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Re: Neurontin
From: Angie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed May 23 12:51:51 2007
Be careful with those two medications. I was taking them and after
about 6 months they made my heart go crazy. There are a few previous
posts on the matter if you look back and see. They did help with my
pain though, so it's worth a shot just becareful if you have any heart
problems. I had to be taken off of them because of the way it affected
my heart.
At Tue, 22 May 2007, Sherri wrote:
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>How many of you have benn prescribed neurontin for this
>endometriosis/nerve pain. Has it been helpful? I have nerve damage and
>an entrapped nerve in my abdomen (lower right-side) from the surgeries
>(lapratomies, I've had 3 plus a C-section from 8 years ago) not to
>mention the laprascopies and a few other surgeries. The doctor's are
>saying that I have scar-tissue growing through some nerves in this area
>of my abdomen. I am on some other pain meds (I go to a pain specialist)
>and I also take over-the-counter ibuprofen, but now one of my doctors
>(not my pain doc) wants to prescribe neurontin and amitryptiline for the
>nerve pain. My pain doc says it's up to me if I want to try it, but she
>doesn't seem hopeful that it will make much of a difference. I have
>read on this forum, though, a few people said that those 2 meds were
>contradicted with each other. Why would this doc want me to try these
>meds if they should not be used together? Does anyone know why the
>amitryptiline would be helpful? From what I understand it's a tricyclic
>anit-depressant;I guess I just don't understand how an anti-depressant
>would help with the pain. Any info would be greatly appreciated!!
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