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Gabapentin side effects?

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<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>

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Yes, several times,. I even had manipulation with a female therspist

Took gabapentin for almost a year and had no therapeutic results. Was prescribed Lyrica, but it gave sever side affects.

Wow. Reading these comments underscores for me that we are all different. Medicine that doesn't work for one person saves another person's life. Peggy

Gabapentin. I have been on this med for a year and since then I have had trouble breathing. All day long, every day. The provider who prescribed it said the breathing problems are not related to this med. Since that time I have been to my PCP several times, seen a pulmonologist, ENT, had numerous, numerous tests and been told countless times I am having panic attacks. No, I am not having panic attacks because from when I wake in the morning until I go to bed at night I struggle to breathe, It has been one miserable year. Today I took an hour to research gabapentin and lo and behold, one of the side effects can be breathing problems. I am greatly relieved, yet angry. This has taken a year out of my life. I will call my provider first thing tomorrow and begin tapering off this med.

I have just started this med. Can you tell us what dosage you are on?

My opinion :
I was on this med for 15 yrs. It started out fine with small dosage of 100 mg 3 x a day. Only issue is your body gets used to it and then doesn't work no more so have to increase dosage over and over again. I finally got to maximum dosage of 3200 mg a day. Thru all this I started having herd and digestive issue till it finally shut my stomach down (gastroparisis) . I was only able to drink my food after that for three years. It about killed me. I weighed a whopping 98 lbs and looked like death warmed over. This medicine tricked my brain in believing I couldn't live without it. After awhile my pain also got worse instead of better thus kept raising dosage. Finally got off this med and took 2 years before I could actually eat solid food again!
Now after saying all that. I do believe at a low dose for a short period of time it is a great drug but if have chronic illnesses I would not recommend it. I have recently started using cbd oil products ( no thc) and they have been wonderful. Increased energy and feel good sensation from serotonin and dopamine. My pain level is very low now a days. I haven't had to take a narcotic pain med since started the cbd. Have had no bad side effects either. Best wishes to all. God bless !

Yes 1800 mg per day. I started with 200mg. Then 300 and finally 600mg 3x day. I have complex essential tremors which cause hip swaying and shaking of hands and arms. Other drugs did not work. Now I shop and visit with friends and relatives. I can babysit my grandchildren and basically am happy to be alive. I was very depressed before and am not now.