To Spider 256: Numb face sounds like a side-effect of the herni...

To Spider 256: Numb face sounds like a side-effect of the herniated disks...is there some other drug besides Neurontin that can be used for the bi-polar problem? My handy book (which I heartily reccommend) "Change Your Brain Change Your Life" by D. G. Amen, says that Neurontin has the smallest number of side-effects, and seems to be used most often for emotion management and pain reduction. "Stenosis" means pinching-off, right? If a nerve is pinched in the cervical area, this would say to me it's probably involved in the facial numbness you experienced. Have you talked to your doctor about this? Whatever, the Neurontin probably doesn't cause it, but you do have a serious problem, and the prescribing doctor neds to know. JanK