Neurontin

[Ichoosepeace2 at aol.com]

Hello,
I wrote a while back about the medication Neurontin & posible kidney effects 
and received very helpful input from many of you.  I ask again, for those of 
you that had been on it then stopping for whatever reason, did you have any 
noticeable "withdrawal" for lack of better word?  I know what the drug is, & 
used for besides phantom limb pain, the word withdrawal implies narcotic & I 
know it's not.  Nevertheless, what I am seeing in my guy , (left BKA,  Dec. 
2002, end stage diabetic), is a restleessness/depression type energy.  
Granted, there could be other reasons for this & he has felt similar before. 
As well within the same couple days after stopping the Neurontin, his Lasix & 
Accupril, (for high B/P /kidney dysfunction) was increased.  What we seemed 
to see while on it was the fatigue/fog that some of you shared with me. The 
hope is that it will lift & the limb pain/sensation will not increase.  It is 
an experiment - doctor supervised - but would like any info you may have.
I would also like to thank you all again for this forum - I have learned much 
to pass on to Simran, (he is still in a rehab facility).  He & his 
prosthesis, are still working to become "better friends" :-) ( He has an 
Alpha liner, so I've much appreciated the recent discussion of that - he 
experiences similar skin "stuff"  complicated by use of one arm & decreased 
vision, still he is walking some.)  But will save that for another time - for 
now the Neurontin?  
Thanks Much to some of the bravest people I've "met",
Deb