Gabapentin side effects?
I am a regular on the Mayo Board! I don't know what I would do without it! Our doctors don't want to discuss openly the things about illnesses and side effets of drugs and other things. Anyway, my question to all of you is Gabapentin and it's side effects. I have been on it now for 6 months. My doctor raised me from 100mg. to now I am on 400mg. three times a day.
The problem is my tiredness! I happen to be in a friends office yesterday and she was taking some medicine. She said she was taking Gabapentin. I asked why and she said she had, had shingles back when and it still helped with the pain. I know the drug is percribed for many things that is why I take it for my issues.
I told her I had been taking it for about 6 months. She asked if I had been tired all the time, just out of the Blue. OF COURSE I SAID YES! She said it took her a year before she got out of the tiredness.
Let me know if any of you have experienced the same thing. Also let me know at what dosage you may be on? I know this is all confidential!
Again Thanks to The Mayo Clinic and Everyone who is kind enough to be open with their lives!
Sundance!
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Ugh
Why don't they have an official registration for chronic pain patients that give us more leeway to get what we need? I don't think there is an actual registration Arrangement yet, but surely they should be some way that we don't get high on opioids and we are the most careful patience when it comes to this kind of drug. It seems like to me that only if you're diagnosed with cancer can you get some kind of consideration
I take Gabapentin and Metanx for a week now and have not had any serious side effects yet. EVERY SIX HOURS...Also INSULIN two or three
times a day....so far the pain has subsided somewhat and will have an MRI on FRIDAY next....will eat very small meals my stomach is NOT THE SAME.
Are you sure it is the GABAPENTIN that caused you the pain?
@margaretob I always take meds with meals unless otherwise stated
Yes it had to be the gabapentin as I only take losartan and statin.Talkedvwith Dr she felt too told me to stay of a day then resume slowly so tonight I,LL start again it does help me sleep
Not sure! I never felt that bad in my life on that awful drug. Suicidal thoughts are very scary.
What country?
Are you replying to me or the registry comment. Non users don't understand this but addiction is based on getting high. Don't take enough to get high, you won't get addicted. Even doctors who have not used narcotics don't understand this fact.
Never, I mean NEVER let doctors give you drugs for off label uses. Off label uses are not tested for efficacy or safety. Drugs should be tested for each use and the test should be repeatable and repeated. Anything less is not good science.
You are taking an anti seizure medication. Do you have seizures? If not you're taking something that has only been tested for controlling seizures. It's called "off label uses" and is a total scam.