Re: Not so new injury
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:16 pm
Sam,
For what it's worth, my son's full daily dosage of Neurontin was double yours - at 3600 per day. So if the 1800 doesn't do enough to alleviate pain you might want to consider an increase. John couldn't tolerate narcotics but ultimately did fairly well with the 3600 Neurontin along with 200 Topomax & 100 Eleval (amiptriptyline). He had all five nerves avulsed, but with the movement he regained from surgery he is now completely off all pain meds. (Although I get the impression not everyone is as fortunate to get relief from pain over time...)
Hope that helps.
Ellen
For what it's worth, my son's full daily dosage of Neurontin was double yours - at 3600 per day. So if the 1800 doesn't do enough to alleviate pain you might want to consider an increase. John couldn't tolerate narcotics but ultimately did fairly well with the 3600 Neurontin along with 200 Topomax & 100 Eleval (amiptriptyline). He had all five nerves avulsed, but with the movement he regained from surgery he is now completely off all pain meds. (Although I get the impression not everyone is as fortunate to get relief from pain over time...)
Hope that helps.
Ellen