Posted by Larry Hoover on May 1, 2005, at 18:45:18 [reposted on May 4, 2005, at 10:15:54 | original URL]
In reply to chronic nerve pain, posted by Paul Smith on May 1, 2005, at 18:10:51
> I have had this 8 months and it is driving me nuts, mostly get it in the legs and arms. Anyone else? Am I alone? I have read that opiates do nothing for this sort of pain. Real real sick of it.
Neuropathic pain often responds really well to gabapentin (Neurontin). Peripheral pain like you have is actually due to certain cells in the spinal cord, which amplify and echo the original pain signal back to the original source. It's like the feedback you get if you put a microphone too close to the speakers....it squeals. In this case, the squeal is pain.
Neurontin binds to the alpha(2){delta} calcium channel receptor, and shuts down the feedback. It can be very effective, and it potentiates and synergizes with the effects of opiate analgesics.
Available as a generic, in Canada.
Lar
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