Can Gabapentin make neuropathy pain worse?

Over the years, I've found Pain Management specialists/clinics having very little interest in searching for help for those with PN. In their mind, PN is a malady 'you live with.' The first utterance from a specialist I visited recently was, "What do you want me to do for you?" There's no chance a physician with that attitude will be creative and do the work necessary to identify little-known drugs that could help the patient.

I was just put on 100 grams of gabapentin
every eight hours. I had terrible ache and pains in my legs after my second pill which was at 1 am and kept me from sleeping.
.This I worry about. I am very sensitive
to mediation. I am 85 years old and have had pain,numbness, swelling in my feet for years.I am on and have been on Tylenol 3 with codeine for years.
Should I keep taking the 100 gram in hopes that my body can het use to the med?

@jeanallen, I'm sorry to hear that the gabapentin is not helping and may be causing you more pain and worsening other symptoms. Members are patients like yourself and cannot give you medical advice. Hopefully a member can share similar experiences that may help.

Have you discussed the symptoms and your question with your doctor?

I have taken Gabapentin for years. 600 mg before I go to bed. I have terrible leg aches and pain at night, and Gabapentin has worked with me with no side affects whatsoever. But as long as you have tried it and it doesn’t help, you really need to confirm with your doctor.

Sir, I have been taking the recommend max dose of Gabapentin for several years now. That max dose is 3600 milligrams. If you are taking 100 GRAMS I believe that means you are taking 100,000 milligrams daily. I am not a doctor but you can look this info up if you have a smartphone or computer. It sounds to me like you are taking 30 times too much. Perhaps this is why you are have these problems. John Maccorkindale

Hi. I've been on 900 mg of Gabba 4 times daily for several years now. This is the max recommended dose. My foot pain is about 60-70% better. I am now beginning to slowly reduce my dosing a little each 2 weeks. I also use 4% lidocaine on my feet sometimes which is great. It's over the counter by the way. John Maccorkindale

More than likely meant 100 mg.

I'll bet he meant milligrams.

I have small nerve fibre neuropathy and like you don't find the drug works.

Anybody taking drug that works on Neuropathy and foot pain? I’ve taken Ap-Codein for my arthritis for years. Helps a bit. But this Neuropathy is dreadful! Disc no help!