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Old 03-08-2011, 08:57 PM #1
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Anyone had Neurontin CAUSE back pain? Just wondering how common or not common that is. My lower back has been bothering me.........Just wondering.
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Anyone had Neurontin CAUSE back pain? Just wondering how common or not common that is. My lower back has been bothering me.........Just wondering.
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Just my "normal" lower back pain that I have had for 20 years, well b4 I started on Neurontin......I take 900 mg. a day.
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Janet, Neurontin can cause back pain, muscle pain and joint pains in small numbers of patients. It would be best to start decreasing your dosage and see if this improves. You can safely cut your dose in half and keep that lower level for a couple of days and then repeat this until you are off. Good luck
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Anyone had Neurontin CAUSE back pain? Just wondering how common or not common that is. My lower back has been bothering me.........Just wondering.
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Hmmmmm....now that you mention it, YES my lower back pain seemed to have started in the same timeframe I began Neurontin.....
Can you describe the pain?
Mine is actually becoming rather alarming.....more of an 'acute' nature, as in a KNIFE stuck in the back! It comes in 'episodes'.....it isn't constant
Is this how yours presents itself?

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yes 100% with me, not when sitting but when standing down real low when I was on 300 mg.

went away after I went off lyrica however am back on 150 mg after a particularly bad flare but no back pain yet.
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Hmmmmm....now that you mention it, YES my lower back pain seemed to have started in the same timeframe I began Neurontin.....
Can you describe the pain?
Mine is actually becoming rather alarming.....more of an 'acute' nature, as in a KNIFE stuck in the back! It comes in 'episodes'.....it isn't constant
Is this how yours presents itself?

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Mine is more achey than knife-like. Also, mine is more constant. I am trying to "narrow" down possible suspects. I have it down to 3........1) plain old back pain due to age (almost 45 yrs) 2) Neurontin 3) Simvastatin (Zocor).
We shall see.......................
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I vote for the Zocor.... hands down! as your cause!

Zocor causes PN too...among many other things.
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I vote for the Zocor.... hands down! as your cause!

Zocor causes PN too...among many other things.

Thanks for your input......I think Zocor could be my problem as well. Have you heard of any others complaining of back pain from Zocor?
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arent there warnings now on statins that if muscle pain occurs to discontinue use?
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The large muscles of the back and legs are most often the first with symptoms.

I would get a CPK test to see if your muscle enzymes are elevated.

Statins affect mitochondria, so that energy production in the cells becomes impaired and damaged.

If you develop ANY darkening of the urine... get to a doctor or ER ASAP.
This is a grave sign and can damage your kidneys.
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