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02-24-2014, 12:42 PM
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My headaches have been worse lately, so I have been prescribed Gaminal (Lofepramine) which is a tryciclic antidepressant instead of Lyrica. Anyone tried this?
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PCS following head injury November 2012. Experienced dizzyness, light and noise sensitivity, hypercusis, fatigue, insomnia, migraines, facial pain, problems concentrating, irritability, sensory overload, exercise intolerance. Symptoms mostly resolved, working full time and I am now mostly better. I wake 6am daily since my injury. Was experiencing daily Neuralgia which was controlled with Cymbalta 30mg, Lyrica 200mg daily. Now only on 30mg Cymbalta. |
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02-24-2014, 08:46 PM
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I googled Lofepramine. The comments do not impress me. It has been discontinued is some markets.
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02-25-2014, 02:53 PM
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However its effects are similar to Amytriptiline, which is very good for Neuralgia. Only I refused to take this because it makes me too drowsy, so this is a similar medicine without such levels of drowsiness. It is a stronger reuptake inhibitor of Norepinephrine and is less sedative.
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PCS following head injury November 2012. Experienced dizzyness, light and noise sensitivity, hypercusis, fatigue, insomnia, migraines, facial pain, problems concentrating, irritability, sensory overload, exercise intolerance. Symptoms mostly resolved, working full time and I am now mostly better. I wake 6am daily since my injury. Was experiencing daily Neuralgia which was controlled with Cymbalta 30mg, Lyrica 200mg daily. Now only on 30mg Cymbalta. |
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02-27-2014, 01:42 PM
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I really underestimated what the Lyrica was doing for me, because last night I spent half the night awake in pain.
Plan B is to restart the Lyrica with Cymbalta in the morning and Lofepramine and Lyrica at night. Hopefully this will work, but neuropathic pain is very difficult to control. Looks like I am going to have to lead my life with some level of pain.
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PCS following head injury November 2012. Experienced dizzyness, light and noise sensitivity, hypercusis, fatigue, insomnia, migraines, facial pain, problems concentrating, irritability, sensory overload, exercise intolerance. Symptoms mostly resolved, working full time and I am now mostly better. I wake 6am daily since my injury. Was experiencing daily Neuralgia which was controlled with Cymbalta 30mg, Lyrica 200mg daily. Now only on 30mg Cymbalta. |
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03-02-2014, 02:51 PM
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This plan worked but only at night, so I now have Cymbalta 30mg, Lofepramine70 mg, and Lyrica 75mg in the morning.
I then have Lofepramine 70mg, and Lyrica 75mg at night. I now get 24 hour pain relief which I haven't had for a very long time.
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PCS following head injury November 2012. Experienced dizzyness, light and noise sensitivity, hypercusis, fatigue, insomnia, migraines, facial pain, problems concentrating, irritability, sensory overload, exercise intolerance. Symptoms mostly resolved, working full time and I am now mostly better. I wake 6am daily since my injury. Was experiencing daily Neuralgia which was controlled with Cymbalta 30mg, Lyrica 200mg daily. Now only on 30mg Cymbalta. |
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