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Can Medication For Nerve Pain Be Withdrawn Suddenly?
I think I would like to stop taking this drug. It is not being used for epilepsy but for nerve pain in general. I find I m gaining weight and may have other side effects. Recently, I ran out of the pills and called my MD s office to fill the prescription (they left me 20 days short on a 30 day presc. YYYY@YYYY
Wed, 8 Aug 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
If your pain is better now, you can always try to stop the drug, but do it after consultation of your doctor. Though you have not mentioned the drug, but generally drugs used for neuropathic pain should not be stopped immediately, we generally stop it by reducing the dose in time of about two weeks.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
If your pain is better now, you can always try to stop the drug, but do it after consultation of your doctor. Though you have not mentioned the drug, but generally drugs used for neuropathic pain should not be stopped immediately, we generally stop it by reducing the dose in time of about two weeks.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman
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