Gabapentin side effects?

I made an error it’s 2400 and I guess about a year I don’t see any improvements but doc says to keep taking it I’m Still in excruciating pain while taking it so what’s the point side effects I believe are I feel like my joints are getting weaker

<p>My Dr prescribed Gabapentin 300mg caps last Friday. I took one at bedtime & woke up at 3:30a.m. in horrible pain. Has anyone else experenced anything like this?</p>

@vklittle61 - My heart goes out to you! Chronic pain is such a burden 🙁 I'm wondering if you have an advocate or supportive other that you can take to your medical appointments with you. I would want to know WHY my doctor is urging me to stay on a specific medication that is not beneficial - while my pain is negatively impacting the quality of my life.

My own experience is that when I am really sick and unable to process information very well, I benefit from having my husband with me at medical appointments so he can ask questions, respond to explanations, etc. on my behalf - as necessary. And to be honest, once or twice over the years I have taken him with me because I did not feel like my doctor was listening to me or taking me seriously, and it can really make a big difference to have a second party in the room at times like that.

@rwinney My nerve pain bothers me more at night I can tolerate it during the day I take 1200 @night then i can sleep for 7hrs ,during day when I'm up I use Epsom salts and peanut oil not the kind over the counter but through Base.com it has more nutrition in it Same for my back and knees I swear this combination has really helped me Have a blessed day Linda

@rwinney My nerve pain bothers me more at night I can tolerate it during the day I take 1200 @night then i can sleep for 7hrs ,during day when I'm up I use Epsom salts and peanut oil not the kind over the counter but through Base.com it has more nutrition in it Same for my back and knees I swear this combination has really helped me Have a blessed day Linda

@rwinney It's Baar.com not base

You are taking a seizure med. It doesn't work for pain. Been there twice. They give it to you because they don't want tongive uou the onlybthing thst does work, narcotics. Welcome to the new medical reality. Pain isn't a real ptoblem. You are the problem. Leave it alone. Find a real pain clinic.

@vklittle61 - My heart goes out to you! Chronic pain is such a burden 🙁 I'm wondering if you have an advocate or supportive other that you can take to your medical appointments with you. I would want to know WHY my doctor is urging me to stay on a specific medication that is not beneficial - while my pain is negatively impacting the quality of my life.

My own experience is that when I am really sick and unable to process information very well, I benefit from having my husband with me at medical appointments so he can ask questions, respond to explanations, etc. on my behalf - as necessary. And to be honest, once or twice over the years I have taken him with me because I did not feel like my doctor was listening to me or taking me seriously, and it can really make a big difference to have a second party in the room at times like that.

I am appalled that he was given those drugs for cancer pain. I was given Lyrica for the tingling in my feet caused by large doses of chemo. I was in a very compromised situation when this happened, not thinking clearly and definitely experiencing "chemo brain". Lyrica is really expensive and they know damn well it doesn't do much for pain. Lyrica is no better than gabapentin but costs much more. What is really insidious about the scam is that if you take 25 mgs. per day and I take 1200 mgs. per day, which was my actual dose,m we both pay the same price. There is no relationship between how much you use and what you pay. You pay for the privilege of using the drug. Lyrica was instrumental in inspiring the now common term among honest Doctors and Pharmacists, "There are no new drugs, just new names. The thing with pain is that it can really vary in intensity from day to day based on your activity, your mood and the amount of stress you are experiencing due to Medical personnel treating you like a drug addict. It's one thing to pull this smoke and mirrors game on someone with a bad back but to do it to someone with cancer is absolutely unconscionable. Most things like off label uses for drugs that don't work for pain, CBD oil, stretching, meditation, back braces and all forms of electrical stimulation are mostly snake oil and lies that at best will trigger a placebo effect, which can be very helpful but there are better, more effective and cheaper ways to use the placebo effect to improve your health. I am treated for chronic and persistent pain resulting from cancer by one of this countries most respected authorities on pain treatment and deep brain stimulation. According to him, implanted stimulation works for some people with back pain, the rest of it is a bunch of b.s. I saw him yesterday to have my intrathecal pain pump refilled. A little ritual we repeat every 12 weeks. I get the miniscule dose of 3.5 mgs. per day of hydromorphone. It has the effect of about 1000 mgs. taken orally. It has the side effects of 3.5 mgs. or no side effects at all. No sleepiness, no constipation and certainly doesn't get me high. The patient is beyond the suspicion of half assed doctors and nurses who think anyone on pain meds is a drug abuser. That's the best part right there. The availability of these pumps is increasing and just about all insurance and medicare pay for them. I don't think the availability will continue to increase as the number of Medical students pursuing the field of pain management is dropping. When the truth is known about the opioid crisis it will be revealed that the manufacturers were selling these drugs out the back door to organized crime and that well meaning doctors were not the cause. That's what we learned about Quaaludes in the 1970's. If you don't use opioids to get high, you don't experience the euphoria they can create and you do not get addicted. Truth, Love and Blessings

@vklittle61 - My heart goes out to you! Chronic pain is such a burden 🙁 I'm wondering if you have an advocate or supportive other that you can take to your medical appointments with you. I would want to know WHY my doctor is urging me to stay on a specific medication that is not beneficial - while my pain is negatively impacting the quality of my life.

My own experience is that when I am really sick and unable to process information very well, I benefit from having my husband with me at medical appointments so he can ask questions, respond to explanations, etc. on my behalf - as necessary. And to be honest, once or twice over the years I have taken him with me because I did not feel like my doctor was listening to me or taking me seriously, and it can really make a big difference to have a second party in the room at times like that.