Cool! I've never responded to my OWN quote before!
How vain can a person possibly get??

But since I can't answer my own question within thy said quote, I'll leave it open for my desperate plea for answers of wisdom

All you can do is try... I hope it helps you. I do read posts where it has been extremely helpful to some... The first time I took Neurontin was years ago when it first came on the market and it was Brand. On the other two trials, I was prescribed Gabapentin (the generic form of neurontin). It didn't seem to make a difference one way or the other in my experience.

Mere

I am on generic because it is all my cheap insurer lets me have.....I can tell you that on opiates, it makes a huge difference. Generics can be 20% off on active ingredients....THAT makes a difference.

With the vicodin, if you have generic and it is 20% less, that is one extra pill per day for me.....so, I am down a pill a day....in one month that is over a week short....ufff.....what can ya say.

I believe you get what you pay for.

I had no idea that narcotics could vary that much! When you are in pain, that percentage could be huge. Can that 20% variation be on the plus side as well?

Mere

Now THAT's an eye-opener!! Goood point!
I'm gonna ask for the Brand name (Lortab) instead of the Hydrocodone I'm currently taking. I will do that on my next refill.

I hope I'm not thinking bassackward here.....Lortab is Brand, right?
Hydrocodone is the Generic......yes?

Very good point Cy, this could make a HUGE difference in the 'tolerance' issue, which drove me to want to try this Neurontin..... I feel i go thru them faster than I should. If I had NAMEbrand, that 20% could prove to be all the difference in the world!!

I ask, only in that after 6 months w/my pn? My hypothyroid, shut down! And the biggest symptom was the super edema in my legs and feet!
When your feet blow up 3-4 TIMES your shoe size? It's definitely a problem, AND definitely caused damages to the vascular and other systems in the legs and feet.
Ultimately, it took 4 years to get the Hashimotos' diagnosis?? Only because my thyroid #'s were going up/down/up continually. And, to treat & stabilize these #'s takes lots longer than we'd like...ergo some damages. [This about 10-15 years after the Hypo-T was diagnosed]
It SHOULD be something just to check off the 'list'? IF you can! It's a matter of 'peace of mind' to know that 'THIS' isn't a culprit.
Further? My docs do request non-generics for the thyroid! They don't believe that the generics are as well controlled quality-wise as they should be. Some docs simply go with the 'flow' so's they don't get 'targeted' about pain meds...sad but true fact of life these days?
It's not hard to find out where a med is 'produced'. It's sounding like I'm biased in some instances? But, There ARE times when quality controls should override costs! It's up to your doc to specify 'brand as named' and not accept generics. However? You get to pay the difference-so ultimately it's your choice. And, at times it's a BIG $ difference!
And, you can always 'appeal' the Insurance Co's Decisions...I'll bet you can find heaps of facts about particular meds that clearly indicate that some generics are not equal to the 'real' thing! Just check out the FDA! It's time consuming? But, it's also educational from all the viewpoints: You-the patient; The Docs; The Pharmacists; and the 'Pharmacy Industry'!
The wrangling over where the 'commas' are placed? Well, it turns your hair GRAY! Not, Grey.
's - j

I believe we had a thread on here regarding generics and that active ingredients could vary by 20% in either direction....altho, the chances of getting MORE of something you paid less for, are, let's just say, unlikely?

I am thinking too, that I will ask for Vicodin. I believe Lortab is a brand name as well....just less familiar with that.

Lortab and Vicoden are the same drug... hydrocodone cut with aceteminophen - just different pharmaceuticals.

Jeepers.....it got cool here and reminds me of Fall......I don't like the serious heat, but, Fall?? Noooooo, not yet! I am not summered out yet! I haven't done half of the FUN things! Like hike on my bike trail or visit my favorite state park!

Howzit goin with your Neurontin so far?

For me, so far i feel absolutely NOTHING!!!! Nada! Not even fogginess (other than my normal genetic lack of intellectual fortitude )

No sleepiness, or any of the other potential side-effects. I tried taking 600mg instead of 300mg per dose for a few days and still NOTHING.

Have I been dooped and am getting placebo ? Or is my tolerance so off the charts that my body doesn't recognize ANY form of pain med unless it has the extra power punch requiring the DEA overlords scrutinization.....