@_Dreugan_ @luckywilliams Sorry, Babe. #ChronicPainSucks My pain won't go away. I have accepted that. Heat, #Celebrex, #Acetomenophen, #Gabapentin, #Tramadol, for the regular days. Heavier shit for the really bad day. With an occasional pina colada or whisky chaser.
#GabAPentin
@ProPublica #metformin for #diabetes and #covid is on this list.
As well as #gabapentin 600mg (so for #pain I guess? The dose people use for #menopause and #perimenopause is 300 mg as far as I know.)
I just found out that the doctor I had at Soul Housing was lying to me about being on the max dose of #GabAPentin for some reason.
I was taking 1800 mg a day. Which is a lot. But when you have the kind of nerve damage, and #tourettes motor tics I do, it turns out you can take more if needed.
I was in genuine pain all the time from muscle spasms and cramps. They REFUSED to up it, or change it.
I now take 2400 divided into 3 doses.
I feel MUCH better.
Also a bit high xD
The older I get, the more #medicine I have.
List of my daily meds-
600 MG #GabAPentin x3 for seizures, #tourettes tic calming, muscle spasms, nerve damage, and sleep.
15 MG #buspirone x3 for severe #ptsd and panic/anxiety disorders.
Albuterol for #asthma.
#Guanfacine for #adhd and could help other issues, new.
#hydroxizine for sleep.
#flonase for nose
I realize now I should have had these 20+ years ago, and always had these issues.
Also (Gah, Caity, you’re talkative today!) strange side effect of new medication that I’m noticing - maybe? The neurologist started me on #Gabapentin 300mg 3 times a day for #TrigeminalNeuralgia. I’ve been on that dose for a couple of weeks now.
I trained as a classical/concert band musician, my ambition was to be an orchestral flute player, went all the way through AMEB for flute and theory/musicianship (5th grade piano.) All the going to music camps (thanks, heard the jokes). Did the usual choirs, (alto) etc. Got a bit derailed and didn’t go further, but did play in concert bands later. Then, long period where music was pretty dormant. I stopped enjoying it somehow. It’s been starting to come back. Then Gaba, & POW, I’ve GOT music again, I can HEAR the orchestra, I can SEE the notation (not completely, it’s like, coming back in bits, like a rushed exam, writing down a score?) So either I’m going psychotic or something’s waking back up? Anyone else? I don’t mind it, just… hmmm.
“Then gabapentin. By now the pain was so bad she couldn’t exercise, which compounded the weight gain from the slowed metabolic rate and hormonal shifts. And it barely helped the pain, and made her so fatigued she would go an entire day without getting out of bed.” - The Adjuster’s fake manifesto I guess, but it’s so relatable I believed it.
#Gabapentin is a shit pain medication. It was especially bad for me because of the additional fatigue on top of the MECFS.
But it’s wonderful for menopausal hot flashes. Like a miracle.
But for pain, nah. Maybe nerve pain, but spine surgery pain? NO
Why is it that #Ireland has such a problem with illicit production moreover mass distribution of #Gabapentinoid substances such as #Lyrica #pregabalin #gabapentin #neurotin
#CIA #FBI - Is the plan to replace #fentanyl? Or something like that epidemic, from from a mind-control approach?
https://www.drugsandalcohol.ie/29105/
Why is there so much of it being produced and trafficed illegally?
There's something very peculiiar and alarming about it to me.
1.) "The truth is, as we know it:" It changes the way you think.
2.) "The truth is, as we know it:" it causes #memoryloss and symptoms resembling #braindamage / #stroke
3.) "The truth is, as we know it:" it causes #psychosis and #hallucinations
The truth is, as we know it: pregabalin
* makes a subject #pliable and
* open to #suggestion in terms of
* #interrogation
Alarming? Why is it really allowed to be #distributed as it is?
#psychiatry #homelandsecurity #DOD
#psychology #militaryresearch #militaryapplications #DEA #ATF
#firearms
#CIA
The notion crossed my mind the other day, and the more I consider it, the more I find it #remarkable
People who study #SavantSyndrome #Savant should ask me some questions. Here's why (as the AI's say):
Because I think #pregaballin #Lyrica gave me brain damage. However, I think there may be some enhancement. Sadly, whatever that enhancement may be, the rest of the damage seems to outweigh it.
Remarkable also, that it's not the first time this happened to me.
#gabapentin
#scientists and #psychiatry should study it. #CIA #FBI reach out to me if you'd like.
The takeaway? Note the Dr's replies (dates between my outgoing). You are correct. There are none.
If nothing else, maybe BOOST it?
