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Chronic Pain | Last Active: Feb 25 8:30pm | Replies (937)
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@1kay2 I, too, only took Gabapentin for a very short time (right after total knee replacement) thinking it would help with the pain. I then read up on the 'possible' side effects and got very nervous after reading them. One thing that started immediately was belching...I mean really loud belching..something I've never experienced. I decided to wean down off Gabapentin and titrated down VERY slowly (plus, I was only on 600 mg daily for only a few weeks) and it has been several months since I stopped it...But I still have blurry eyes (and I had cataract surgery on both eyes years ago and saw 20/20!) and the belching continues! Last night, I finally took a Nexium, and it did help!
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@catheem I too had extremely blurred vision and it had no effect on my pain. You mentioned your pain was after knee replacement. A pain specialist told me approximately 25% of patients have pain after surgery. Both my knees are arthritic & very painful and I refuse to have a replacements. I had lumbar fusion & laminectomy in 7/2004 and still have occasional back pain. Unless it is knee replacement or no walking, I'm not doing it.