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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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Well said

I had a knee replacement again. I had one 10 years ago also. This time he was a heck of a lot more pain. Of course, I am 10 years older at 76.I would have done anything to help with my 8,9,and10 pain scale. Thank God I had a pain Doctor that understood.

Terrible drug as I couldn't leave the house for a week after taking it and then I finally stopped and I would never take it again. It got me so depressed that I thought maybe I would end it all. Don't take that kind of drug as it's bad.

Hope you do well on it but I've heard such similar horror stories to me then I won't even go near it and I'm just warning people about it. Everybody's different but the bottom line is that people are saying it doesn't really help with pain. I wish you all the best.

I take 1800 gabapentin a day, seems to ease the pain in my back. slowly gone from 300 upwards.. doesn't seem to make much difference, but do as the Dr says, I will not take opiods so must rely on this..

I'm glad it's working for you as it sure didn't work for me. The biggest depression I've ever had is with that drug. All those drugs that say antidepressant same to make me more depressed and a lot of people that does. Think positive and keep exercising.

my wife of 67 years has migraine/tension headaches for over 40 years. She looks like is 60 year old'she has an auto APLS 85 but looks life a excellent a very beautiful 60 yrs old. She has been taking gabapentin for maybe 10 years. nothing helps. she been to many doctors nothing helps. she is the nicest kindness person you could ever meet. if any one has some davice to help. PLEASE

Why no opiods? Perfectly safe if you don't take enough to get high.
There is a lot of misinformation being pushed out about these drugs. Put your questions to people like me who have used then successfully for 20 years with no addiction and no problems. I see one of the countries best pain specialists and I trust hom. You'll never here anything from me that he doesn't agree with.

Has she tried amitriptyline? Headache med. Anti depressant and neuropothy drug. Helps me.

I take 600mgs of Gabapentin daily and have never had that happen...however, I do have times where I feel as though my body is going into some kinda of jerking movement after I take it and relax at night.