Best meds for nerve pain - Pain Management Message Board

imforty · 10-05-2007, 02:47 PM

I have neurofibromatosis which causes tumors to grow on nerves. At this time of year the pain intensifies.

I am 42 and last year I finally gave in and decided to see a Dr. about it. I was given Tylenol 3 2x a day and neurotin.
the neurotin was way to intense for me. Felt like a zombie all day.
Now I am finding that the tylenol no longer does the trick. Because of so many medical issues I have had in the past 4 years I just hate going to the dr. for this kind of stuff. I feel like I have to prove I've tried to "get along" an Im just not looking for drugs.

Just went on prozac for anxiety. Help what do I do?

butrfligirl28 · 10-05-2007, 03:23 PM

I would switch from Prozac to Cymbalta. It has been proven to be the only anti-depressant that also helps many people significantly with nerve pain. Also, tylenol 3 is a very weak med for pain. I would see a pain specialist and be pro-active regarding your pain control.

I personally have seen a great improvement in my nerve pain since taking Cymbalta. There are also other nerve pain meds, such as Lyrica and Topomax. Find a pain specialist that will work with you to reduce your chronic pain, and increase your quality of life. I hope this helps!

Good Luck!

Amanda

brianpain33 · 10-05-2007, 03:30 PM

I have chronic nerve pain as well. I know what you mean about changes in the weather affecting your pain. I have been through a whole bunch of medications and I am currently on the fentanyl patch, Lyrica, Ultram and acetaminopehn. I would recommend you trying the Ultram. It tends to be fairly effective for nerve pain plus it also has anti-depressant qualities. The other good thing is that it is non-narcotic and not a controlled substance.You might not even need an anti-depressant then. It is better to start with the non-narcotic medications to see if they will help. Unfortunately all of the non-narcotic medications were not enough and I started on the fentanyl patch 6 weeks ago.I hope this helps

Brian

jodom1979 · 10-05-2007, 07:40 PM

Brian,

We were on simliar meds prior to going on the patch.. Im curious, Did you puke at all when starting the patch? I switched from 400mgs ultram plus 3 perc 7.5 over to the 25mcg patch with vicodin HP. I too just got on the patch about 5 weeks ago.

jon

brianpain33 · 10-05-2007, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jodom1979

Brian,

We were on simliar meds prior to going on the patch.. Im curious, Did you puke at all when starting the patch? I switched from 400mgs ultram plus 3 perc 7.5 over to the 25mcg patch with vicodin HP. I too just got on the patch about 5 weeks ago.

jon

Yes John, I did throw up after starting the patch. It happened on the 3rd day but hasn't happened since then except when I tried to go up to 50mcg which turned out to be way too much. Did you just go cold turkey with the ultram because I am still trying to get off of those. It has been difficult especially with the depression.

Brian