Posted by bulldog2 on January 30, 2010, at 22:20:31
In reply to Re: Best Antidepressant For Pain?, posted by JayBTV2 on January 30, 2010, at 20:11:30
> > I'm looking for an ad that would work on arthritis and fibromyalgia pain in the legs. For some reason last year parnate took away calf pain and spasms but was not friendly to arthritis.
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> > I've heard that effexor is related th tramdaol.I need about 300 mg tramadol to make the fibro and arthritis manageable. I also want a med that works for depression and anxiety.
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> > Thanks in advance for any input.
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> Neurontin(Gabapentin) & it's cousin lyrica are both supposed to help w/ pain. Guess they're not technically ADs but some say they help w/ mood stabilization as well....
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> From the Gabapentin Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabapentin):
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> Gabapentin is frequently used to treat various types of Neuralgia. It has been found to be effective in prevention of frequent migraine headaches,[9] neuropathic pain[10] and nystagmus,[11] and is prescribed off-label (that is, without formal regulatory agreement) for these conditions. Gabapentin is widely believed to help patients with post-operative chronic pain (usually caused by nerves that have been severed accidentally in an operation and when grown back, have reconnected incorrectly) and nerve pain associated with spinal cord injury. It may be effective in reducing pain and spasticity in multiple sclerosis.[12], and has also had success in treating certain instances of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.[13][14]
>I am taking neurontin for mood elevation and for anxiety. It is helping in those areas but is not working on pain. Did have some tramadol at home and took 300 mg with the neurontin. The combo worked wonderffully on pain and mood.
But due to the fact that tramadol can cause addiction cannot take every day. Maybe something like amitriptyline might help. Might even combine that with low dose parnate.
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