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Does Gabapentin have any side effects?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Jan 29 3:23pm | Replies (40)

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@joanland

I messaged my PCP that I was having double vision and that I had learned that gabapentin could cause vision problems. I received a message back the same day suggesting I reduce my dosage from 900 mg (3 capsules) to 600 mg nightly. The second night I slept two hours less than with gabapentin, and I wondered how I would manage throughout the day. I did fine. Now after four days on the 600 mg dosage, I don't know if the vision problems have reduced, but I feel so much more like myself and I'm sleeping around 8 hours instead of the 10 hours I've required since I had COVID-19. I'll stay on this dosage until I talk to my PCP in person next month.

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I am a 74, very small sized female with neck and head pain and a diagnosis of possibly occipital neuralgia.
Gabapentin definitely caused double vision for me and I did not continue using it.
It’s a side effect that may not emerge for everyone but it did for me pretty fast and on a low dose.