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Originally Posted by thursday
I have been on nuerontin for 5 months and my doc wanted to switch it up (nuerontin keeps me in bed for 10 hours every night!!). My adjustor said he would not approve Lyrica because its an anti-convulsant.
.... Didn't have the heart to tell him Neurontin is too and that I am approved for that  . It sucks that I am still stuck in bed for so long still- but at least they aren't gonna try to take that away from me too! |
Hi Thursday and welcome to the forum. I am finding the gabapentin has less side effects than lyrica. Neurontin is the same as gabapentin. Is your dosage quite high? Wondering if it's cut back just a little if that would make a difference? Are you using neurontin for off label use? Neurpathic pain? If so, maybe something else could be used for break through pain or flare ups. Just a thought. The adjuster's or casemanager's, think they know more than our doctor's sometimes
. Take care, I wish you the best.