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I'm a zombie...thanks Neurontin aka Gabapentin
A few months ago my left arm, which had been numb since my mastectomy and lymph node removal, started to "wake up." It was hurting all day and I had to wear a compression sleeve, which I hate, to keep it from REALLY hurting. The surgeon who performed the surgery prescribed Neurontin and it worked immediately. However it has also turned me into the walking dead and I am exhausted all of the time. I take 300mg a couple of hours before bed and I start drooling out of the side of my mouth. I wake up feeling fine the next morning for about 2 hours, then I start to crash again. The fatigue gets worse as the day wears on and then I take my nightly pill and begin the cycle all over again.
I started the medication 6 days ago and I have been reading that the body will adjust to the side effects and I will be able to function again, but I am seriously thinking of stopping the medication and putting the compression sleeve back on.
Any thoughts???
Thank you!
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Norma,
June 7, 2013: Age 43, mother of 2, had just celebrated 16th wedding anniversary June 6th
Dx Invasive Ductal Carcinoma:
ER-, PR-, HER2+++,
Stage IIb, 5 cm. tumor, grade 3
Benign lymph nodes.
June 26, 2013: Begin 4 Rounds of AC
Sept 19, 2013: Begin 12 weekly treatments of Taxol/Herceptin
Oct 22, 2013: Skipped a treatment because of a trip to the ER. Turned out to be a blood clot in the inferior vena cava….Started Coumadin (aka Warfarin)
Dec 12, 2013: Last treatment of TH
Dec 20, 2013: CAT scan and nuclear bone scans show NED. Yay! Chemo worked!
Jan 24, 2014: Bilateral mx w/expanders inserted; 10 Lymph Nodes removed on left side;Pathology report shows no trace of tumor was left after the chemo. More proof that the chemo worked!
Jan 30, 2014: Emergency surgery due to hematoma on the right side. Had a filter inserted to deal with blood clot that had developed in October.
Feb 2014: Begin Herceptin only treatments
Aug 29, 2014 Expanders OUT and implants IN
Sept 4, 2014 Last Herceptin treatment YAY!!
Oct 8, 2014 Port Removed
Dec 5, 2014 Nipple Reconstruction
Current Meds: Daily - 150 mg Effexor; 50 mg Tramadol for aches and pains caused by treatments
Occasional - 30mg Temazepam (Restoril) for insomnia ; 300mg Neurontin for nerve pain in left arm; 1 mg Lorazepam (Ativan) for anxiety;
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