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
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
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.
Cool i hope you feeling better somewhat god bless
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.
Well you just have to see if your pain comes back i cant quit my meds i will die from pain