Posted by Snowie on November 25, 2003, at 5:20:41
In reply to Re: neurontin withdrawal - WELT TYPE RASH, posted by Jadzia on November 24, 2003, at 7:46:51
Jadzia,
I'm responding to your posts for several reasons - but before I start I want to tell you I'm very sorry that you had such a bad reaction to Neurontin.
I've taken Neurontin for several years for anxiety. It works great for me in smaller doses than perhaps what is prescribed for pain management or for seizures. I started taking Neurontin on a lark when Xanax stopped being as effective as it had been years before.
I have also gotten rashes from meds. The first rash was on the upper part of my back a week or so after taking Zoloft. I went off Zoloft immediately without calling my then pdoc. The second rash, much worse than the first, was on every inch of my stomach below my navel a week or so after taking BuSpar. It was beet red with bumps everywhere, and itched like crazy. I called my then pdoc and he told me to continue taking BuSpar, but to take Benadryl for the rash. He said Benadryl should get rid of the rash. He was right, but this med was terrible for me. I stopped taking BuSpar a couple of months later. I've taken a lot of meds over the years, and the one thing I've read over and over is that if you develop a rash as a result of taking a med, to stop taking it and call your pdoc. I believe my pdoc should have told me to stop taking it, but then that is one reason he is no longer my pdoc. Why I developed rashes to meds that most people don't is unknown, but we're all different and our body chemistries react differently to different meds. I don't think Zoloft or BuSpar are bad drugs since they apparently help millions of people worldwide. They just didn't help me.
I've also heard lots of people say that Neurontin didn't do anything to help them with anxiety. Why it helps me with anxiety is a mystery, but it does. I don't overanalyze that aspect of it, but since it works, I take it.
Snowie
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