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I was on neurontin many years ago, never got up to the max amount. I simply couldn't stand the brain fog. It was awful. Fast forward a few years, new aches and pains. Tried Tramadol. Oh yeah, it worked. Great actually. Zero pain!!! Miracle drug? not for me, it works like speed. I couldn't sleep. At the time I was a school bus driver and needed to be alert at all times. I still won't use it, DH uses it on road trips to stay awake too.

I use BioFreeze on my feet, good stuff. Flexeril and Vicoden the rest of the time. If needed
Who is DH? I got a DUI for driving while on tramadol.
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I was wondering about the combination of neurontin and tramadol and whether that might work too, but I had trouble holding out for the neurontin to work. I only took it a couple of weeks and it hadn't started working yet, if it was going to work at all, so I went with the tramadol. I appreciate all of this input, have had many dark days wondering if things were going to improve at all.
I was on Neurontin & Tramadol from the start.
Both were Rx'd by the head of neurology at Johns Hopkins in 1999.
I still take it - 300-400mg/day in 100mg doses, but I switched to Lyrica a few years ago when it became available in the US. I work (use power tools at work), & drive a van in the metro area. No significant s/e and major relief from PN pain and symptoms.
I am a believer of the meds 'cocktail' and feel that the combination of the two are much more efficient than either one, alone.
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I got a DUI for driving while on tramadol.
Medications effect different people differently. We've seen that in just this thread; responses to tramadol have ranged from drowsiness to nothing to stimulant. The same goes for gabapentin and any combinations - medication interactions.

Most meds that have the known propensity warn patients on the prescription label not to drive/operate machinery (at least at first) while taking them. After a time (also different for everyone) as the system gets used to the medication, tolerance develops. Some longterm chronic pain patients on high doses of opioids have no impairment while driving, while others taking miniscule doses for a short time may be loopy.

No hard/fast rules here.

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I was on Neurontin & Tramadol from the start.
Both were Rx'd by the head of neurology at Johns Hopkins in 1999.
I still take it - 300-400mg/day in 100mg doses, but I switched to Lyrica a few years ago when it became available in the US. I work (use power tools at work), & drive a van in the metro area. No significant s/e and major relief from PN pain and symptoms.
I am a believer of the meds 'cocktail' and feel that the combination of the two are much more efficient than either one, alone.
Thanks. Since I found out that it was ok to take tramadol and neurontin at the same time, I am doing that. I noticed that if I added the neurontin, that the pain relief would not only last longer, but it seemed like it was more effective. After initially getting drowsy (on both), I seem to be back to normal pretty much. You all have been a big help here, believe me!
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I tried this this drug on Thursday and had seizures clear into Wednesday. They were so intense I could feel electricity I swear. It.wasn't something I've ever experienced before and I wish this on no one. All they at the ER was give me ativan and wait til I was stabilized then discharged.Please be careful from what I was told tramadol causes seizures as well as well seretonin syndrome.
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Most of the seizure risk and serotonin syndrome occur at high doses or when mixed with other drugs.

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