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> From: OCONNOR444[SMTP:OCONNOR444(AT)aol.com]
> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 1998 8:28 PM
> To: Marsden51(AT)aol.com
> Cc: tmic-list(AT)eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: another MRI...
>
> In a message dated 98-03-29 13:32:19 EST, you write:
>
> << Barbara:
>
> Thank you for your response. I took it for the second time last
> night and I
> feel dopey again today. I don't know how I will function at work
> like this.
> I am afraid to take it tonight because tomorrow is a workday. I am
> already
> worried about not being able to keep up the pace at work--what with
> my
> general
> TM problems and the memory problems. I will be anxious to hear what
> other's
> report re: Neurontin.
>
> Sharon M. (from Arizona)
>
> >>
> I was on high doses of Neurontin for many months (1800 mg a day) and
> slowly
> developed: 1) severe drowsiness; and 2) memory problems. In my
> profession,
> law, neither bodes well. I switched to a combination of other drugs
> to deal
> with the symptoms (Klonopin for the tremors and muscle/nerve pain, and
> Tylenol
> 3 for pain). I also started on Zoloft, an anti-depressant, that has
> really
> given me the ability to refocus and cope with my injuries.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Kevin O'C
>