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Anyone on Lyrica or gabapentin? (self.chronicpain)

submitted 1 year ago by SpezCanLigmaBalls to c/chronicpain

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I started on 100mg x3 gabapentin and then worked my way up to 300mg x3 daily. Once I got to 300mg I became so damn stupid. So then I told my pain mgt doc and she almost fell out of her seating laughing by the way I told her I’m dumb but then she wanted to see if Lyrica would be any better. Got on 75mg x3 and I’m still very stupid.

I never remember anything and forget words mid sentence or what I’m even talking about.

Anyone else have this struggle also?

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[–] PostnataleAbtreibung 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I got GABA for my migraine and CRPS. This was a hell of a ride, not exactly fun. Unfortunately, there was little effect for me, neither side effects nor the wanted ones - and I was on 3x 600mg. At this time my palliative care & pain management physician just phased that one out due to no effect.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you found anything that works sustainably for your CRPS? My wife has had it in her leg since 2008 and had tried so many things. Lots of different drugs, lumbar blocks... She even had a spinal simulator for a couple years. Some things worked, but none of them keep working. She takes Zoloft, which helps a little, and otherwise just deals with it now.

[–] PostnataleAbtreibung 3 points 1 year ago

Nothing that is 100%, but what helps me the most is cannabis oil (tilray). It reduces the ground pain and the flare ups.