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Gabapentin - being linked to increased risk of dementia
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@kimmiesue I have been taking gabapentin 300mg for back and leg pains for a couple of years. It's no longer going it's job and I really don't want to up the dosage because I read about it's side effect could be dementia. I'm going to be 78 and I don't want mine to go haywire. I'm going to wean myself off the drug and go to supplements. My back surgeon recommended Alpha Lipoic Acid, Magnesium and B12 for neuropathy. I already take magnesium and B12. I'm unfortunately not very disciplined in taking the Ala. I've got some good recommendations from Consumer Labs on the brands to take so it's my birthday resolution to take these. I'm very determined too to take myself off Statin. My lipid panel is very good. My triglyceride dropped 40 points on 4 months. I think it's because I found a very good omega 3 and I also eat mackerels. Again, my PCP thinks I should continue but that's another conversation in June. I'm beginning to think my leg pain is due to statin, it started after I took the drug. Well, I'm off the topic, sorry.
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@mayofeb2020 statins definitely caused me leg pain that lasted months after discontinuing them. Also I would not take gabapentin ever again, I was getting memory issues, I would go places I'd been many many times and would be lost , I wouldn't know where I was , it is a bad drug as far as I can tell. Plus the horrible weight gain and swelling.
@mayofeb2020 If subscribe to consumerlab, you may want to check their section on red yeast rice. The lovastatin in red yeast rice is a "natural" alternative to statins, but the brand with the highest concentration should be treated the same as a statin, particularly the need to take COQ 10. I went off statins over a decade ago and when my labs started climbing I tried the red yeast rice. It took a while to figure out you have to be totally compliant, no skipping around it. The trick is you have to take the full dosage, two times a day, very consistently. I had to go off all supplements for an operation two years ago and the effect on my labs was evidence enough how well it works. I don't have statin-induced neuropathy but my husband does (in his legs.) He is now on a combination of LEQVIO and Ezetimibe. He uses red light therapy, TENS and a heating pad almost every night and it reduces the pain significantly. If he stops exercising for over a week, it comes back with a vengeance. Hope one of these will help you.
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Would you be able to share Consumer Lab Recommendations for R-ALA?
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