7 Months Post Bertagnoli ADR with Continued Neuropathy

phylly · #1 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 08:00 PM

Katherine,
I just recently switched to a combo of Lyrica and nuerontin after being brain dead and sleepy for two years. It has been miraculous. I feel I have my mind and my personality back. It may be worth giving it a try. I can't believe I waited so long and so much of my nerve pain quieted down also. Obviously it's not all gone but much more manageable. I hope this helps you a bit?

grantwb1 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-10-2010, 03:35 AM

Hello Kathrine,

I am about 4 months post op from a one level fusion l5-s1 and can say that the nerves in my right leg/back have gone up and down in pain levels. I have a sitting job and have been back to work for about two months. I am now in PT and at first my nerve pain got better but now has flared back up. My PT says not to worry that the nerves are still figuring out they have been tortured. I personally will not be worried bad until I get a year out.

I really understand getting depressed over this too, when my leg pain is bad it cuts my happiness factor in half.

I love lyrica, of all the meds I have taken this is the best, gets rid of a lot of my nerve pain and for me nowhere near the fog that nurontin gives. I am an IT guy so I need my snap and lyrica enables me to have snap and get relief.

wishing a no pain day for all my spiney friends!!!!

I am available for PM's if you have any Q's

Maria · #3 (**permalink**) 06-10-2010, 05:43 PM

Grant,
So glad to hear you give Lyrica this endorsement! I just this moment while writing this got a call from my PM's office stating they are sending me a Lyrica script in the mail to fill and start taking!!!! Whooohooo! I sure hope it will work for me as I've been on Neurontin since '98 and have had such fog it's killer.

My hub is an IT guy too so I know you've really got to be sharp~ then there's people like me.. the end users.. duhhhh

zfontana · #4 (**permalink**) 06-01-2012, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by phylly

Katherine,
I just recently switched to a combo of Lyrica and nuerontin after being brain dead and sleepy for two years. It has been miraculous. I feel I have my mind and my personality back. It may be worth giving it a try. I can't believe I waited so long and so much of my nerve pain quieted down also. Obviously it's not all gone but much more manageable. I hope this helps you a bit?

who did your revision surgery?