i don't understand it, either, wendy. I ate tons of advil the first year - 3200 mgs. a day, as my old pcp would do nothing. I even took a chance and had an esi while taking it, accepting that i could start bleeding and not stop (sadly, the shot did nothing).
My new pcp - who i see tomorrow - agreed immediately to take over my meds. when i was released from the surgeon (who took very good care of me for a year after the fusion).
i had to sign a paper with the usual stuff about no other docs, rx at one place only, etc.
I just HATE when a doc says its all in our heads but then do stuff like give us steroids.
I can't take neurotin either - made me deleriously high. Was kinda fun that first few hours - felt like i had had a few drinks. That quickly went into being so drugged up by the second dose that i thought i would go insane.
Its strange, as pain meds don't do that at all, in fact, they only take the edge off the pain. But that neurotin, shudder, never again would i take it.