(in response to the original post about why you are taking those particular medications)

I don't take Anitrip. that you mentioned, but I know it's a generic name for the medication Elavil. It's also what is called a tricyclic-antidepressent. Sounds confusing I know, but, essentially, it does this: 1. it's a sleep aid (that comes in very hand with RSD) 2. it's an anti-depressant, so it boosts the uptake of serotonin in your brain (the "feel good" hormone) to better stabilize moods as a whole 3. it also works to decrease the amount of anxiety you have on a daily basis. It also, actually, helps with really bad headaches, like migraines as well.

As for Neurontin, I am familiar that one. I have been taking it at 1500mg since the beginning of last October. Not only is it used to treat chronic nerve pain and conditions, as it was explained to me, additionally, it works to skew your brain's perception of how much pain it is in. Neurontin, of course, alone, isn;t the answer, or the only part of treatment/the miracle drug. But, it has helped in ways I didn;t know. I stopped taking it for three days because I just felt it was ineffective, but, i can tell ya, i noticed an increase in pain over those three days. So, needless to say, I don;t mess around with it anymore...it does more than I can logical know it does or explain to you. It takes about a months to fully build up in your system, but you will notice improvement more drastically than that. But, FYI, it FULLY leaves your system altogether in 6.5 days, so, don't let that happen...

..hope this helps..


SAra