Meds for feet

Seeing doctor today. I have been seeing a Podiatrist, and he is doing
testing. The thing is, if they put me on meds, which one? I think I used
Neurontin in past...been so long, can't remember, and that was more for mood
stabilization. Only dx T2 since March. Anyway, been reading on Neurontin,
Cymbalta and Lyrica, and don't know which if I am asked. Podiatrist thinks
alof of my pain is hip problem related, which causes me to have abnormal
structural problems (increases pain). The feet neuropathy for me feels like
swirling, aching, sometimes numbness on toes, spiders crawling sometimes,
electrical, and even sitting at rest I can feel it. It hurts all the time,
but usually standing/walking goes to severe. Right now just sitting here, I
feel buggy feelings all over feet, even on top. It usually goes up legs a
little, but not too bad in legs unless trying to walk. Just very annoying
and can't rest well because of it, and yes, sometimes does get very painful
and more severe.
I have read different things about the different meds available. Just so
much info to try to retain when you are stressed...LOL
Thanks,
Kris

"Cougar" <cougar_rocklightening@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Seeing doctor today. I have been seeing a Podiatrist, and he is doing
> testing. The thing is, if they put me on meds, which one? I think I used
> Neurontin in past...been so long, can't remember, and that was more for
> mood
> stabilization. Only dx T2 since March. Anyway, been reading on
> Neurontin,
> Cymbalta and Lyrica, and don't know which if I am asked. Podiatrist
> thinks
> alof of my pain is hip problem related, which causes me to have abnormal
> structural problems (increases pain). The feet neuropathy for me feels
> like
> swirling, aching, sometimes numbness on toes, spiders crawling sometimes,
> electrical, and even sitting at rest I can feel it. It hurts all the
> time,
> but usually standing/walking goes to severe. Right now just sitting here,
> I
> feel buggy feelings all over feet, even on top. It usually goes up legs a
> little, but not too bad in legs unless trying to walk. Just very annoying
> and can't rest well because of it, and yes, sometimes does get very
> painful
> and more severe.
> I have read different things about the different meds available. Just so
> much info to try to retain when you are stressed...LOL
> Thanks,
> Kris
>
>
You talk about swirling, aching, sometimes numbness on toes.

Do you ever feel pain in your toes as you put your weight on your
toes as you walk?

Nev.

----

I cant help you from my own personal experience Kris, but I have friends
who are on lyrica and find it very helpful

Loretta

I don't know. Sometimes just sitting in a chair makes my toes go numb (at
least the last couple toes), but the pain is there, most of the time.
Laying down seems to relieve them the best.
K

> You talk about swirling, aching, sometimes numbness on toes.
>
> Do you ever feel pain in your toes as you put your weight on your
> toes as you walk?
>
> Nev.
>
> ----
>
>

Talked with doctor today, and she wants to try me on Neurontin.
Kris

> I cant help you from my own personal experience Kris, but I have friends
> who are on lyrica and find it very helpful
>
> Loretta
>

"Loretta Eisenberg" <sassybklynlady@webtv.net> wrote in message
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>I cant help you from my own personal experience Kris, but I have friends
> who are on lyrica and find it very helpful
>
> Loretta
>
Yep, I'm stoned on it right now....lol

John

"Cougar" <cougar_rocklightening@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Talked with doctor today, and she wants to try me on Neurontin.

Good luck. I tried it and it was a nightmare for me.

Kris, neurontin "got me on my feet again" when I started taking it
seven/eight years ago. It was wonderful to walk without pain...... it was
just before Christmas, in time for shopping at the mall!! I've never been
pain-free, but do not think my feet have ever hurt that bad again.

Some people have a problem with neurontin, but I tolerated it very well. We
switched to Lyrica about a year ago. I can tell a difference if I miss my
medication so I try to be careful about remembering it.

Even if you get *some* relief, that is better than the status quo maybe. I
know I appreciate however much improvement I can get.

Here's hoping you will get some relief soon.


Billie

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: Talked with doctor today, and she wants to try me on Neurontin.
: Kris
:
: > I cant help you from my own personal experience Kris, but I have friends
: > who are on lyrica and find it very helpful
: >
: > Loretta
: >
:
:

On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 22:37:55 -0500, "Cougar"
<cougar_rocklightening@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Talked with doctor today, and she wants to try me on Neurontin.
>Kris
>


If you start to have really weird dreams after starting this, you know
the cause.

No no, compared to the dreams you have now, the ones you could have on
this med will be really WEIRD.

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On Aug 1, 11:50 pm, "johnniemccoy@" <johnniemc...@NOSPAMhotmail.com>
wrote:
> "Loretta Eisenberg" <sassybklynl...@webtv.net> wrote in message
>
> news:29070-46B0B4BF-1255@storefull-3238.bay.webtv.net...>I cant help you from my own personal experience Kris, but I have friends
> > who are on lyrica and find it very helpful
>
> > Loretta
>
> Yep, I'm stoned on it right now....lol
>
> John

Sounds like you are taking it for fun John!

ok, heard good and bad about the Neurontin. So, what are the bad
experiences??? I took Neurontin years ago as a mood stabilizer. I can't
really remember my experience. That was many years ago, and I was pretty
wild back then drinking and drugging, so, don't even remember why I was put
on it or why I came off of it or how long I was on it...LOL Anyway, I have
not taken it yet, but I have the prescription...just nervous. I have heard
good and bad about this drug, and the Lyrica and Cymbalta also. I don't
have much depression, but alot of anxiety and mood swings. I don't remember
"dreams" with this med, but when I took Trazodone, I had VIVID dreams and
they were very out there.
Kris

