Posted by cubbybear on March 27, 2005, at 5:16:31
In reply to my dad, posted by Spriggy on March 26, 2005, at 21:15:12
I'll always marvel at how just one night's dose of Neurontin knocked out the pain from herpes zoster that I had about one year ago.
Occasionally, I'll use Neurontin in a very lowdose (100 or 200 mg.) to help me sleep, since the side effect of somnolence is as good or better than what I'd get from taking Klonopin or Xanax for insomnia--although I do switch off between Neurontin and Xanax anyway. The only downside of using Neurontin for insomnia is the extra-groggy feeling in the morning, for the first half-hour after waking up.
I only wish that the analgesic qualities of Neurontin would be effective vs. the musculo-skeletal pain I now have from an injury. But I guess it's not neuropathic pain I'm up against here. I guess pain is much more complicated than a four-letter word.
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