I agree Curious....
Not all symptoms in this region need major drug therapy.

If the original poster okay's it, I think a copy of this to the
women's forum is a good idea.

Curious,

I think it is a great idea to post it under the Women's Health forum if Jess cares to have it moved over there.

Shelley,

I am glad you are having success. I will be honest, it took about a year to get this all figured out. And, yep, I have issues with L4, L5, S1 AND two fractured areas in my tailbone that are arthritic. One of the very first things my Urogyn said was that it was possible it was all being caused by nerve damage. I took this information or rather the 3 page report (testing he had done) from my Urogyn to my PM and he was in full agreement. So, it just took off from there. It is and was completely amazing to me how much it helped. Nowdays I can sit without much problem at all; every once in awhile I have a pain in the tailbone but that is to be expected. Oh, forgot to add I also had endometriosis for years...until my hysterectomy 8 years ago. So, I know that feeling too! And I keep forgetting things LOL. I also had her release the Piriformis muscle since it was causing sciatica type of pain down my left leg.

Okay, I will stop here...just saying it is very much worth a try for anyone having this type of pain.

Hi, thank you for your responses. Besides medication, I am looking into pelvic floor therapy as well. I appreciate the help. Since I am new to the forum, I didnt know where to post, but it would be great to move this to the women's issue thread.

Thank you all for your helpful suggestions. Since I was new, I wasnt sure where to post my question, it would be great to move it to women's issue thread. Thank you for your help.

That's okay Jess. And, after all, your original post was about the medications. I SOMETIMES think, though not always, that Neurologists are notorious for tossing meds at you. I have a good Neurologist but there were a couple of times she wanted me to take the meds. However, when I showed her my cervical spine MRI she INSTANTLY changed her mind; needed surgery instead. Anyway, long story.

As for the Neurontin or even Lyrica. I took Neurontin for several years and just never got past the SE's. That's not to say it doesn't work. I am just too sensitive to a lot of meds. A lot of people have success with it and/or Lyrica or even others. Elavil is another med I tried. But anyway, I would try the meds just to get things calmed down and then try the PT if inclined. I really do think it is worth a try. Hang in there and I hope you can get this all addressed.

i left a link in the medication forum, so others will see it there too.