What's this called?

[Shannon Nelson]

A friend is trying to describe a condition he has, wherein the spinal
openings that the nerves pass thru are narrowing, and beginning to
pinch the nerves, for which he takes something called neurontin. Does
anyone know what that condition might be called, and anything about it?
Thanks!
Shannon

[Helen Tucker]

Are you thinking about spinal stenosis?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_stenosis
Here is the basic info on Neurontin:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurontin
HTH,
Helen

[Dr. Joe Rozencwajg, NMD]

Some other side effects of gabapentin as copied form the NZ official pharmaceutical website.
Sudden, unexplained deaths have been reported where a causal relationship to treatment with gabapentin has not been established. Additional post-marketing adverse events reported include acute kidney failure, renal impairment, allergic reaction including urticaria, alopecia, anaemia, angioedema, convulsions, depersonalisation, urinary incontinence, pancreatitis, erythema multiforme, jaundice, , movement disorders such as choreoathetosis, dyskinesia and dystonia, myoclonus, speech disorder, sexual dysfunction, palpitation, tachycardia, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, thrombocytopenia, tinnitus, blood glucose fluctuations in patients with diabetes, breast hypertrophy, gynaecomastia, cardiac arrest, chest pain, abnormal liver function and symptoms of psychosis such as delusions, hallucinations, and thinking abnormal.
Generalised oedema, hepatitis, hypotension, neuropathy/peripheral neuropathy and syncope have been rarely reported.
Dr. J. Rozencwajg, MD, PhD, NMD.
"The greatest enemy of any science is a closed mind".
Visit http://drjoesnaturalmedicine.blogspot.com for some articles and comments.

[Rosemary Hyde]

The process, medically, is called "stenosis," and it often has an arthritic
component. At least that's what you've described, although most often it
happens in a specific place on the spine worse than other places, with older
people being affected more often. If this is a relatively young person, one
would look for a specific cause (such as an injury), or for a more specific
disease (like ankylosing spondylitis, for instance). Neurontin, when used
as a pain medicine, targets nerve pain. (It was originally an anti-seizure
drug, but I think it's now much more widely used as a nerve pain medicine).

In any case, whatever is going on, I would think that homeopathic treatment
that can stop the process and address the cause would be well worth
considering. The pain medication won't have any effect on the process'
development.

Rosemary

[Shannon Nelson]

Wow, that's rather different than the bland and reassuring entry at
Wikipedia! Thanks,
Shannon

[Shannon Nelson]

Yes, I guess that must be it.
Thanks!

[Shannon Nelson]

Thanks Rosemary,
He's about 60, if I remember right. He definitely needs homeopathic
treatment... We'll see how it goes!
Thanks!!
Shannon

[Dale Moss]

Spinal stenosis is apparently on the rise among elderly female patients in nursing homes who are on drugs like Fosamax. Perhaps jaw necrosis is not all these drugs cause.
Peace,
Dale

[Tanya Marquette]

my understanding of drugs like fosamax is that they
lay down elements in the bone which the body has no
natural way of getting rid of--exactly what it was
intended to do. however, it seems like it does this
indescriminately winding up affecting bones like the
spine by thickening and closing the neural passages.
tanya

[Gail]

I haven't really looked at what Fosamax is, but because of the name
and the jaw necrosis I assume it has a phosphorus base - It reminds
me of Clarke talking about the jaw necrosis in the matchfactory
workers - the workers named the condition "Phossy-jaw".

Gail

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