I take 900 mg of Gabapentin at 7am and 1pm and 1200mg gabapentin at 9pm. I have
not tried Lyrica but have tried Cymbalta without success. I am having trouble
with doctors wanting/willing to prescribe my pain medicine as well. I was told
by the pain/pallitive doctor "We will NEVER prescribe opiates for you again!!"
This was do to them saying I have a Mast Cell Reaction to them. Seeming they
werent giving me anything for pain other the Naprosen I started taking my
Dilaudid again on my own. I had just had it filled for 900 tablets right before
they stopped them. I took them withOUT any problems or reactions. I think the
doctors over reacted and seeming they dont like to prescribe them it gave them
an easy way out. I refused to settle for it and being in constant pain at high
levels I continued taking it. I was always up front and honest with them about
taking it. Surprisingly they never really told me to not take it.
As for the Psychiatric Evaluation its just a routine test they do. To make sure
of where your head is and family history I think. I am sure they will ask lots
of questions and perhaps have you fill out alot of paper work as well. I am
sure its not that they have any concerns its just routine. Please don't be
nervous. Look at the prize in the end...Better pain relief...better quality of
living.... Best wishes Jude
Amy In Ohio
CC: tmic-list@eskimo.com
From: malugss...@me.com
Subject: Re: [TMIC] Re: Lyrica, Psychiatric Evaluations
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 07:45:55 -0500
To: xbeecla...@gmail.com
I'm ok with 300 Gabapentin and 150 Lyrica (Pregabelin)
2x/day with an additional dose of Lyrica for breakthrough pain. With the Prozac
and Dilantin also added in 2x/day that brings my medication bill down to just
$161.30/month. When I took just Lyrica and before I had substituted Gabapentin
I was paying almost double that per month.
Dg
Dalton GarisNew York, New York
On Feb 16, 2013, at 11:18 PM, Betty Clark <xbeecla...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Dalton,
I've always taken Gabapentin (or Neurontin) at two 300 mg capsules
every six hours with an additional 7.5 - 325
Hydrocodone-Acetaminaphine to calm nerves and relieve pain. I have
been tempted to request from my doctor trying Lyrica, as I've been
experiencing "break-through" pain and nerve reactions around the
last hour of my cycle, but am hesitant to try something different
and not have it work. I've also contemplated staggering my meds so
I'm taking one of them every 12-6-12-6 o'clock and the other every
9-3-9-3 o'clock.
What dosage of Gabapentin and Lyrica have you taken, and what is
the difference in the amount of time they are effective?
Thanks,
Betty
On 2/16/2013 9:53 AM, Dalton Garis wrote:
I found that Lyrica and Gabapentin do different things;
Gaba is better for calming nerves and allows me to drink
more caffeine without blowing up. But it is not as
effective on pain as is Lyrica. When I just took Lyrica no
pain but couldn't drink much coffee; but when I took less
Lyrica and added some Gabapentin then the pain was still
down—most of the time—and I could tolerate a lot more coffee
drinking. Funny thing.
Lyrica just killed the burning and needles and voltages,
just flattened it. Perfect is good enough, right?
Dg
Dalton Garis
Flushing, Queens
New York, USA
Mobile: 718-838-0437
From: Janet Dunn <j.d...@shaw.ca>
Date: Saturday, 16
January 2013 1:44 AM
To: <tmic-list@eskimo.com>
Subject: Re: [TMIC]
Re: Lyrica, Psychiatric Evaluations
Resent-From: <tmic-list@eskimo.com>
Resent-Date: Fri, 15
Feb 2013 22:44:42 -0800
II was on Lyrica for many years
- and it works great. I cold turkey quit taking it in
November. Since then I have been getting by on Oxycontin,
or Oxycodone, sometimes both. However - when the burning
pain and the numbness and whatnot gets too great, I will
still take a dose or two of the Lyrica as it really does
help. I may eventually go back on it full time -
depending on how the next few months pan out. I prefer
the Lyrica over gabapentin because I can take less of it
with greater results.
Oxy is getting very difficult if not impossible to get in
my town.
Janet
On 15/02/2013 8:20 PM, heyjude48...@aol.com
wrote:
AOL Email
Hello
Everyone,
As
you know I am having the Medtronic pain
pump put in. I went for my first
consultation yesterday. Before they put
in the pump I have to have a psychiatric
consultation to see if I'm going to be a
good candidate.
I'm
sure it's been a long time, but has
anyone had a psychiatric consultation
before. I need to know what to expect.
I don't know why but I'm kind of nervous
about it. I have my heart set on having
this surgery because if I don't then I
will have to have my leg amputated.
There are no other Dr.s who want to
continue with oral medication.
I
also have to go on Lyrica instead of
Oxycodone. Has anyone taken Lyrica for
pain, not depression?
I
appreciate your answers and look forward
to reading them,
Thanks,
I love you,
Jude,
Michigan
