Hi sweet mary!! hey, my friend, I am now taking 600 mg. in the morning, 600 mg. in the afternoon and 600 or 700 in the evening! So, I am getting used to this some what! Mary, you mentioned that it makes you real sleepy in the A.M. Ya know, "Your so right"!! OMG I almost fell down my freekin' stairs! LOL My hubby started yelling and saying, get away from the stairs!! LOL.. like I'll never go down/ up them again? LOL I will also remember to take that late morning nap anyway, sweetie I want to thank you ever so much for your nice reply backto me... and Mary.. ((((Gentle hugs back atcha))) I love ya my sweet friend! Love, Desi

Hi ya Jacquelina!! How is my good buddy doing these days?? hmmmmmmm.. fine I sure hope! so, your PMD bumped your dose up too, huh?? Hmmmmmm... well, I got used to .. well.. not all the way used to the neurontin some what!! I sure hope the RSD is NOT spreading either!! now!! Jacquelina(I just love your name!!) I'm jealous!! LOL ;0) anyway, I sure hope that this RSD is not spreading either!! Both of my knees were swollen and hurt.. hmmm..??still do! And I noticed with my left hand, it is tingly, swollen, hurts. Now I know why!! duh!! LOL I have Carpal tunnal in that wrist also! will NEVER have Carpal tunnal surgery again, as this is what caused this hidious beast of a disease..in my right hand! (RSD) anyway!! sending pain free hugs your way too sweetie! Love ya!! Love, Desi

Hi ya Sue!! Your right, the PMD did up the Neurontin wayyyyyyyy fast! They just wanna shut us up, just kidding.. LOL Your a real gem, Sue! thanks for your "Oh so true post" up it.. I WILL LOWER IT.. UP it when I want!! HA! HA! HA! Love ya ((Hugs Sue)) Love, Desi

Hi ya IHH Yup, your right in saying;"you wonder why the doctor is doing it this way"! Maybe he has so many patients, he has me confused with someone else?? LOL anyway, my dear friend, thank you so much for always being here for me!! Thank you so very much for your thoughts and prayers. You too, are ALWAYS in mine (prayers) too sweet friend of mine! Love ya!! Love, Desi

Hi there Sue K. How ya doing these days?? better I hope!! you sure have had a lot on your plate, Sue as well!! Your a very, very sweet person too, Sue! Thanks so very much for your prayers and thoughts!! I hope things calm down here too! Between the morphine, xanax.. and Neurontin, Effexor XR I'm one loopy gal!! LOL LOL Love, ((Huge Hugs, Sue)) Love ya hun!~ Desi

Hey there, Joan!! Yes, that is a rather BIG increase in the neurontin!! Geezzzzzz.. what ya gonna do?? some doc's, I think .. don't know sometimes what their doing, but I do like him a lot, oh gosh, I never wanna go back to that other "Doogie Houser (PMD) I went to before!! EVER!! LOL ... Joan, I will for sure take your advice and take only what makes me feel better!! thanks for the advice, Joan! Love and ((Hugs Joan)) Love, Desi

Hi Tayla!! I love your name too and I'm jealous of it! LOL anyway, thank you for all the good sound advice, Tayla! I was really on my face!! from 300 mg. to all that higher of a dose!! crazy, I tell ya.. crazy! LOL Your right, I may have felt a lot better, if the dose of neurontin had been titrated with a little more patience! hmmmmmmmm..?? You may be right about my legs swelling that it could have been from sleeping so long! I still have pain in both knees, but not as bad as before!! I'll try not to panic Tayla, as your right, this could be something else and not spread! Thanks, I needeed to hear this one, sweetie! Love (((hugs, Tayla)) Love, Desi

I hope things are startin to feel a bit bettre for ya. Been keepin you in my prayers/

Desi,
Just checking in. Are you feeling any better? I hope you are.

Sue K.

Thank you so much Allen! prayers get answered in a very "Awesome way" I am feeling lots better!! thanks again Allen! hugs~ Love, Desi