Hi Gang, I know that we've discussed the Lyrica/Neurontin conversions, controversies, etc, but I have a question that I'd like some feedback on. I am on a high dose of Neurontin and starting to lower my dosage after being on the Lyrica for three weeks. I have 50 mg capsules, and have added one capsule a day per week for the past three weeks. For the first week with one capsule I had really horrible fatigue, like falling asleep almost every time that I got too comfy. Then the second week with two capsules I started feeling less fatigue, until the third week where I was very mentally clear and very little increased fatigue at all. At the end of three weeks I was so very mentally clear, so much that it was really noticed by my family. I mean my brothers and sisters, who don't see me everyday. They said that I didn't talk like I was in a fog anymore. So, the Lyrica has done that for me for sure, cleared up the fogginess, and for that I am so thankful. I feel like I can form my thoughts and actually execute some of them. And, talk in real sentences, amazing! On Saturday I started to decrease my Neurontin by 400mg, once a day. I'm supposed to decrease by this much each week if I can tolerate. My problem is that I have been having so much pain in my legs during the night. It's like my body loved the extra Lyrica that it had, but doesn't like losing the Neurontin. I can understand this as I wasn't having effective pain control for quite some time just using the Neurontin, but........... My spasms are worse, so I have had to increase my Baclofen also, but the neuro told me that I was on a very low dose and I could increase as needed. Is this the same kind of thing that happened to others who made the change from Neurontin to Lyrica or not? Can you please let me know how your transition went and what worked for you? I know that at some point I will get a higher dosage of Lyrica, but I will have to decrease my Neurontin before that will happen. I know that there is a transition period for my body to adjust. I think this is going to be a really long haul though. I appreciate any feedback that comes my way. Hugs, Barbara A
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