This is my attempt to communicate important life changing information to my primary care physician, of the Geisinger Family Health Network, in State College, Pennsylvania, 16803. In JULY 2024.
I'm still waiting for his reply.
#Lyrica #Pregabalin #Gabapentin
#Civilrights #CivilProtection #medicalmalpractice
#FBI #Fraud #Pfizer #generics #phamaceutical #pharmacy #braindamage
the dates in between are... you know. where the person would normally have replied. the Dr, my Primary Care Physician, never replied to this from July. There are two pgs. you get the point.
Maybe some of y'all get behind me on this? Make something happen today (beyond the pull request [etc.]). Please.
My healthcare professionals, and #Pfizer have caused me brain damage by prescribing, and ENCOURAGING me to continue taking it despite my report of hallucinations and psychosis.
Following is an example of what promoting #Lyrica looks like:
https://social.vivaldi.net/@ExTradersGlobal@mastodon.social/112410861031472860
#addiction #braindamage #Gabapentinoids #lyrica #Gabapentin #memoryloss #dimentia
"Side effects include a host of mental problems, from suicidal thoughts to withdrawal symptoms to **brain damage**
Some of these side effects can be permanent."
No way some judge is going to tell me that I deserved it, because it's a known risk.
I practically begged to not be put on it.
#Pregabalin und #Gabapentin, die zur Behandlung von Nervenschmerzen und Epilepsie eingesetzt werden dürfen, können abhängig machen und Suizidgedanken auslösen. Die Kombination mit Opioiden kann tödlich sein.
@OldAndCranky
2 Rx drugs often prescribed for chronic pain are pregabalin (Lyrica) and gabapentin (Neurotonin, Gralise etc.). I have not tried either of them.
NYT article on gabapentin -
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/17/health/gabapentin-seniors-pain.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D04.96LX.G7uzTVkP3LUk&smid=url-share
anecdotal reports of dental health side effects from Lyrica & gabapentin -
https://hear-me.social/@maggiemaybe/111454754012185082
How Gabapentin Differs From Pregabalin -
https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/how-gabapentin-differs-from-pregabalin
From a friend on a fibro discord:
Hello fellow Gabapentin enjoyers. I'm thinking about trying to lower my dose for a number of reasons.
A) Does anyone else who's found gaba effective have another med for nerve pain that they take with gaba that works for them? I'll also take supplement ideas and alt therapies at this point
B) More generally, if my doc and I decide to take my dose down, how long has withdrawal lasted in your experience?
@tomkindlon @mecfs it’s amazing, I was even harmed by #gabapentin because they kept insisting that gabapentin wouldn’t be making my #fatigue worse. Once I quit it (after weaning down over a month I still had worse #withdrawal symptoms than when I quit oxycodone after years of daily use) I had such a dramatic improvement in symptoms I went and did too much and caused a massive crash. But I was so mad, how dare they look me in the face and tell me that the side effects acknowledged by the drug manufacturer aren’t real.
@tomkindlon @mecfs I LOVE seeing #LDN on this list. That stuff saved my life, I couldn’t tolerate being bedbound but Wide awake anymore, and that stuff saved my life.
Stimulants really help me with the #fatigue as well. I know lots of people are told to not use Adderall if they have MECFS because they might overdo it, and I totally get that. You have to get proper pacing into place first. When I couldn’t get myself out of a month-long crash I asked my doctor if I could have some prednisone. We had a long talk about the dangers of it, and how I couldn’t use it a lot, but one dose of 10 mg prednisone got me out of a crash that I couldn’t get out of. It helped me more than the Adderall (with fatigue, unfortunately I also have #ADHD and prednisone doesn’t do anything for that) and when I jumped for joy about it he started digging around to read studies, if there are any.
I would just like to add that it’s important to be cautious with the #gabapentin. Back when I took it I only took it at night but it still gave me massive daytime brain fog and fatigue. I really had no idea how bad it was for me until I stopped taking it and saw such a significant improvement. And honestly it didn’t really help with the nerve pain, it would help well the pill was active in my body, but once it wore off the next day the nerve pain would come right back. Totally not worth it for me.
Continuing series on #neuropathic_pain in #animalpainawarenessmonth. Video on #pregabalin is the sister video to last week's #Gabapentin focusing on the differences between the gabapentinoid drugs and when pregabalin is a better choice over gabapentin. https://youtu.be/fr3gu6S6guE?si=VrbWDSo-LaNTIQdx
#animalpainawarenessmonth & next instalment continues management #neuropathic pain specifically #Gabapentin. Did you also that #gabapentin affects noradrenergic transmission in the locus coeruleus as well as glutamate in dorsal horn? #chiari #FHS #Fops
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