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I take 600 mg of gabapentin & 60 mg of Cymbalta & the Cymbalta seems to really help to a degree. It takes the dge off & it lets me feel good enough to do my housework for the day. It is not a miracle drug but it helps me to a degree. I personally don't think the Gabapentin is helping me & now I have short term memory & am a ding bat at forgetting things.
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@tigreyes2004
Hi
If the gabapentin isn’t working I would get rid of it for sure. Virtually all seizure medicines have memory, balance and other problems associated with them. Some get better after taking it a while but I haven’t heard anyone say that their memory is better after longer term use. Taper off slowly. If you have any withdrawal symptoms go back up to where you didn’t and taper even slower. If you notice it was helping and you can deal with any side effects you can stay on it.
I didn’t take any medication to improve my neuropathy. I took medications to improve other things. The gabapentin I took for seizures never helped my seizures nor did it help the neuropathy so I stopped it. However I did take fentanyl for pain management and it also helped my neuropathy to some degree.
Your memory should improve once you stop gabapentin.
Best of luck,
Jake