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Originally Posted by birchlake
Welcome to the forum, sorry for the circumstances.
Gabapentin, like many other drugs, can be tough to titrate to the proper "effective" dosage, which of course varies from person to person. But it is critically important to get to that effective dosage and some doctors bail out too early.
Gabapentin is my mainstay drug for CRPS. I had to go up to 1800 mg (600 mg 3 times daily) before I found relief. What your doctor is doing is prudent.
I don't think the edema or creep of symptoms is being caused by the gabapentin.
There are other drugs though which can be effective for neuropathic pain such as Lyrica, Cymbalta, and others. You might have to experiment a bit to find the right drug AND the right dosage of that drug. Have you tried any other drugs besides the gabapentin?
I'd type more, but my carpal tunnel is acting up. Hope this helps!
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No problem and thank you very much for typing through the pain to help answer my questions.
besides the gaba I am on
Flexiril 10mg 3x daily
Norco 325 mg once daily at night time but the bottle says every six hours as needed for pain.
Naproxen 500 mg twice daily.
I also have left over lidoderm patches which my doctor is holding off on refilling til she gets to know my case better. I really wish she would they work if i can keep them on by being still.
she wanted to put me on Baclofin (sp?) but I know from a separate injury that it causes hallucinations for me and not fun ones.