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← Return to Gabapentine Dosage?
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@windsorchris
Just my 2 cents worth and it's probably not worth that.
Are you having any side effects?
Sometimes when drugs are titrated up quickly there are more side effects. I think your doctor is making a wise choice by titrating you up by only 100 mg . However I question starting you out at 800 mg. Gabapentin the generic may also increase side effects compared to the brand Neurontin.
Some anticonvulsant & other drugs may have a narrow therapeutic index which can also increase side effects however I don’t believe gabapentin is one of them.
I took the maximum dose of 3,600mg. It never helped my seizure or neuropathy. I knew a man who took 7,000mg.
People I have known never became completely pain-free. I hope you do.
Has anyone here on connect become pain free by taking gabapentin?
Jake
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Not pain-free here but it makes my physical life bearable. I would be in agony without Gabapentin. I have been taking 4800mg per day for the past 29 years with no side effects.
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I am a VA patient and the VA says the max dose is 1200mgs here I have read several people with outside Doctors give more of a higher dose for nerve pain in feet and legs. ???