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Can Gabapentin make neuropathy pain worse?

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I have tried gabapentin twice. The first night I took it, I spent the entire night in the fetal position on the living room floor experiencing the worst pain I've ever felt in my life. I called my dr when the office opened and told them I could not take it. Several years later, another dr wanted to prescribe it and I told him what had happened. He said it was because I had been started on too low of a dose and asked me to please try it again at a higher starting dose. I hesitantly agreed and took it again. The EXACT same thing happened.

Another time I was given a pain relieving patch that I did not realize included gabapentin as an ingredient. Again...unbelievable pain.

I now include gabapentin on my list of drug allergies. I won't mistakenly take it ever again. When doctors ask what happens when I take it, I tell them about the pain and they never believe me.

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Dear @lwisely
That med I have the 1500, 3 times a day. Not pain, but anti-sezure (sp?).
Thx
Greg D. @greg1956

Perioperative Gabapentin Linked to Harms for Older Adults
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For older adults, the use of gabapentin to manage pain after major surgery can lead to adverse events in the hospital.

Perioperative gabapentin has increasingly been added to analgesia regimens to reduce opioid use among surgical patients. But studies in JAMA Internal Medicine casts doubt on the drug’s benefit for people aged 65 years or older.