Neurontin and facial numbness

RE: Spitting up blood

This is a BAD side-effect (although it's the first I've heard about it as connected to Neurontin) and you need to see your doctor immediately! Blood coming-out where it's not supposed to be is a sign of a broken blood vessel somewhere( you need to be ready to tell your doctor -- or call 911 -- about quantity of blood, frequency and timing of blood flow.) If it's from the head-area it could be from a small stroke. Facial numbness is also a symptom of a small stroke, serious as a heart-attack. Are you having trouble talking, walking, or paralysis in any limbs? CALL YOUR DOCTOR -- preferably the one who prescribed the Neurontin...tell him/her it's an emergency.

The facial numbness could very well be connected to nerve-damage in the herniated disc, but it's more frequently a sign of stroke, nerve damage from clots, etc...

Sometimes pain is a survival characteristic...it tells us something is wrong in the body. Good luck. JanK, Neurontin userid, certified Master's level counselor and First Aid practitioner

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