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Originally Posted by Angelina55
Thank you for your concern, it is nice that at least one person cares about me. No I do not have one doctor in "control". I don't know if she knows about CRPS, that will be my first question for her. And right now finding that one doc to oversee everything is my number one concern. I need someone to help walk me through this. I feel like I am getting worse not better. I am going in the wrong direction. I know I have only had this for only 6 months, but I caught it fast and I don't think I should be getting worse.
I have pre-existing depression and mental health issues, so for those I am taking lexapro and abilify.
For sleep I am taking Trazadone. But it doesn't seem to work. I am in so much pain that it wakes me up and I can't fall back to sleep.
Could there be a problem with taking both lyrica and neurotin? Maybe I will start a thread on it. I will have to also look it up to make sure. I don't feel like the Lyrica is really doing anything but make me drowsy. But I wouldn't really know unless I stop taking it. And I don't really have any CRPS meds. except for the pain killers, everything I am taking was because of a pre-existing injury. Oh and the muscle relaxers I was just put on. I think I need some kind of anxiety med because when the pain gets bad I get panic attacks. Is that normal? I just like start freaking out and can't breath and my heart feels like it is going to jump out of my chest!
Angelina
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Hi Angelina, Do I have this right- you are on lyrica from your pain doc- and your family doc just prescribed neurotin? Is that right? If so, did the family doc know your are already on lyrica? There is an old thread october 2008 on the two meds, but I would start a new one and ask for input.
Personally, I was on neurotin for years, then dr. had me go off it and started me on lyrica. Lyrica became the newer drug. Some can take one and not the other, I think it is important you find out about taking 'both' at same time.
These are all meds that crps drs put us on to help with nerve pain etc. neurotin or lyrica, anti-depressants, narcotics, sleep med, anti-anxiety med,
Did you say you are seeing the neurologist Feb 28th? Can you call and ask if he/she has knowledge of crps? If so, perhaps you can get on a wait list for earlier appointment?
There are so many knowledeable people here with lots of experience. I'm sure you will get some good input on a lyrica-neurotin thread asking for help.
Of course, we are all different and what works for one doesn't for another.
But it's the taking BOTH that I have questions about.
Take care, loretta