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Jake, Hi. Thanks for getting back. New to Gabapentin. One month. No increases yet. Still 100mg. Going for 1st follow-up next week. All commonly discussed side effects. Drowsiness, dizziness, coordination, strength loss, brain fog, generally slow brain function, general motivation decline. Some pain reduction results from Gabapentin however, also some nights supplementary pain meds needed. I believe this condition is finally going to teach me patience (joking)..................which I've always lacked. D T

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johnhans | @johnhans | Oct 27, 2019

I always told my mother I did not have patience because I was not a doctor. She never thought that was funny. Congratulations on looking at the bright side of neuropathy.

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iceblue | @iceblue | Oct 27, 2019

Yikes! That's a lot of side effects for 100 mg!!! I'm so grateful that the only side effect I've really struggled with is insomnia. My doctor was so surprised when I told him that on Friday (30 day check in). He suggested that I switch from taking my meds at night to the morning. I did that Saturday (yesterday) - and Wow! Not a good idea. Initially I had a burst of energy that lasted a couple of hours - and then I did a wild crash and burn. I felt totally zoned out. Definitely could have slept (but didn't). So today I've decided to try taking the meds at dinner time. Hopefully the timing will allow me to get a good night's sleep!

Also - my doctor switched me from 3 - 100 mg capsules to 1 - 300 mg capsule. I know the measure is the same - but I wonder if the 300 mg capsule somehow had a different impact? Thank God I don't have to work until Wednesday so I had a few more days to play with this, and I'll be even happier when my last day of work rolls around on Nov 8th...

BUT - the good news is: 300 mg once a day definitely deals with my pain 🙂

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