new medication

cashondelivery
cashondelivery Member Posts: 4
edited 10. Mar 2009, 04:48 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi all thanks for your replies to my fist go on here. Just picked up some new pain killers and I am disturbed. has anyone taken a drug called Neurontin before? They are described as a drug for eppilepsy and long term pain caused by damage to the nerves. i am going to phone the gp and ask for an explanation.
Any feed back would be much appreciated.
Re my first post, yes I have regular steroid injections but the effect is now short lived.
best regards
Dennis.

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  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Dennis

    Neurotin or gabapentin is prescribed for RA and Fibromyalgia too. I have never taken this painkiller.

    I think it is a good idea to contact your gp for more information to hopefully put your mind at rest.

    Sorry to hear you are in so much pain.

    Wishing you all the best,
    Elna
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    cashondelivery wrote:
    Hi Dennis,
    I am on something similar, pregabalin and it really does (for me) work. The fact they are for EP doesn't mean a thing, they found as a side effect they do a good job with some kinds of pain. They block the pain receptors in the brain and they really do the job! Give them a go and you may be amazed at how good they are. They have helped me to keep going and working. Take care
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi,

    I take something similar. Its the old anti-depressent amatriptlyne (spelling) My Gp gave to me because I was getting a lot of pain at night. Apparntly they've found out that a some drugs like this work on the CNS and stop pain. The dose needed for pain relief is much smaller than an antidepressant dose. Its helped me a lot. But if you're worried about it, the best thing you can do is talk to the Doc or pharmasist. Hope the new drug helps you. Love SUe
  • petmad
    petmad Member Posts: 252
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I take gabapentin 500mg three times daily for nerve pain in my left arm as well as amatriptoline at night. I find it extremely effective for this particular pain and am on co-codamol 30/500 for the other arthur pains.
  • colinone
    colinone Member Posts: 1,039
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Dennis

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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,087
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    HI Cash (Ilove your name!!!)
    Neurontin is gabapentin and is for neoropathic pain. Supposed to bloke the signals to the brain or something like that.
    Skeizer is right it is really an anti epilepsy drug. I was told it would either work for me or not. It didn't and I got up to the max dose. No side effects though :wink:
    I hope it works for you.
    Take care
    Toni x
  • nearlybionic
    nearlybionic Member Posts: 1,899
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Dennis
    I haven`t trid gabapentin, but my friend who has been suffering with back pain and associated sciatic type pain has found it great. She had been on amitryptiline and other pain killers without much relief for a couple of years, and a new gp at her practice suggested trying gabapentin. Hope it works for you.
    NB

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