Re: neurontin

Karen Luglio (tootsie(AT)voicenet.com)
Fri, 21 Feb 1997 10:05:53 -0500 (EST)

At 02:29 PM 2/20/97 +0000, you wrote:
>For everyone's information!
>
>I have been paralyzed at the T5-6 level since 4/91. The affected
>area (from my cheat to my toes) has been in constant pain. The pain
>is a deep, burning pain. I have been taking pamelor (nortriptyline)
>for a long time; I had tried other drugs for the pain. The pamelor
>helps a bit.
>
>2 weeks ago, my neurologist suggested Neurontin. I went from 300 to
>900 mg/day, and it really helped by taking the edge off of the pain.
>I will be experimenting to see if I need to maintain the pamelor.
>
>Bob Spielman
>
>
>
Bob:

Neurontin really does work well. I was up to 1800 mg daily for the burning
and the shocks. It has controlled the situation well.

Good luck to you.

Karen