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I am quite familiar with Neurontin(gabapentin) It was designed as a GABA analogue as I understand it. It seems to be effective sometimes for a lot of stuff, including peripheral neuropathy, which is why I have prescribed it. You build tolerance, so the dose has to climb for it to keep working, but as the dosage climbs, side effects increase, happens for a lot of meds.
Ostensibly, Lyrica(pregabalin)does not have this problem. Fortunately, the opportunity for me to prescribe this has not presented itself.
I am, as always, skeptical of new medications. There is a new one that is supposed to be the bomb diggity, no downside, answer to whatever the current question happens to be.
I remember when it was Toradol(ketorolac) Trovan(trovafloxin) Ambien(zolpidem)
All good medications, but all with short comings and adverse effects
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