Posted by SLS on April 14, 2011, at 11:56:32
In reply to Re: road mapping AD shortlist » SLS, posted by floatingbridge on April 14, 2011, at 11:19:27
> > Hi FB.
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> > Has anyone suggested using gabapentin (Neurontin) to ease the withdrawal effects?
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> >
> > - Scott
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> Hey Scott,
>
> Given an adverse trial of Lyrica, and that the Lyrica didn't seem to touch the main pain, could neurontin hold potential as a pain med going forward? And when I get to the next drop, I'll run it past my gp.> [You do know the Lyrica did walk me through snri withdrawal w/ little head-
> zapping. That's the silver lining :) ]
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> Thanks,
>
> fb
Lyrica and Neurontin are alike in many ways. Neither of them like me very much, though. They really screw me up cognitively (probably because of alpha-2-delta subunit of the calcium channel blockade). However, the two did feel different to me. There is some literature describing the use of Neurontin in opioid withdrawal. Results have been equivocal. The dosages used by some were probably too low (900mg). In any event, I would not approach Neurontin with great optimism. I would not skip it over, though.Pubmed:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=opioid%20gabapentin%20withdrawal
Does your back hurt? You may experience more body pains during the process of hydrocodone discontinuation. Neurontin should help with these.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.
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