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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Epilepsy / April 2007help with neurosurgeon?
Dear All, My neurosurgeon originally prescribed Gabapentin three hundred milligrams three times a day for nerve pain. However, we discovered quite by accident that it works to control my seizurs. Now I'm in a bind. He has not yet refilled it and I'm down to one pill. Its been over a week since we called it in and nothing is being done. my neurologist absolutely refuses to do anything, he won't run tests to even rule out epilepsy. he says I have migraines and that topamax is better than gabapentin. (see my other post for my reactions to it) with the gabapentin I have very few if any side effects. Suggestions? the doctor who would normally fill it for me can't because "its not my prescription." Any advice is appreciated.  SignatureJ. T. Laurie Watcher of the Seals, Flame of Tar Valon, The Amyrlin Seat If you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin to the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips. >My neurosurgeon originally prescribed Gabapentin three hundred milligrams >three times a day for nerve pain. However, we discovered quite by accident [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >not my prescription." >Any advice is appreciated. Why has the neurosurgeon not refilled the Gabapentin? Who is treating your seizures? Are you still the neurosurgeon's patient? If the neurologist is not communicative, you may need to find another neurologist. Best, Bob Robert A. Fink, M. D. Neurological Surgery 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA 510-849-2555 ********************************** NOTE: The material above is not "medical advice". Medical advice can only be given after an in-person contact between doctor and patient. ********************************** its strange, but no one is. I just keep having to ask for the gabapentin, from the neurosurgeon, because he's the only one that will refill it. my actual neuro thinks I'm lying and that all I have are migraines. yes I have a constant pounding headache only eased by vicodin, and its been that way for over a year, and the seizures have been getting worse. but no its not migraines. Even I know that. I hopefully will get another one this summer, if at all possible. for now though I'm stuck with Castro. >>My neurosurgeon originally prescribed Gabapentin three hundred milligrams >>three times a day for nerve pain. However, we discovered quite by accident [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > doctor and patient. > ********************************** > its strange, but no one is. I just keep having to ask for the gabapentin, > from the neurosurgeon, because he's the only one that will refill it. my [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I hopefully will get another one this summer, if at all possible. for now > though I'm stuck with Castro. The Pharmacy I have will refill part of the pills (a week's supply) that shouldn't be stopped abruptly, even while waiting for the Call Back from the Neuro I had. After I had been *controlled with pills for more than about 4 years, my Neuro transferred my File back to my Family Doctor. That Doctor now refills the Szr. meds. that have worked at same dose now since 1995+ . Do you have a Family Doctor who you could take the prescriptions to, and have him write you a new Prescription at same dosage and rate as worked for you? That way the Pharmacy can get a callback in reasonable time. G./ (I didn't realize that 'Castro' was still able to write prescriptions... :-> ) > >>My neurosurgeon originally prescribed Gabapentin three hundred milligrams > >>three times a day for nerve pain. However, we discovered quite by accident [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >>Suggestions? the doctor who would normally fill it for me can't because > >>"its not my prescription." <--- *** See my Comment above about my Canada Dr. writing me fresh prescriptions, from the bottles I took to him showing what I was using. (I agree with our Internet Dr's comments below too... ) G. // > >>Any advice is appreciated. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > doctor and patient. > > ********************************** laugh. Castro is his real name, and he's a real pain. We'll hopefully get me a family doctor by the time the year is out. he can write precriptions, only ones he knows how to write are topamax for migraines and periactine for migraines. he doesn't do any sort of tests, and I fully intend to take him to the medical board. >> its strange, but no one is. I just keep having to ask for the gabapentin, >> from the neurosurgeon, because he's the only one that will refill it. my [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] >> > doctor and patient. >> > **********************************
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