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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.
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I'm just gonna go out on a limb here... first, let me say, I currently have docs who seem to just send me in a circle, not address my concerns, wipe their hands, etc. I read a LOT (about my fibromyalgia? But is that all?) of medical journal articles. When I tell docs that, it feels like they think I'm just finding illnesses to have.
That said... I don't think reading for an hour is necessarily a sufficient reason to stop a medication or attribute it to a particular symptom. If you go to the doc with that info, come with your sources. Print out the articles you read. don't just say, "I read somewhere...", "I saw there is a lawsuit...", etc. Bring hardcopies in your hand and ask them to address the facts you are looking at.