So glad you are feeling better Rrae.

Elephant rides would make you feel better!

Well, for now, I am canning the Neurontin.....just feeling way to goofy emotionally. A feeling of dread, for no good reason...I mean, if any mortal creature can say they don't have dread...which is really impossible...mortal creatures are just good at denial and for some reason, Neurontin strips me of my ability to deny.

So, I dunno what....stay on this minimal dose of Vic, since that does take off the edge....do a med holiday now and then to bring down my tolerance, and just live like this I guess.....use denial.

I gotta go clean my coop....my chickens are clean and I want to keep them that way.

Cold Turkey on this stuff! I was lucky in that I'd eased off of it in less than 10 days and onto my other goodies? But, going CT off of such stuff can lead to real short term and possibly critical med issues.
I KNOW that you won't CT on this med, As I respect your knowledge and good sense too much. But others? They don't know about such things.
I truly hope others don't think I've condemned Neurontin? I don't think I have. But, it sure didn't work for me in that waay too many of the cited side effects? Well, were 'side effecting' ME! I know others need it to live and get by. For me, the S/E's were worse than the help the med should have been doing. Therefore, I'm soo cautious about adding new meds, and even supplements to my 'regime'.
Pain aside? [THAT'S a given?] I hope you get thru this all.
!!!!!!!!!!'s - j

Yeahhhh.......this Neurontin thing, i just dunno...
I'm reealllly giving it the good ol' college try, but just don't know.
I think perhaps I may have attributed an exceptionally 'good' week -- on this med, when in fact I've had weeks like those few and far between during the whole PN nightmare.
Today, to be quite frank I feel like I've been hit by a freight train loaded with the Rockie's finest coal. For nooo apparent reason (?)
We had a huge (tropical-like) storm last night here in the mid-lands, so maybe the weather has something to do with this setback, but I'm pretty much second guessing this med working for me.
God Bless America for those it has helped.
But for me, i think i just need to let it go. (taper of course)
Still unsure tho, (and a bit cranky ), and they say never make decisions whilst thy mentality is in high gear.....

GRRRRRR, grass stains on my white capri pants.....stupid chickens!

I have 7 wayward birds that insist on squeezing thru the 3 by 3 inch squares in the electric fence....teenage birds (one has grown too big to fit and stays put).....and they go rummage in my garden, which is fine, since I am not selling what is in there....it's gourds and not edible stuff, but, I don't want them in contact with wild birds, especially during migration.....darn things....

I chase them back 4-5 times per day, and no, I can't put in any more fencing. I just took down that plastic snowfencing stuff, that kept them in but pulled down my electric fence poles. Ugh....I am almost ready for chicken soup, but these chickens are so pretty, I want them for chicks next spring. I think they will have pretty chicks....if I keep a few, which hubby says is not happening, but, you know....wooops. I think I need a few replacements, don't you?

Anyway, I am tired of running thru the asparagus yelling rwwwarrrr, and shaking a stick, then running round and round the fenced area, still yelling with my big stick, then catching these wayward youngsters and dropkicking them over the fence....(ONLY KIDDING) they are nicely launched into an orbit that lands them safely in the middle of the run....these are my pretties now, I wouldn't hurt them....not even a feather is missing. They are petrified of me, and the others come to me when I say 'chick, chick, chick, chiiiiiiick.' What a dilemma. This was the batch I got later and the older bigger chicks kind of pick on them, no matter what I do....they are not real mean, they share the coop and food, but they just act like 7th grade girls.

Chickens are not so different than people. This is more entertaining than watching CNBC. No?

Yes they are and more entertaining

Sounds like your chickens give you a lot of joy Cyclelops, it's our pets (animals) that help us get through this thing PN. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats and would not be without them.

doc put me on 300mg lyrica and 25 mg amtryptoline first day. was in la la land for a week. Stopped cold turkey, no problem because I didnt know about side effects. I can still up or down dosage of anything without much grief. Folks dont try this at home!!!!

Oh, I have 3 labradors too! I have had some pretty large menageries! Yes, my animals do give me a lot of joy. So do my kids and grandkids.

This Neurontin thing is just making me question the law of physics in general!!
It's obvious that it hasn't helped one iota with the pain.....and I've been a border-line bipolar mess since I've started this!
I've read on a couple of the other forums here at NT something to do with 'Depression Induced Neurontin'......and it's no secret I've battled depression for years.....
But GOODLORD I've had 2 episodes during this 6 week trial, one was a complete mental breakdown in which I truly wanted to DIE. Just SICK OF IT!
And 2 wks later I am beginning to feel another mental decline!
I'm tapering off this stuff.
I'm sick of being a medication guinea PIG

Oh yes, not to mention the complimentary 2 week titration packet of SAVELLA my doctor wanted me to try!
And yes, I've read the nightmares, so just peg me stupid and call it good.

.............good morning ? ....