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Gabapentin - being linked to increased risk of dementia
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@mayofeb2020 gabapentin targets nerve pain. For me, it works only locally where the burning pain arose right after the operation. It was useless for other pain, even neurological pain in other places (i'm thinking sciatica I had for 8 months coming from the nerves in my lumbar spine.) I wonder if your calf pain is not neurological? Does massage help? And does the pain stop while you are walking? That might indicate something more muscle-related.
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@lindasrk11 I was first prescribed gabapentin when I first experienced calf/leg pain. The pain starts when I get up in the morning till I go to bed at night. Walking, standing and even sitting hurts . It's just lingering . At least I can sleep at night. I've tried all kinds of pain meds, can't tolerate any form of opioids. I'm very sensitive to meds. I really hoped that the back surgery would correct whatever issues I had with my spine, but it did not. Prior to that I had at least 5 years of this pain, and surgery was the last resort. I really want to wean off gabapentin. Did the spine surgery fix your sciatica problem?