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In Remembrance
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: SE Kansas.
Posts: 374
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In Remembrance
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: SE Kansas.
Posts: 374
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Hi star,
The bad news is that different drugs have different side-effects to the same drugs. Sone can tolerate Neurontin; others can't. they have to stop taking it.
The good news is that there are several drugs that have the same mechanisms of action as Neurontin (they are called GABAergic drugs). The more recent GABAs appear to have fewer, and less dramatic side-effects, but they cost more than Neurontin, and insurance companies don't want to pay for them.
If Neurontin doesn't work for you, you need a doc who will try others until he finds the one that works best for you, and who will insist that no other drug will do. If w.c. sent you to this doc, the chances are he won't do it.
The really bad news is that we have to fight for everything we get, and we lose a lot of fights. Just another trial that goes with this diagnosis. Pray you have a good dos, but be ready to fight if you don't...Vic
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