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Originally Posted by tkrik
I hope you are able to get some relief before the 1 month is up.   Hopefully the PT will help out quite a bit. 
Just a little tip that I learned about Neurontin. When I 1st started taking it 5 years ago, I was the same way as you. It doped me up from the 1st dose and sometimes will even now. I did some research on it as I really liked it and was fully out of pain for the 1st time in years. I found that if I drink plenty of water and eat protein within an hour after taking it I don't have the loopy feeling anymore. (Well, with my morning dose.  My night time dose of 600 mg is another story. LOL). I take 900 mg a day (300 am and 600 pm) and can tolerate it much better now. Every now and then I will get loopy on the morning dose but it is not that often. |
Thanks for the tip. I thought about staying at the 300mg for a while before titrating up at all. Now maybe I will up to 600mg at night but not take any during the day. I think it is helping b/c I am not getting the shooting pains in my arm now quite as much. I know once I start the PT the pain will increase. I might have to increase something and I hate to get dependent on percocet (sorry Sally - LOL!)
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Originally Posted by Aarcyn
I do my PT exercises faithfully. DH got a pulley
My arm was stuck so close to my body that I needed baby powder just to stop the irritation of the skin. Do you have any of that?
I hope the major drugs help you sleep. I know they have been a godsend for me.
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I don't have anything yet. I haven't know what to do except continue with my massage therapist weekly. She has been a godsend. I will find out next week what they PT masochists want me to do and I will follow their instructions to the letter.
I had a problem with my knee about 10 years ago and avoided surgery by going to PT for 8 weeks! And then following up for another 10 weeks! I was not going to have surgery! I don't do well with anesthesia so if I can avoid surgery, I will.
So, we shall see what happens! This has just been a nightmare along with ending a partnership in the flower shop.