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Is Lyrica Advisable For Peripheral Neuropathy?
Question: my wife is basicaly on lyrica for life and has been out for over a week now.She has no doctor anymore,It was DR alozzi from barnes jewish until 2010.She has Peripheral neuropathy .
She is in some extreme pain throughout her body from haveing no medicine and we are searching for a doctor that can prescribe a small amount until she can move again and physically get to one.
She is in some extreme pain throughout her body from haveing no medicine and we are searching for a doctor that can prescribe a small amount until she can move again and physically get to one.
Brief Answer:
here are some options
Detailed Answer:
Lyrica, while a controlled substance, is not the most addictive drug.
Several correlaries from this:
1) emergency rooms might give a replacement drug, especially if you have a past history with being there and not being a drug seeker.
2) other doctors might give replacement drugs especially if you have a history and are not a drug seeker (this would include neurologist, orthopedists, endocrinologists, and GYN doctors)
3) there are other drugs with similar effects. This includes the chemically related gabapentin and the non-chemically related antidepressants nortryptilline and amitryptiline.
here are some options
Detailed Answer:
Lyrica, while a controlled substance, is not the most addictive drug.
Several correlaries from this:
1) emergency rooms might give a replacement drug, especially if you have a past history with being there and not being a drug seeker.
2) other doctors might give replacement drugs especially if you have a history and are not a drug seeker (this would include neurologist, orthopedists, endocrinologists, and GYN doctors)
3) there are other drugs with similar effects. This includes the chemically related gabapentin and the non-chemically related antidepressants nortryptilline and amitryptiline.
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