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Fibromyalgia - Does anything help relieve severe pain during flares?

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How much Gabapentin do you take and how often? Does it help with the pain? I'm afraid to try it because I read your body builds up a tolerance and you need to constantly increase the dose. Also, worried about side effects and withdrawal issues if it doesn't help or stops helping. Thank you.

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farmgrrl57 | @farmgrrl57 | Mar 13 6:27pm

My dr..has slowly increased gabapentin to 300 mg. in the morning and afternoon and 900mg at bedtime. I think I'm going to have to move up again. Your body does get used to it and periodically it needs increased. At least in my experience. The only side effect I've had is once I go over 1500 mg. a day, I start have uncontrollable twitches in my hands. You do need to wean off, but it's not too bad.

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