Woman dies in hospital waiting room.

[Medusa]

Medusa...sort of off topic but my husband was prescribed the anti depressant for neuropathy to get him off of the other pain drugs, it has worked out great for him. Another friend of mine is opting for that treatment also.

I'm not against the treatment itself; it's that particular med that I wasn't too keen on trying. I did try another one and, for a time, it worked well but later on it gave me strong stomach cramps that lasted for hours every day. Plus I gained 9 lbs. in a matter of weeks. Ugh. I tried to wait it out for several weeks w/no success so I had to stop taking it. I do know that there are some people who have successfully gone this route for neuropathy and I wish I was one of them but, unfortunately, I'm not.

[caseysmom]

I'm not against the treatment itself; it's that particular med that I wasn't too keen on trying. I did try another one and, for a time, it worked well but later on it gave me strong stomach cramps that lasted for hours every day. Plus I gained 9 lbs. in a matter of weeks. Ugh. I tried to wait it out for several weeks w/no success so I had to stop taking it. I do know that there are some people who have successfully gone this route for neuropathy and I wish I was one of them but, unfortunately, I'm not.

My hubby was taking way too many narcotics for the pain, he even took so many he had stroke like symptoms and was rushed by ambulance to the hospital, he was put on notriptlyn (anti-depressant) and it getting some non narcotic relief finally. I know the neuropathy is horrible I feel for you.