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06-27-2013, 09:30 AM | #1 | ||
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Hi everyone. My small fiber neuropathy pain has gotten worse over the past few months and I've decided to try new painkillers (I have tried neurontin and Cymbalta--neither helped me much.)
My neurologist has prescribed 25mg lamictal XR, to be taken every AM, along with 50mg tramadol, to take as needed. Anyone have experience with either drug for neuropathy pain? Doc said I should wait at least a week to see if the lamictal works. So, I'm worried that if I do take both meds, I won't know which one is helping. Should I try the tramadol by itself first? Also, going from no painkillers to two seems extreme. Am I overthinking it? All I know is the pain has gone from a 3-4 to an 8 over the past month or so and I'm dying for some relief! Thanks, everyone! APJH |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | eva5667faliure (06-27-2013) |
06-27-2013, 09:41 AM | #2 | |||
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Lamictal is an antiseizure drug... it works by blocking pain signals in the spinal cord.
Tramadol is a centrally acting mu receptor blocker like opiates. It is considered a "pain pill". I use tramadol very lightly, and find it effective in small doses. But people vary. Some people cannot metabolize it in the liver to its active metabolites, so for them it does not work well. You'll just have to try and see. It can create a dependency in some and be difficult to wean off...but not in everyone.
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06-27-2013, 10:59 AM | #3 | |||
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i am unable to take and choose not to after my experience with the latest Lyrica Lamictal, neurontin and four others my pain specialist all meds my daughter is on as she is epileptic and suffers seizures daily after removing the problem area that left her partially blind now still on the meds and a VNS implant POINT EVA if you have any sign of addictive personality as i do 20+years sobriety alcohol you should be concerned in a healthy way informative as my choice of drug is a drink after living one day at a time without a drink and now to have to take the meds mentally robbed me of that and it doesn't but that is just me i'm on just for the mechanical pain i endure separate from nerve having fibromylgia, neuropathy hands and feet RSD as per last doctor Darren Lebel Hospital for Special Surgeries Orthopedic Surgeon and Neurologist who after testing me as per Dr. Lebel request confirms again 4th Neurologist is more than enough was the one to recommend neurontin again refusing many of the drugs that are prescribed for nerve problems in my experience recommend meds that are given to seizure patients So, be informed as the body does go through withdrawal that should be the doctors responsibility taking you off them many do not one more thing hospitals are famous giving out meds and many become addicted and go into horrible withdrawal all the above is my personal experiences and opinions in good faith i made an informed decisions not to take nerve meds as i am aware someone who cares
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