Posted by TylerJ on March 7, 2006, at 10:05:41
In reply to Re: Neurontin for Insomnia and Chronic Pain??, posted by Cairo on March 6, 2006, at 21:48:18
> I was on Trazodone for years and experienced some loss of effect, so was prescribed Neurontin 600mg and had some really great sleep on that combo! Neurontin for chronic pain was so-so as it seemed more to have an anti-anxiety effect in me and some muscle relaxation, though I developed tolerance to that quickly. I went through a period when I ramped the Neurontin up and down and off, then repeated to get the effect.
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> Neurontin definitely made weight gain worse and caused too many cognitive issues during the day, but at night it was a great adjunct to the Traz.
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> I'm now trying pregabalin (son of Neurontin). It, too, seems to give me better sleep (along with clonazepam) and some anti-anxiety as well as mood lifting (bordering on euphoria), but I just started it and need to find the right dose for me. Some pain relief at times, but not at others, so far.
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> After trials of amitriptyline, nortriptyline, the SSRIs, Effexor, Cymbalta, Wellbutrin, and Topamax for chronic pain, I can say the best thing that works for me is find something for the sleep, and stretch, moist heat and rest during the day. But I have chronic pain of Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome.
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> Good luck.
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> CairoThanks Cairo...this is what I was hoping to hear! What's the highest dose of Traz you took for sleep? Did it make you drowsy the next day?
Thank you, Tyler
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