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Can gabapentine cause leg weakness?

Neuropathy | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (9)
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@pablocito

Thank you. I'm also looking for experiences by people who have weakening legs to compare with. I find on my house stairs that my going up and down is one stair at A time now. Six months ago no problem showed. It is not my heart condition
I exercise legs in particular daily and feel weaker on stairs. Thinking of moving to a ranch.
Don't want to blame aging for all things muscular I'm feeling. Hopefully no wheelchairs in near future!

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dlydailyhope | @dlydailyhope | 2 days ago

@pablocito
I am in my mid50s and have difficulty going up and down my stairs to my basement. I do live in a ranch which helps limit steps.

My leg weakness is really due to cervical myelopathy (spinal cord compression injury), spinal stenosis /degenerative disc disease, small fiber neuropathy and bilateral gluteal tendinopathy and bilateral hamstring tears that won’t heal. It makes standing up and going up stairs really hard/painful. I can try hard to focus all energy to step up but I really struggle and need to be careful not to injure knees/hips/joints.

Have you ever had a MRI of your cervical and lumbar spine/hips, EMG/nerve conduction study of limbs and small fiber neuropathy skin punch biopsy by a neurologist? What types of doctors/specialists are you working with now?

Have you ever seen a vein/vascular specialist to check the veins/circulation in your legs to check for peripheral artery disease?

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