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Gabapentin & MRI

Posted by angelark @angelark, Jul 12 12:20pm

Hello. I've been taking Gabapentin for a week, 900mg total daily. I am having an MRI on my lumbar spine in a few days. Will Gabapentin interfere or "mask" anything that might otherwise show on the MRI?
Thank you in advance

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motobee | @motobee | Jul 12 12:40pm

I took it for a while for swelling of legs, then went off it and my family thinks I went off it too quickly, as I had a seizure after... Don't think you will have a problem with it for your MRI. Good luck

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angelark | @angelark | Jul 12 12:51pm
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@motobee

I took it for a while for swelling of legs, then went off it and my family thinks I went off it too quickly, as I had a seizure after... Don't think you will have a problem with it for your MRI. Good luck

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Thank you, best wishes to you as well.

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Jul 12 1:13pm

@angelark Please check with your medical team, and get their thoughts on this!
Ginger

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tony1946 | @tony1946 | Jul 13 9:11am

No it is a chemical in your blood stream.

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tony1946 | @tony1946 | Jul 13 9:14am

Forgot to tell you have had 4 MRI s and am on
2800 mg/day all in the last 3 weeks . Lumbar and cervical.
2 days ago had spinal surgery.

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angelark | @angelark | Jul 13 9:19am
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@tony1946

Forgot to tell you have had 4 MRI s and am on
2800 mg/day all in the last 3 weeks . Lumbar and cervical.
2 days ago had spinal surgery.

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Hope you are recuperating. Thanks for your input.

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tony1946 | @tony1946 | Jul 13 12:38pm

Would be horrible without opiods!

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resilienceme | @resilienceme | Jul 13 1:14pm

Not to my knowledge. I have had numerous imaging done while in Gabapentin with no issues.

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danny67 | @danny5 | Jul 14 5:45pm
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@motobee

I took it for a while for swelling of legs, then went off it and my family thinks I went off it too quickly, as I had a seizure after... Don't think you will have a problem with it for your MRI. Good luck

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you're supposed to be weaned off of Gabapentin. how long were you on it? and what was the dosage?

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