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pregabalin and sativex

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Hi everyone

I'm not feeling great, had my 4th tysabri infusion on Thursday but not noticed any difference yet. I gave up baclofen cos I didn't like it and now I've reduced my Gabapentin to just 200 mg a day then tomorrow it'll be just 100 a day for 2 days then off it. Then I have to start pregabalion starting low and building up.

I'm still confused though, do I go up to full strength and then see if it works or do I stop when it does work and not bother with the sativex or might I still benefit from sativex in conjuction with the pregabalin at a lower dose?

I don't know what I'm supposed to do. Is anyone else taking more than one of these?

derby x

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Hello Derby,

 

I didn't have to come completely off gabapentin before starting Pregabalin. Once I got to the lower dose, I started on a low dose of Pregablin till the gabapentin was gone and Pregablin dose was increasing.

 

As I've said before Pregabalin was a revelation, worked quickly. But you do, as with all drugs, you do need give them a fair trial, at least a month, before giving them up. They take time to work and time for any side effects to wear off.

 

A lot of these drugs do 'mix and match' , neurologists and doctors' wouldn't prescribe them of make these suggestions if they didn't.

 

It's a case of finding the right dose for you, which may be different from the dose that is correct for me, or anyone else. I, and I susoect mnay of us here, go up and down the doses depending on what suits us, even on a day to day basis.

 

Scully

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They are not brain lesions..........they are just bright ideas

 

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Im starting it today scully. Nervous as always but gp said I can start on 50 mg once a day and work up from there.

I haven't walked since I began on the baclofen and now I'm in a state of fear.

derby x

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