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Revised goal - balance between side effects & pain

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karen36710
karen36710

Back to the doctor's today ....too many side effects from the oxcarb...similar to the side effects I had with the carbamazepine.  Doctor gave me the choice of trying Dilantin or going back on the gabapentin which I tolerated but like all the drugs pain would keep on coming back two days after each increase.  I am going to take 48 hours to clear my system and then go back on the gabapentin really slowly.  The goal is no longer to be pain free but to reach a balance....to have the pain tolerable and the least amount of side effects.  So far I have been lucky, except for at the onset I have not had many of the electric shock like pains, mine is more of constant heavy pain that ranges in severity.  Hopefully this will all work out

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  • Tnhurtsme
    Tnhurtsme karen36710

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    Hey on oxcarbazepine do you get really bad muscles pain everywhere an cramps in your calfs i went down to 50 mg thats what i can tolerate an i take gabapentin up to 900 mg everyday ive been thinking about trying amitriptylin with gabapentin
    • karen36710
      karen36710 Tnhurtsme

      Posted

      Last dose of oxcarb...was 24 hours ago.  Nauseated this morning.  I have pain in my face, tolerable.  Going to try golfing 9 holes, maybe 18 if I have doing good.
    • karen36710
      karen36710 Tnhurtsme

      Posted

      Thanks.  I am really questioning the benefits of taking meds....do the meds just numb the pain ...or...do they prevent the pain.  If I do not take the meds will the pain progress, be worst?  I can't seem to find the answer to this.  

    • Tnhurtsme
      Tnhurtsme karen36710

      Posted

      Well you just have to see if your pain comes back i cant quit my meds i will die from pain
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