ok i am officially an idiot...just checked the info from my doc she just wants me to work down off of the neurontin and then start up again with the gabapentin (i was on nuerontin samples)

Hello,
I'm Lindi. I took Neurontin when I was first dx with CRPS a little over four years ago. I didn't have much luck with it. I'm taking Lyrica which at times take's the edge off the burning and pain. I've had Topamax, but it didn't do anything for me either.
Gentle Hugs, Lindi

This does not make sense to me since they are the same???
joan

i think sometimes my meds mess with my brain a little more than the usual
what i guess i wanted to know is if anyone who has taken the brand name and the generic noticed a difference. my pain doc wants to wean me off of nuerontin over a few months so that i can get back to a lower dosage, try a couple of other meds, and if those dont work as well she will order the gabapentin (i have only used the brand name because i got monthly samples).
i was really just curious to see if anyone who had used both noticed any type of difference. i know i have to have oxycodone instead of roxicodone, and i know the tablets are more effective for me than the capsules.
thanks

Monthly samples are awesome!! I believe any "Generic name" is better than paying for the name brand! for a bottle of the generic brand (30) pills.. I pay with my insurance $17.66 the same generic 30 pills would have cost me $70.62 Thank God I have Insurance!! I don't even want to know what the name brand for 30 pills would cost!! If you can, keep getting the samples! I wished my doc. had samples for generic or the brand name! LOL take care.. Love, Desi

I Never Noticed A Difference When The Generic Was Given To Me.
Joan

Hi Joan,
you wouldn't notice a difference as the generic brand of a medication must have the EXACT same chemical compound as the original. The only difference being the box , the name and often the colour and the shape.
Cheers
Tayla

well, let me say, that there are sometimes medications that become generic and have the same main compound, but do not have the same secondary ingredients and can cause a different response or even allergic reaction. i have seen that. so always beware .... joan

I have been on gabapentin for a few months with no improvement in pain. I am almost off of it after tapering down. I'm trying to get on amitriptyline but am having a hard time becuase of side effects.

I am interested in Lyrica but if neurontin was of no help to me is it likely that Lyrica won't work for me either?

-Suzanne