Neurontin for neuropathy symptoms

Kasey443

Hi Terrie, yes neurontin is good for controlling pain but well known for causing weight gain, I am hoping to find an alternative. I read up on it and found that it works well for many people where nothing else did. One nurse was prescribed it and refused to take it because of the weight gain she saw in every patient she took care of that was on it. I lost about 40 lbs. after my divorce 4 years ago, and cannot afford to gain all this back just to go to a doc and be told I need to lose weight to help my condition lol! Because I know that's what the docs tell you if you are overweight. Well I was not before my back problem, my weight problem came on because of my back problem, and not being able to get up and move around. I do not have this problem any more, but saw that I was gaining weight very quickly while on neurontin for a short time, so I quit taking it. I was sluggish and feeling out of it while on it and couldn't function well at all so only when the pain is really bad, I will take one at night. I hope to find an alternative.