Neurontin was on sixy minutes last year when a whistleblower proclaimed that he would give this to doctors and tell them it was good for pain(among other things) It never helped me at all......it's supposed to be a antiseizure med and this is supposed to interrupt the pain signal to the brain.....good luck with that approach.

Celebrex or cox2 inhibitors like Vioxx are immunosuppresive drugs...I really don't think you need to slow down your immune system when you're fighting an infection...these new cox inhibitors are said to contribute to congestive heart failure (study at cleve clinic where they may not know lyme but they do know hearts).
No thanks for me but hey if you think this pain management guy is worth anything...go for it...perhaps the above is why your llmd did'nt want you to go to this duck.
Good luck................the zman

I am seeing a Dr named Dr. Danta. Anyone know of him?? I am hoping he has something helpful to say. If not, I continue to stick with my LLMD here and see what happens.

Any input help my family and me become better informed.
Nancy

He was a teaching hospital but it wasn't the NEMC(duck pond). He's now in private practice.

It sounds to me like you found a real pain management doc. Congrats!

Pain itself can compromise the immune system. I think controlling pain is one of the most important steps in ridding our bodies of the Lyme.

I'm starting neurontin tonight. It's supposed to help with pain caused neurologically - I was prescribed it for burning pain in my legs and feet. We'll see what it does.

How much neurontin were your prescribed? I'm supposed to start with 100mg at night for 2 days, then 100mg twice a day for 2 days, then 100 mg three times a day for 2 days. Then I increase each time I take it by 100mg until I'm at 600mg three times a day.