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Originally Posted by bent98
My pain doctor wont RX above 300mg [of Lyrica] as she feels side effects and efficiency does not warrant doses higher.
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This is not unusual, and there are studies to support it.
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Neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy
The maximum recommended dose of Lyrica is 100 mg three times a day (300 mg/day) in patients with creatinine clearance of at least 60 mL/min. Begin dosing at 50 mg three times a day (150 mg/day). The dose may be increased to 300 mg/day within 1 week based on efficacy and tolerability. Because Lyrica is eliminated primarily by renal excretion, adjust the dose in patients with reduced renal function [see Dosage and Administration (2.5)].
Although Lyrica was also studied at 600 mg/day, there is no evidence that this dose confers additional significant benefit and this dose was less well tolerated. In view of the dose-dependent adverse reactions, treatment with doses above 300 mg/day is not recommended [see Adverse Reactions (6.1)].
http://www.drugs.com/pro/lyrica.html
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Originally Posted by bent98
Is there any drugs that help the alloydinya that I can suggest to my pain doctor?
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Here is one list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allodynia#Drugs
and if you haven't already, I would look further into the condition and other treatment modalities.
Google:
allodynia treatment
HTH,
Doc