Steph, I'd also be interested in picking your brain about Gabapentin. Doc just put me on it instead of Buspar, which I didn't like.
Jayne: We was just about to spring into action, Captain. Complicated escape and rescue op. Wash: I was going to watch. It was very exciting.
'Shindig'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Jul 25, 2014 2:40:41 pm PDT #2835 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Steph L. - Jul 25, 2014 2:45:11 pm PDT #2836 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Teppy - can you provide any insight on the difference between Pregabalin and Gabapentin?
A quick google [from here -- [link] -- which is not about trigeminal neuralgia, but about other nerve pain, which obviously isn't the same, but is in the ballpark] says that they're structurally similar, but gabapentin is older and doesn't always work for everyone and can have bothersome side effects. Some studies show that pregabalin is more effective at reducing nerve pain, compared to gabapentin. What we're talking here is a 30-40% reduction in pain with gabapentin, and 50% with pregabalin. Pregabalin also starts to relieve nerve pain faster (like within 1 day in some cases).
I'll see what else I can rustle up.
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Steph, I'd also be interested in picking your brain about Gabapentin. Doc just put me on it instead of Buspar, which I didn't like.
For anxiety?
-t - Jul 25, 2014 2:45:43 pm PDT #2837 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Apropos of nothing, I think I should put more energy into achieving one of my dual but conflicting dreams of raising goats and living above a Chinese restaurant.
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Sheryl - Jul 25, 2014 3:10:59 pm PDT #2838 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Posting from Confluence where I'm listening to a band called Copy Red Leader.
Jesse - Jul 25, 2014 3:13:58 pm PDT #2839 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In short, all my sympathies are with woman-in-distress and it is totally okay for her to not get in the ambulance.
Oh yeah, I 100% agree with that. At the time they called 911, it was not at all clear that she was going to be able to talk to say she didn't want to go with them, so.
-t - Jul 25, 2014 3:22:29 pm PDT #2840 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, I get how that can happen. Not a bad decision!
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Zenkitty - Jul 25, 2014 3:23:24 pm PDT #2841 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Steph, yes. I don't have high hopes. Nothing else I've ever tried has worked without unbearable side effects. If this doesn't work, I think I'm done messing with my brain chemistry.
Connie Neil - Jul 25, 2014 3:26:36 pm PDT #2842 of 30000
brillig
It's raining. Life is good. Thinking. Yes, life is pretty good, with rain.
-t - Jul 25, 2014 3:32:14 pm PDT #2843 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Rains sounds lovely. We're looking at a week, at least, of 100-ish highs.
Pix - Jul 25, 2014 3:38:46 pm PDT #2844 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Good news! We have the pup back--they think pneumonia, not distemper. And Kaylee has a bunch of meds--we will know tomorrow if it was giardia or just something she ate. She's perked up and is starting to get her appetite back, so she's still got some symptoms. Hoping everything is much better by next week.