neurotin and lyrica for pain

rodmat · #1 (**permalink**) 10-30-2009, 01:50 PM

I take neurotin for neuropathic pain. I take 3 a day now, increased by my endo a month ago.
My healthcare provider nurse calls and checks on me. I told her
I am still having a lot of pain. She told me to ask the endo for lyrica along with the neurontin. Does anyone else take the two at the same time?

Mich · #2 (**permalink**) 10-30-2009, 08:14 PM

I attended a talk by a doctor discussing neuropathy last week. She said Lyrica was an update of Neurontin, with less of Neurontin's side effects. Neurontin is also known as gabapentin. The doctor said Neurontin's most-often complained about side effect is that it makes people feel like zombies. (Not the technical term.

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As for taking them together, she didn't mention it.

Mich

dona · #3 (**permalink**) 10-31-2009, 08:13 AM

I take 100mgs of lyrica two times daily and talke ultram 100mgs two times daily as needed when I am in alot of pain. It does the trick for me.

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Originally Posted by Mich

I attended a talk by a doctor discussing neuropathy last week. She said Lyrica was an update of Neurontin, with less of Neurontin's side effects. Neurontin is also known as gabapentin. The doctor said Neurontin's most-often complained about side effect is that it makes people feel like zombies. (Not the technical term.

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As for taking them together, she didn't mention it.

Mich

Sneezer · #4 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 05:57 PM

I would not advise taking Neutontin + Lyrica.

What dose of Neuontin(R) (generic is gabapentin) are you taking? I take 4 -300mg capsules n teh evening and it works fine. Gabapentin has very few side effects compared to Lyrica. So I would advise increasing teh gabapentin does. You can go as high at 1800 mg (My dose is 1200 mg)