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Helpful tips on medication for fibromyalgia.
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Gabapentin can be tricky. I have had both gabapentin and more recently, Lyrica. It messed up my memory, couldn't recall words. Really messed up my gut. Get a comprehensive list of side effects and watch yourself.
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Thank you. I have a very bad gut right now so maybe I will hold off for a while if I can .
I tried gabapentin early on and I could not take it. It made my pupils enlarge to the size of my corneas and I had so much pressure in my head that I felt my head would explode. A horrible experience. I can't take most Fibromyalgia meds. Lyrica neither. They don't work for me and make my head feel really strange.
My doctor and rheumatologist said a firm no to gabapentin when someone mentioned it to me. For the RLS ands neuralgia I take Mirapex (pramipexole Dihydrochloride)0.125 mg 1 tablet for immediate relief.
I got off Lyrica years ago and take green tea extract with ginger root and turmeric for my fibromyalgia. Gabapentin gives me diarrhea.
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I was prescribed gabapentin and had to stop it not only because it had no effect on my pain but because it caused water retention in my legs and made me dizzy. I didn't need to add the injury of a fall to my condition.