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I have chronic back pain. I also suffered insomnia. I used to be on the floor crying when my husband woke up in the morning because I would have been awake all night once again.  I had accually heard about Neurontin from a nurse that I knew. I asked my Dr. about letting me try it since I had tried everything else. It started helping right away. I had my first good nights sleep in years. It also helped a lot with my back pain. I hope I never have to go back to the way it was before I started taking this medication. My quality of life is so much better!!!

Dear Kath,
 
  Let me tell you the depression is from the neurotin. It's weird that we have the same last name. I was on 1200 then up to 2000 mg per day for radial neuropathy which started at my neck and shot down my arm to my finger tips. It was so sensitive that you could not even blow air on it. Well. at first the neurotin made me paranoid, then my thought process was out of control. I had the keys to my sisters house and I knew she was at work so I went in her garage and preceded to take 30 heavy duty sleeping pills, 150 baclofen, and 200 Ultram. Now this was the day after Christmas and I was severely depressed but no-one in my family knew.
I sat in the car with the car running and was just lucky enoug that my sister got off a half hour early she had to hop the fence because she couldn't figure out why her garage door wasn't opening. When she opened the garage she began to choke. She then called 911 and they told her to get me out of the car as asap. She opened all the doors and at that time I was twice her size so she grab me by the hood of my coat and when I hit the floor I let out a loud snore. I spent 9 days in the hospital going from a newborn baby to my age at the time was 40 yrs old. I walk out of the hospital AMA they were on an holiday staff and I was tied to my bed after 5 days in intensive care.  So please try TOPOMAX it has changed my life and does the same as neurotin. Thanks Connie Ballou

   IN AUGUST OF 2001, I WAS INJURED AT MY OFFICE.  I WAS PUT IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER SUFFERING SYMPTOMS OF SEVERE PAIN IN MY LOWER BACK AND NUMBNESS AND TINGLING DOWN THE SIDE OF MY LEFT LEG.
   I SOON HAD LIMITED USE OF MY LEFT HIP, LEG AND FOOT. TESTING WAS NATURALLY EXTENSIVE SINCE THIS MY PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE STARTED TO EASE TO A CERTAIN DEGREE AND WAS NOT HAPPENING.
   AFTER RECEIVING NUMEROUS CT SCANS, MRI'S AND A SPINAL TAP ALONG WITH OTHER PERTINENT TESTS, THE DOCTORS COULD NOT FIND AN ANSWER TO THE WORSENING CONDITION.  SINCE I HAD BEEN ON A MORPHINE DRIP FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS, THE DOCTORS STOPPED THE DRIP AND CHANGED DELIVERY TO AN ORAL APPLICATION OF THE DRUG. THEY THEN PERSCRIBED FOR ME NEURONTIN ALONG WITH FLEXERALL. 
    I WAS SENT HOME AFTER A MONTHS WORTH OF PHYSICAL THERAPY AS A RESIDENT OF THEIR FACILITY.  THE ONLY MEDICATION THAT I HAD BEEN LEFT ON WAS NEURONTIN. 
    IT IS NOW MAY, 2004 AND I AM TAKING 6400 MG OF THIS DRUG.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I COULD LIVE WITHOUT IT. IT HAS ALLOWED ME TO BE 90% PAIN FREE.
    I WAS SADDENDED TO HEAR THE REPORTS ABOUT NEURONTIN, SINCE, I CANNOT IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT IT...
    I AM WONDERING THAT THE ELEMENT OF DEPRESSION THAT I SUFFER SINCE MY HOSPITAL STAY IS FROM NEURONTIN OR IS IT FROM MY FEELING OF BEING A SLAVE TO MEDICATION AND THE OVERALL LIMITATIONS THAT I NOW SUFFER.[/img][/quote]

Hello, I was diagnosed with epilepsy over 14 yrs ago. I took the drug Dilantin until 2002.  I had an unexplained seizure and a neurologist put me on Neurontin 300mg a day. Pretty small dosage compared to everything else I have been reading.  Anyways I have been on the drug for 2 yrs now and have never felt right. I have just been diagosed with edema, and have had a low blood sugar attack recently. This medicine has caused me great anguish in my life as far as the mood swings, weight gain, the fog, cluminess and just about everthing else everyone has described. The only good thing is has done is stopped my knee joints from popping but living with this drug has been a nightmare.  I too did not know of all the controversy with this drug until last night.  My found this site.  I have been having severe complications for over a month now and have decided to to get off the drug. I am dropping my dose to 2 day starting yesterday and after one week will drop it 1 more pill, then none after that.  I will suffer the consequences of this drug and the pain just so I can let my body return to normal.  I cannot take part in the lawsuit because it was not a standalone treatment ((thank god) and i have not been suicidal, granted i became very depressed and withdrawn and dreamed of suidcide. I could never do it.  Anyways my heart goes out to all who take this medicine and I hope you find a way to get off it.  Let us show parke davis and pfizer what we think of their miracle drug!!

Hi amandaisms! Try checking out on this forum the Other Prescription Drug forum and go check out all the Effexor postings. Sounds like you have a combo of the 2. Hope this helps. Let us know what you find & then maybe I can direct you to a site. Take Care  Skooze