Well Iāve had today my third follow-up with the lovely Dr S and also my VRT therapist.
Dr S said Iām still to get to the 75mg Nori (currently at 70mg) and stay there for a few weeks and then Iām to add Gabapentin. Heās given me a script and Iām to start at 300mg for the first 3 days, then 600mg for another 3 days and then 900mg continuing on ā¦
Iām really hoping/praying that this ādual therapyā (as he calls is) will give me the last 30 - 40% that I need. He said he feels Iāve made excellent progress but to remember the brain is still irritable and fragile and not to do anything to upset it and still take it easy even when Iām having good days.
He said the smells trigger is hopefully a passing phase given that it has started very recently and wasnt there in the beginning, heās hoping itāll morph out as it did in!
Has anyone on here ever taken Nori and Gabapentin together?
No experience with those meds, but I wish you luck! Sometimes a ācocktailā is what does the trick - a single drug alone wonāt cut it.
I like the empathy expressed in the phrase āthe brain is still irritable and fragile.ā Thatās a different way of putting it, but it gets at the heart of the matter. We canāt mess around - one night of staying up too late, skipping a single meal, etc. and many of us are going to be in big trouble. Weād like to forget this and live like ānormalā people but no such luck.
To put a more positive spin on it, we certainly are āsensitiveā as well as āin tuneā with the environment, arenāt we? :roll:
Although I must say Iām a bit mystified why he chose Gabapentin over Pregabalin, when the latter is supposed to be Pfizerās ānew and improvedā version. This man moves in mysterious waysā¦
anyway, Iām going to be following you closely (metaphorically speaking!) to see how you get on.
Old article but interesting what it says about
Gabapentin (Neurontin). Studies are from 1995 relating to vertigo.
I was on this recently for nerve pain and had success but weight gain is an issue.
