Depressive disorder caused by Lyrica?

[Rafterman]

Slipmat, did you play football?  The reference to a helmet is why I ask.

Did you know that flexeril (muscle relaxer) can be made into a cream by a compounding pharmacy?  Must be scripted by a doc of course.  Not all docs are familiar with compounded pain cremes.  I had to bring an article to my PCP/GP about it in order to get mine scripted the first time.  Helps in a pinch.  

Any time I can find a local (vs systematic) solution that's my go to.  TBH, my creme (which also has an anti-inflammatory and lidocaine) is hard to use because my pain is often under my hair.  But between a pony tail and staying in,  I can make it work.  

Anyway, something to think about.  Could help you.  Let me know if you want me to find a good article on it.  Also, in regards to a compounding pharmacy -- mine is pretty far away -- so they just mail the creme to me.  My PM doc scripts it now.

I love this tip, Fire. A good friend of mine has a compounding pharmacist, out where he lived in Seattle. She has made him several useful topical compounds over the years. One or two were for pain. I have often wondered if the key to doing this was the additional of a transdermal agent. I know that adding a TA was necessary for some of the other things that she has knocked him up, but not sure if it would be for a muscle relaxer. She said that she is forbidden to tell him how she does what she does. My friend majored in biochemistry and would just love to acquire the recipe for her secret sauce. Whatever she had made for him in the past has worked wonderfully. Really wish I knew if it was the TA she used that made the difference. Excited about telling him about what you said in your post! Thanks.  RF