effects of stopping neurontin

why did the doc change meds? 400 mg of neurontin is not near enough. take care. be well.

gene gbs 8-99
in numbers there is strength

[QUOTE=donettiwanek]Does anyone have experience in stopping neurontin? The doctor changed our med from neurontin 4oomg a day to cymbalta. she stopped neurontin ,cold turkey, and took about 2 doses of the cymbalta and has had stomach ache ever since. I cant seem to keep her in school ( 7th grade) the school keeps calling me to pick her up. she has missed 5 days of school. after the two doses of cymbalta I stopped it because I didnt want anything upsetting her stomach. We took her to the doctor friday and she drew blood ( just a complete blood count and renal panal and everything came back normal) I dont know if this is med related, anyone have any similar experiences???:confused:[/QUOTE]
I tried to go off the neurontin and use cymbalta with poor results. I had stomach problems and felt like I was burning from the inside. Like sunburn and was really tired. also lots of trips to the bathroom for kidneys to unload. I tried it for 2 days and just could not tolerate it. I went back to a larger dose of neurontin and I got okay. Many have had good results with cymbalta, but not for me.

as with all meds, don’t stop cold turkey, decrease slowly over at least a 10 day period. although stopping neurontin might not cause alot of bad sideeffects, you really can’t rule that out as a problem. i have stooped it cold turkey, and was changed to lyrica the very same day-which gave me a really bad headache, and the lyrica didn’t work as well for me as neurontin- so i went back on it within a week. i do miss the neurontin when i’m not on it, i take 2100 a day for the most part. if there is break thru pain, then ask to raise the dose of neurontin, it is non-addictive. if your daughter was put on an anti-depressant i would be more cautious with the side effects of a drug like cymbalta on a teen or young person. thats why there are black box warnings on anti-depressants.

I am like Gene……”why stop the Neuronton??”. I would put her back on it, and possibly increase the dosage.

Perry

I stopped Neurontin cold turkey and didn’t have any negative effects that I know of. I stopped because I was actually starting to feel more pain than when I was on it. Doc was surprised but different strokes for different folks. Thankfully after 9 months of this BS I’m only taking Norco as needed for pain, Effexir for my head and atenelol so my heart stays in my chest.

hey jever, glad to see you on again. hope things are good with you. take care.:)