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Grand Magnate
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Northern Utah
Posts: 3,465
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Grand Magnate
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Northern Utah
Posts: 3,465
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I had been on Neurontin 300mg three times a day for over three years. It made me feel like a zombie all the time. I started using it before a surgery I had in 2011. Things I noticed over time was my memory became very short, I felt like I would stutter or stammer with my speech. I was somewhat dizzy, tripping over things. I was a mess. I wanted to get off of it for quite a while but was afraid of the pain it was helping me with. I also had the shakes all the time. My family felt as I did that it was something that needed to done also because I needed to be there in every since of the word.
I took the pills in the morning, late afternoon and at bedtime. At first I took away my afternoon dose all together because most of the time I would forget to take it. I then did every other day with the evening dose and then the same with my morning dose. I went of very faster than I probably should have but I had to do it. I am a full-time caregiver for husband who has MS so I needed to good for him. Also more dependable for my children and grandchildren.
I was able to adjust with my pain. I lost 20 pounds which made the difference with pain and getting around better. I have a really messed up back so I knew the weight loss was going to benefit me a lot. I did all of this in July and I am amazed at how much better I am doing
Hope all is well for you...look forward to hearing from you!
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Suffered with back problems since birth...7 back surgeries to date, the last one being on 5/13/2015. Fibromyalgia, PTSD, Chronic Pain
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