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New Medication for Neuropathy!!!
For anyone that is suffering from Peripheral Neuropathy there is finally a medication to help. The brand name for the drug is Lyrica (Pregabalin) which is made by Phizer Corp. This medication is the first of it's kind in the sense that it has been made specifically for people suffering from post operative, chemo induced or diabetic nerve pain. Lyrica is actully slated to be the successor of Neurontin, in fact it has the same chemical break down as Neurontin plus several added chemicals to make it more affective and much faster acting. Most other prescriptions have to build up in your system for a period of time(6-8 weeks) before they can even be slightly affective. Lyrica is supposed to be affective in 7-10 days and is said to be 50%-80% more affective in reducing or eliminating the symptoms of Neuropathy. In the clinical trials done (over 9000 cases) Lyrica was said to reduce the symptoms of Periperal Neuropathy from 60% up to complete elimination of all syptoms in those 86% of the people tested. I don't know how many of the trails were done on people with Surgical/Chemo based Neuropathy but I would guess that it would be just as affective no matter what the cause of the Neuropathy was.
As some of you may know I have been suffering with Neuropathy since I finished the first round of salvage chemo(TIP). Oddly enough the affects have progressivly gotten worse in the past few months but has seemed to level off in the past 6 weeks(no better-no worse). It started out as 30%-35% disabling and has worsened to 55%-60% disabling and affecting every aspect of life. I have tried almost every medication and treatment known to treat this condition and have had no results accept the side affects of a few medications-usually drowsiness and /or dizziness. Lyrica was approved by the FDA in Dec 2004 and has only been available for about 6-8 weeks. I'm not sure if any other members have been prescribed this medication yet--I just received and started taking LYRICA 2 days ago. You have to slowly introduce the medication in to your system over the course of 7 days-taking a little more each day until you reach the prescribed amount(usually 250-400mg per day). The only side affect I have had is very minor dizziness for about 45 minutes after I took the pill. I dont know if its the Lyrica working already or I just had a really good afternoon but I walked around the block without stopping or losing my balance with is a first over the last several months. The pain switched from pins and needles and very sharp shooting pains to a dull ache and the feeling of my feet being cold- the pain in my left thigh was almost gone and I could grasp objects very tightly with my hands
. Again maybe I just had a good day because the neuropathy is never consistent(it varies from day to day) . I am Hopeful that these incredible results are truly from the LYRICA and the results are even better as I build up to the prescibed level. Today was the best I have felt in the past 2 years and I truly beleive Lyrica was the cause. I am guessing that I am probably the only member on TC-cancer taking Lyrica and I will gladly be the guineea pig for this experiment if it could produce any good results for myself and other suffering from neuropathy. I will update this post weekly and list the pro's and con's of LYRICA. Hopefully Lyrica will be the miracle drug that everyone with Neuropathy has been waiting for!!!!!!! For more information and support regarding Peripheral Neuropathy visit www.neuropathy.org and to find out more about Lyrica you can visit www.lyrica.com or www.phizer.com I hope this info is useful to those that are suffering or know someone that is suffering from Neuropathy. For those of us that don't have presciption coverage on our insurance you will probably be happy to know that a 1 month supply of Lyrica cost me $52.00 less than a 1 month supply of Neurontin 
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PS : New England Patriots-- Now only 2 wins away from Superbowl 40--where they WILL 3peat and once again be Super Bowl Champions!!!!!!!
As some of you may know I have been suffering with Neuropathy since I finished the first round of salvage chemo(TIP). Oddly enough the affects have progressivly gotten worse in the past few months but has seemed to level off in the past 6 weeks(no better-no worse). It started out as 30%-35% disabling and has worsened to 55%-60% disabling and affecting every aspect of life. I have tried almost every medication and treatment known to treat this condition and have had no results accept the side affects of a few medications-usually drowsiness and /or dizziness. Lyrica was approved by the FDA in Dec 2004 and has only been available for about 6-8 weeks. I'm not sure if any other members have been prescribed this medication yet--I just received and started taking LYRICA 2 days ago. You have to slowly introduce the medication in to your system over the course of 7 days-taking a little more each day until you reach the prescribed amount(usually 250-400mg per day). The only side affect I have had is very minor dizziness for about 45 minutes after I took the pill. I dont know if its the Lyrica working already or I just had a really good afternoon but I walked around the block without stopping or losing my balance with is a first over the last several months. The pain switched from pins and needles and very sharp shooting pains to a dull ache and the feeling of my feet being cold- the pain in my left thigh was almost gone and I could grasp objects very tightly with my hands
. Again maybe I just had a good day because the neuropathy is never consistent(it varies from day to day) . I am Hopeful that these incredible results are truly from the LYRICA and the results are even better as I build up to the prescibed level. Today was the best I have felt in the past 2 years and I truly beleive Lyrica was the cause. I am guessing that I am probably the only member on TC-cancer taking Lyrica and I will gladly be the guineea pig for this experiment if it could produce any good results for myself and other suffering from neuropathy. I will update this post weekly and list the pro's and con's of LYRICA. Hopefully Lyrica will be the miracle drug that everyone with Neuropathy has been waiting for!!!!!!! For more information and support regarding Peripheral Neuropathy visit www.neuropathy.org and to find out more about Lyrica you can visit www.lyrica.com or www.phizer.com I hope this info is useful to those that are suffering or know someone that is suffering from Neuropathy. For those of us that don't have presciption coverage on our insurance you will probably be happy to know that a 1 month supply of Lyrica cost me $52.00 less than a 1 month supply of Neurontin DON PS : New England Patriots-- Now only 2 wins away from Superbowl 40--where they WILL 3peat and once again be Super Bowl Champions!!!!!!!
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