Can gabapentin cause muscle pain and cramps in arms & legs?

Posted by sadeyes @sadeyes, Jan 28, 2020

Has anyone ever had the experience of Gabapentin causing severe muscle cramps in arms and legs and muscular pain and feeling of weakness? I know it is supposed to basically do the opposite and help with muscular problems......but this has happened twice to me as soon as I started the gaba and it was very severe,

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@mariajean03

I take 300 of Gabapentin @ HS and wake up with terrible back pain and cry in the middle of the nite. I don't know what it is. Maria.

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No, if it does this to you call your doctor and there is different medicines (you didn’t say why you were taking it), I used 1800mg a day and it helps back issues (not just pain) and migraines.

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@londonwc1

Thanks. I can't get up at 3 or 4 am to find pickle juice.My leg is so knotted up I cant move it. MY Kidney Specialist told me to drink a half glass of Tonic water late evening. make sure it has Quinine in it. I have been lax lately so I pay the price. I sometimes get them if I am outside bringing in shopping. It could be pouring rain and I can't move. All blood levels are fine. Doc thinks it could be the Fibromyalgia or Neuropathy in my legs.They really don't know. Thanks for replying.

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Good info on the Tonic Water w/Quinine. I drink it at least twice a day. I used the diet due to weight concerns. I suspect the pickle juice would be good too, I have a friend who swears by apple cider vinegar. I will stick with my Tonic as long as it is helping.

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@gcranor

No, if it does this to you call your doctor and there is different medicines (you didn’t say why you were taking it), I used 1800mg a day and it helps back issues (not just pain) and migraines.

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Can’t take it and know many who can’t. Categul

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I suffer with chronic pain all the time. You aren't alone

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Pain docs just push pills! Much more to pain than that, anti-inflammatories help a lot and hyluronic acid helps a lot especially when surgeons say that surgery is needed because the patient wants it. Oh really! What arrogance !

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Your medical service should have a better answer than I do. But my position put me on gabapentin 600 mg three times a day and absolutely did nothing for the neuropathy

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@duhhuh
Have you asked your doctor to increase your dose, provided your not having side effects or they are manageable or add another medication. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t.
Good luck,
Jake

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@beverlyyhawkins

Good info on the Tonic Water w/Quinine. I drink it at least twice a day. I used the diet due to weight concerns. I suspect the pickle juice would be good too, I have a friend who swears by apple cider vinegar. I will stick with my Tonic as long as it is helping.

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My sisters dentist told her that the apple cider vinegar eats the enamel off her teeth. She had to stop using it.

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@duhhuh

Your medical service should have a better answer than I do. But my position put me on gabapentin 600 mg three times a day and absolutely did nothing for the neuropathy

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It really helps me with the CRPS. My nerve pain in terrible, it burns so bad and it is hypersensitive all the time on the whole right side of my body. I would be crazy without the gabenpentin!

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@keona619

I suffer with chronic pain all the time. You aren't alone

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I have been in chronic pain for 21 years. I've had so many things tried on me by doctors and none of them have been completely successful. I now am on fentinal patches (2 every two days, 150 mcg total) gabapentin, neurontin, tylenol, and my psych meds are suppose to help also. But I recently read the article about Scrambler Therapy and am very eager to try it and get off some, if not all, the meds.
I am contacting the doctors to see if I can be a research patient. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

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