Why would I take neurontin for swelling and pain in my hand?

My right hand swells up well, engorges, really while I sleep. Only my right hand. My Dr. said it was not corpal tunnel. I was checked for blood clots. I am not diabetic nor do I have shingles. He gave me a compression glove to manage swelling, but when my hand starts to swell at night the pain gets excruciating when i have the glove on. so when I went back. to him he tried to get me Lyrica but my Ins. wouldnt pay.
So he prescribed Neurontin. One before bedtime. I took one last night and I am still Loopey. He didnt explain to me anything about the medicine. Is it a narcotic? How does it work? How would it help the swelling?

That stuff is horrible and has terrible side effects - get something different or get a different doctor.

Yea - What David B said.

Neurontin dulls or eliminates nerve pain. It is not a narcotic and does not pose any risk of addiction. However, if you are experiencing side-effects (like "feeling loopy," as you described), then you should stop taking the medication right away and talk to your doctor so that, together, you will be able to come up with another alternative for treatment. Also, seeking a second (or even third!) opinion from different general practitioners, and even different specialists, never hurts!

Neurontin is a medicine developed to prevent seizures. It is not a narcotic. It is thought to help some people with pain, especially neuropathic pain (pain due to problems with the nerves). It would not be expected to change the swelling of your hand. Given how it made you feel, talk to your doctor about whether to continue or try something else. Good luck.

This medication is an anti-convulsant drug.

But can help with dialating the blood vessels. Reducing swelling by allowing effeciant blood flow again and therfore reducing pain.

tell your Doctor about the side effects as soon as you can.

I can't find Lyrica in my MIMS because the US have a lot of drugs we don't and different names.

I was prescribed it for nerve pain and inflammation. I could not take it either. The lyrica does seem to help though. I am very surprised your ins. won't pay for it. I am on Vt. medicaid and they will even pay for it. I would not take any more of the neurontin. A lot of times if the doctor calls the insurance co. and makes a special request it makes a difference too. I am on a med. that they would not pay for but are know that the doctor made a request.