Hot water, Tegretol, gabapentin
Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 8:58 pm
Hello to all! New to the site, but more than 40 years of symptoms.
I wish I could say I have suggestions for non-drug solutions. I tried chiropractic, exercise, magnesium, homeopathic solutions, stretching, etc. etc. The only non-drug treatment that gave me any relief was a hot shower on my lower back. That would buy me 1/2 hour of relief, and if I could get to sleep that fast I was good, but if not, I was a night walker. Long plane rides were torture.
Tegritol worked for a while, then I switched to Ropinerol. Ropinerol worked for a while, then it didn't, and my symptoms got a lot worse. It is called augmentation, I came to find out.
I'm now on Gabapentin (since July of this year), and my life is good again! It has eliminated 98% of my symptoms. There are some minor side effects, including drowsiness and blurred vision until my daily dose wears off, but the sleep I now get is WORTH IT.
(If you have any experience with Gabapentin and have come to find out it only works for a few years, PLEASE don't tell me. I'd like to enjoy this relief for as long as possible, and if trouble is on the horizon I'd prefer it just sneaks up on me all unannounced!)
Jim
I wish I could say I have suggestions for non-drug solutions. I tried chiropractic, exercise, magnesium, homeopathic solutions, stretching, etc. etc. The only non-drug treatment that gave me any relief was a hot shower on my lower back. That would buy me 1/2 hour of relief, and if I could get to sleep that fast I was good, but if not, I was a night walker. Long plane rides were torture.
Tegritol worked for a while, then I switched to Ropinerol. Ropinerol worked for a while, then it didn't, and my symptoms got a lot worse. It is called augmentation, I came to find out.
I'm now on Gabapentin (since July of this year), and my life is good again! It has eliminated 98% of my symptoms. There are some minor side effects, including drowsiness and blurred vision until my daily dose wears off, but the sleep I now get is WORTH IT.
(If you have any experience with Gabapentin and have come to find out it only works for a few years, PLEASE don't tell me. I'd like to enjoy this relief for as long as possible, and if trouble is on the horizon I'd prefer it just sneaks up on me all unannounced!)
Jim