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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / August 2007Meds for feet
Seeing doctor today. I have been seeing a Podiatrist, and he is doing testing. The thing is, if they put me on meds, which one? I think I used Neurontin in past...been so long, can't remember, and that was more for mood stabilization. Only dx T2 since March. Anyway, been reading on Neurontin, Cymbalta and Lyrica, and don't know which if I am asked. Podiatrist thinks alof of my pain is hip problem related, which causes me to have abnormal structural problems (increases pain). The feet neuropathy for me feels like swirling, aching, sometimes numbness on toes, spiders crawling sometimes, electrical, and even sitting at rest I can feel it. It hurts all the time, but usually standing/walking goes to severe. Right now just sitting here, I feel buggy feelings all over feet, even on top. It usually goes up legs a little, but not too bad in legs unless trying to walk. Just very annoying and can't rest well because of it, and yes, sometimes does get very painful and more severe. I have read different things about the different meds available. Just so much info to try to retain when you are stressed...LOL Thanks, Kris > Seeing doctor today. I have been seeing a Podiatrist, and he is doing > testing. The thing is, if they put me on meds, which one? I think I used [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Thanks, > Kris You talk about swirling, aching, sometimes numbness on toes. Do you ever feel pain in your toes as you put your weight on your toes as you walk? Nev. ---- I don't know. Sometimes just sitting in a chair makes my toes go numb (at least the last couple toes), but the pain is there, most of the time. Laying down seems to relieve them the best. K > You talk about swirling, aching, sometimes numbness on toes. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > ---- ok, heard good and bad about the Neurontin. So, what are the bad experiences??? I took Neurontin years ago as a mood stabilizer. I can't really remember my experience. That was many years ago, and I was pretty wild back then drinking and drugging, so, don't even remember why I was put on it or why I came off of it or how long I was on it...LOL Anyway, I have not taken it yet, but I have the prescription...just nervous. I have heard good and bad about this drug, and the Lyrica and Cymbalta also. I don't have much depression, but alot of anxiety and mood swings. I don't remember "dreams" with this med, but when I took Trazodone, I had VIVID dreams and they were very out there. Kris > ok, heard good and bad about the Neurontin. So, what are the bad > experiences??? I took Neurontin years ago as a mood stabilizer. I can't [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > "dreams" with this med, but when I took Trazodone, I had VIVID dreams and > they were very out there. Here's my experience with it, as far as I can remember. Not that I want to remember. I was taking it at night, ramping up to a higher dose, slowly. I could tell when it got into my system because it felt like it was slapping me in the face. Like I'd just been hit with a wall or something. Knocked me right down. I couldn't walk, talk or do anything. Now I should have taken this as a bad sign, but I didn't. Instead, I just went to bed as soon as I took the pill so I didn't have to try to tackle the stairs. I may have also taken it in the morning. Can't remember now for sure. I tried so many things. I kind of think I might have done so because I remember going to the counselor and trying to talk to her. The words that were coming out of my mouth were not what I wanted to be saying and I recall getting very annoyed, yet she said I seemed perfectly normal. I felt anything BUT normal! The feeling got progressively worse as I ramped up. Then the hallucinations began. They were horrible. I wasn't exactly hearing voices, and yet something was telling me to hurl myself from my 2nd story window. Angela and I were home alone. She was sleeping and unaware of what was going on. My husband was working that night. I wanted to dial 911 but realized that would be too dangerous. I had no phone in my room and I was so dizzy I couldn't be sure I would make it to the other room without falling down the stairs. And I'd have to get down the stairs to open the door for whoever 911 sent to help me. I felt certain if I didn't fall down the stairs I would hurl myself from the window that was by the stairs. I really felt like I should do that, but for no apparent reason. I knew in reality I didn't want to die or hurt myself, yet the med was telling me to do it. I toughed it out, spending the longest night of my life pressing myself as hard as I could into my bed so I didn't do something stupid. Then as soon as my Drs. office opened, I called her. She then informed me I couldn't just stop it cold or I could have a seizure. I had to ramp down. I didn't want to. Took me about two weeks to ramp down. During that time I just dutifully took the pill and went straight to bed where I'd try to sleep. Luckily no more hallucinations. But you couldn't pay me to take that again! W O W...well, I have had so many bad experiences from meds (like the one you described), I would say I am over cautious or maybe even paranoid and scared of meds. I know I was on the Neurontin before, but it is all a blur. Even things like "safe" blood pressure meds have given me problems. I don't have the "iron stomach" that my family and friends do. When I have been in the hospital, I know my discharge summaries would say stuff like I could not tolerate this or that med and they had to change. I know it is a complicated process to find the right one, but like you, I don't want to go through the nightmare of a roller coaster with side effects again. K > > Here's my experience with it, as far as I can remember. Not that I want to > remember. > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > dutifully took the pill and went straight to bed where I'd try to sleep. > Luckily no more hallucinations. But you couldn't pay me to take that again! I cant help you from my own personal experience Kris, but I have friends who are on lyrica and find it very helpful Loretta Talked with doctor today, and she wants to try me on Neurontin. Kris > I cant help you from my own personal experience Kris, but I have friends > who are on lyrica and find it very helpful > > Loretta > Talked with doctor today, and she wants to try me on Neurontin. Good luck. I tried it and it was a nightmare for me. Kris, neurontin "got me on my feet again" when I started taking it seven/eight years ago. It was wonderful to walk without pain...... it was just before Christmas, in time for shopping at the mall!! I've never been pain-free, but do not think my feet have ever hurt that bad again. Some people have a problem with neurontin, but I tolerated it very well. We switched to Lyrica about a year ago. I can tell a difference if I miss my medication so I try to be careful about remembering it. Even if you get *some* relief, that is better than the status quo maybe. I know I appreciate however much improvement I can get. Here's hoping you will get some relief soon. Billie "Striving for a world without Myasthenia Gravis" Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America http://www.myasthenia.org Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mda.org/disease/mg.html http://www.mda.org/publications/fa-mg-treatment.html Myasthenia Gravis Association UK http://www.mga.superbuilder.net/mgaforum.html : Talked with doctor today, and she wants to try me on Neurontin. : Kris [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] : > : > Loretta >Talked with doctor today, and she wants to try me on Neurontin. >Kris If you start to have really weird dreams after starting this, you know the cause. No no, compared to the dreams you have now, the ones you could have on this med will be really WEIRD.  SignatureMåck©® Deltec CoZmore Pumper Type 1 since 1975 http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org http://www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.insulin-pumpers.org http://www.pandora.com enter "Jason & Demarco" "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." ...Theodore Roosevelt (o ô) --ooO-(_)-Ooo-------------------- "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." ....Bilbo Baggins DISCLAIMER If you find a posting or message from me offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it. If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate... . >I cant help you from my own personal experience Kris, but I have friends > who are on lyrica and find it very helpful > > Loretta Yep, I'm stoned on it right now....lol John On Aug 1, 11:50 pm, "johnniemccoy@" <johnniemc...@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote: > > who are on lyrica and find it very helpful > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > John Sounds like you are taking it for fun John! |
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