Helo all: I am fairly new here but have come to think this will be a good place to awnser a lot of my qestions.
I take 12 diffrent medications, I have been on them for quite some time as I was in a car accident when I was 20 years old. Now I am 62 and 32 surgeries later.
I also had to have part of my tale bone removed, and since this was about 7 to 10 years ago, I am very concerned that the pain I feel now is due to the build up of scar tissue which is pressing on a nerve.
The reason I say that is Starting at the tailbone area, and going down my buttoks on down all the length of my right leg, and even the bottom of my foot feels like pins and needles ar sticking in it.
I spoke with my Primary about this and he has prescribed me Nuerontin. The instructions on how to take it goes like this: The bottle says to take one tablet by mouth once to three times per day, and increase this by one tablet every 3 days. The pills are 600mg each
I have never had any medicine you took like that before.
Since I already take soooo much medicine I am a bit worried to take that much.
I have been at a Pain Clinic for the last 9 years alomg with what my primary has me on and after going on the internet and reading about this drug, it scared me to death. I suppose though most any drug you look up on the computer will list everything that could possibly happen that they may be going way over board with it.
I would like to know if I can just take a couple of the pills a day until I see what happens?
Have any of you take this drug before? He gave me 600mg tablits.
But I am in such pain if I thought taking a couple a day would help, I may want to. I have let the internet scare me from taking it.
This is what I currently take besides the Nuerontin her prescribed for me.
IIn addition to the Nuerontin I take 20 mg of Methadone 3 times aday., I also tale 2 Xanax tablets 10 mg once in the am and once in the PM.
I take Hydrocodone for breakthrough pain, and since I have COPD and I am on 2 liters of oxygen 24 hours a day I have been put on Spiriva for that.
He has me taking simvastaten for my cholesterol,Soma for muscel spasams, and Ambien for sleep. In all I may be missing one, but I take 12 different medications at once. The Pain Center only Prscribes the Hydrocodone and the Methadone and thats all.
I would love to get off the methadone, but I am scared to death to try.
So back to my original question here. He wants me to try the nuerontin until he gets me set up to have an MRI done. To beat all its my supposedly good leg that I am having so much trouble with.
Do you think it would be safe to try two pills per day to see if it relieve the pain radiating from my tailbone down my right leg. Can I do that safely? Ayone that knows this information I would greatfully apprecite it.
Thanks, Lonesome dove 1951
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Hi Don as i have put in another post i take Nuerontin/Gabapentin..been on it for 15yrs now i think..i was advised 3 times a day as its every 6 hours to my knowledge that it lasts? so up to you to try i guess even if u just need it in the day to take 8 am and 2 pm then if u are ok in the eve then leave it til next day..u can only try and i appreciate ur trepidation..i hope you find some comfort soon..:-)
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