TigerLily Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 A while back I may have wrote about my coat hanger pain. We things got worse and worse and my normally painless vestibular migraine turned into very painful migraines. So bad I was throwing up. I ended up seeing my old doctor because the ER notified them I was in. He had me come in and I told him that my head had been aching for a while and my arms were going numb. I thought I had a punched nerve or nerves in my neck because my arms kept going numb. On a whim he started me in Gabapentin. And holy crap what a difference it has made. My occipital neuralgia is gone. Vestibular migraine manageable. I have started sweating again and my hair has stopped falling out. My coat hanger pain is way better and I have not had near as much OI. My memory and attention are considerably better and I have not had derealization or my alice in the wonderland episodes but maybe 3 times in the last month. I can't explain why this drug has worked so well but it has. Edit: I did post about starting this medication a month ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 @TigerLily - what wonderful news!!! I am so happy you found something that helps that much - and bravo to your doc!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p8d Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 I was on this for 5 years and recently discovered it was raising my BP to super high levels for the last 3. I started it for neuropathic pain in my abdominal area (felt like the worst GERD ever) and that’s gone so I tapered off over 5 months. Perhaps it’s raising your BP just enough to ease the OH? It never did anything for my coat hanger pain. I am glad that it’s helping you, just keep an eye on your BP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotsieCrocheter Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 I’m so happy for you! That is good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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