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Old 08-29-2018, 11:27 AM
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I myself am on Neurontin (Gabapentin). Also on buprenorphine pain patches (+sublingual buprenorphine for breakthrough pain). My meds have been the very same since 2004.

Neurontin or Lyrica (either) is an anti-epileptic medicine that works on nerve pain, it beats the other meds by far, but you still need them to get rid of the remainder of the pain, I'm afraid, as the Neurontin takes away a lot, but not a portion of it. I'd say my daily pain level is a 2/3. Going to 3/4/5 depending on what I do (walk a lot, well, what for me is "a lot", you know, everything in its context).


No pain pump, or anything else that's invasive for me! Just my decision.
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Work related (car) accident September 21, 1995, consequences:
- chondromalacia patellae both knees
- RSD both legs (late diagnosis, almost 3 years into RSD) & spread to arms/hands as of 2008
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