"Cougar" <cougar_rocklightening@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> ok, heard good and bad about the Neurontin. So, what are the bad
> experiences??? I took Neurontin years ago as a mood stabilizer. I can't
> really remember my experience. That was many years ago, and I was pretty
> wild back then drinking and drugging, so, don't even remember why I was
> put
> on it or why I came off of it or how long I was on it...LOL Anyway, I
> have
> not taken it yet, but I have the prescription...just nervous. I have
> heard
> good and bad about this drug, and the Lyrica and Cymbalta also. I don't
> have much depression, but alot of anxiety and mood swings. I don't
> remember
> "dreams" with this med, but when I took Trazodone, I had VIVID dreams and
> they were very out there.

Here's my experience with it, as far as I can remember. Not that I want to
remember.

I was taking it at night, ramping up to a higher dose, slowly.

I could tell when it got into my system because it felt like it was slapping
me in the face. Like I'd just been hit with a wall or something. Knocked
me right down. I couldn't walk, talk or do anything.

Now I should have taken this as a bad sign, but I didn't. Instead, I just
went to bed as soon as I took the pill so I didn't have to try to tackle the
stairs. I may have also taken it in the morning. Can't remember now for
sure. I tried so many things. I kind of think I might have done so because
I remember going to the counselor and trying to talk to her. The words that
were coming out of my mouth were not what I wanted to be saying and I recall
getting very annoyed, yet she said I seemed perfectly normal. I felt
anything BUT normal!

The feeling got progressively worse as I ramped up. Then the hallucinations
began. They were horrible. I wasn't exactly hearing voices, and yet
something was telling me to hurl myself from my 2nd story window. Angela
and I were home alone. She was sleeping and unaware of what was going on.
My husband was working that night.

I wanted to dial 911 but realized that would be too dangerous. I had no
phone in my room and I was so dizzy I couldn't be sure I would make it to
the other room without falling down the stairs. And I'd have to get down
the stairs to open the door for whoever 911 sent to help me. I felt certain
if I didn't fall down the stairs I would hurl myself from the window that
was by the stairs. I really felt like I should do that, but for no apparent
reason. I knew in reality I didn't want to die or hurt myself, yet the med
was telling me to do it.

I toughed it out, spending the longest night of my life pressing myself as
hard as I could into my bed so I didn't do something stupid. Then as soon
as my Drs. office opened, I called her. She then informed me I couldn't
just stop it cold or I could have a seizure. I had to ramp down. I didn't
want to. Took me about two weeks to ramp down. During that time I just
dutifully took the pill and went straight to bed where I'd try to sleep.
Luckily no more hallucinations. But you couldn't pay me to take that again!

W O W...well, I have had so many bad experiences from meds (like the one you
described), I would say I am over cautious or maybe even paranoid and scared
of meds. I know I was on the Neurontin before, but it is all a blur. Even
things like "safe" blood pressure meds have given me problems. I don't have
the "iron stomach" that my family and friends do. When I have been in the
hospital, I know my discharge summaries would say stuff like I could not
tolerate this or that med and they had to change. I know it is a
complicated process to find the right one, but like you, I don't want to go
through the nightmare of a roller coaster with side effects again.
K


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>
> > Here's my experience with it, as far as I can remember. Not that I want
to
> remember.
>
> I was taking it at night, ramping up to a higher dose, slowly.
>
> I could tell when it got into my system because it felt like it was
slapping
> me in the face. Like I'd just been hit with a wall or something. Knocked
> me right down. I couldn't walk, talk or do anything.
>
> Now I should have taken this as a bad sign, but I didn't. Instead, I just
> went to bed as soon as I took the pill so I didn't have to try to tackle
the
> stairs. I may have also taken it in the morning. Can't remember now for
> sure. I tried so many things. I kind of think I might have done so
because
> I remember going to the counselor and trying to talk to her. The words
that
> were coming out of my mouth were not what I wanted to be saying and I
recall
> getting very annoyed, yet she said I seemed perfectly normal. I felt
> anything BUT normal!
>
> The feeling got progressively worse as I ramped up. Then the
hallucinations
> began. They were horrible. I wasn't exactly hearing voices, and yet
> something was telling me to hurl myself from my 2nd story window. Angela
> and I were home alone. She was sleeping and unaware of what was going on.
> My husband was working that night.
>
> I wanted to dial 911 but realized that would be too dangerous. I had no
> phone in my room and I was so dizzy I couldn't be sure I would make it to
> the other room without falling down the stairs. And I'd have to get down
> the stairs to open the door for whoever 911 sent to help me. I felt
certain
> if I didn't fall down the stairs I would hurl myself from the window that
> was by the stairs. I really felt like I should do that, but for no
apparent
> reason. I knew in reality I didn't want to die or hurt myself, yet the
med
> was telling me to do it.
>
> I toughed it out, spending the longest night of my life pressing myself as
> hard as I could into my bed so I didn't do something stupid. Then as soon
> as my Drs. office opened, I called her. She then informed me I couldn't
> just stop it cold or I could have a seizure. I had to ramp down. I
didn't
> want to. Took me about two weeks to ramp down. During that time I just
> dutifully took the pill and went straight to bed where I'd try to sleep.
> Luckily no more hallucinations. But you couldn't pay me to take that
again!
>
>