@allrounder It’s about quality of life for me!
First of all, being 72 I’ve seen lots of studies change back and forth and in between!
Coffee is bad. Coffee is good. Eggs are bad. Eggs are good. I take these articles with a grain of salt.
Secondly, my choice is stop taking gabapentin and live whatever life I have left in severe pain only to ‘possibly’ reduce my ‘chances’ of dementia, which a person can get without gabapentin.
I have an uncle I am 27 days older than and he is not on gabapentin and has dementia so severe he has been living for a couple of years now without knowing ANYONE, in his own world, unable to communicate whatsoever!
Or I make the choice I’ve made to be pain free and take the chance that I get dementia which I’m taking anyway the older I get!
I’ll take the quality of life decision!!
I am a strong Christ Follower who knows my eternity in The Kingdom is secure and after doing a deep dive into prophecy, since being retired, I realize I have a shot at the rapture which I’m hoping happens today!!!
COME JESUS COME!
@leehop71
I have taken seizure medications for 60 years including Gabapentin and if I want to remain conscious I have to take them regardless of how much I test them. First, there is currently no definitive proof that gabapentin causes dementia. They have been saying other seizure medication's having an association with dementia as well. Seizure meds cause cognitive problems in most people who take then and the studies talk about cognitive issues. I've had cognitive issues from seizure medication for 60 years. How are the scientists differentiating the difference between cognitive effects that seizure medication's cause. Not all cognitive issues are caused by dementia.
Jake