't want to treat most of the symptoms without knowing what she's treating. For the most part I'm ok with that, it's just the occasional thing that makes me want to scream at her. LOL

I'll likely be seeing my "back up" family doc next week, rather than my primary one (she won't be in the office the day I can get in to see her), and he may feel differently about handing out meds to help. He also thinks I have "early MS".

Ok, enough from me. LOL

Christine
(un-dx)

[MCBCON]

Has you talked to your neurologist about lyrica?

[slightlybroken]

Hi

I'm so sorry your in pain. My suggestion would be maybe to try another drug like Neurotin. I wouldn't want the vertigo..just no fun. Have you tried Baclofen? It's a muscle relaxer that works with the central nervous system so it's different than regular muscle relaxers. I'm on it and it has work very well even though I still have some problems with spasms because of it being such a low dose.

Maybe even suggest Lidoderm pads. They numb the muscle with the same thing they use at the dentist office (Lidocane). Especially since your having problems in the same spots. You slap a pad on..and no pain. You keep them on for 12 hours and then 12 hours off and you can cut them to size. I wouldn't try to "hang tight". Your in pain and there is lots of choices you can have on controling it.

Take Care
I'm un-DX