Can Gabapentin make neuropathy pain worse?

Posted by cwallen9 @cwallen9, Apr 16, 2019

I started getting peripheral neuropathy pain about nine months ago in my feet and hands right after I received a cervical steroid injection. I started taking gabapentin about 7 months ago. I have gradually increased my dose from 100 mg a day to 1500 mg. I can't say that it has decreased my pain at all. In fact, my pain has gotten steadily worse. I was just wondering if it is possible that gabapentin can sometimes make neuropathy pain worse. My EMG and biopsy results are negative for short fiber neuropathy so far.

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srush | @srush | Jul 12 6:11am

Gabapentin made me immediately and seriously depressed. I was surprised until I dug into the medical literature. This is a side effect of the drug for some people--not terribly uncommon but not often discussed. It also did nothing for my neuropathy. I find this drug worse than useless.

bgator | @bgator | Jul 12 7:17am

In reply to @harley22 "It makes your question a very valid one. I was on Gabapentin for several years upto..." + (show)

I will second that!

pizzagirl | @pizzagirl | 8 hours ago

I took this medication only once. 100 mg before going to bed. Three hours later I woke up with severe cramps in my legs and pain and tingling.. I was given the medication because I was experiencing some Pain in My big toe and the one next to it in both of my feet occasionally also, my calves would feel weak and sometimes stiff. I have been told before that I had neuropathy due to issues that I have in my back because I have stenosis and problems with my disc just multiple things. The pain and things experience from taking that one pill were ridiculous. I haven’t taken it since, but yet I am experiencing cramps and my legs. I have pain from my knee to my toes, which goes from like little electrical shocks and other things that I didn’t have before. I told my doctor wasn’t going to take this again, but what I wanna know is maybe I wasn’t supposed to be taking this. I want to know if this will go away by itself the reaction that I got from the medication and how long will it take to subside or is there something I can do to counteract?