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Klonopin & Gabapentin for sleep

Sleep Health | Last Active: Oct 1, 2024 | Replies (85)

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@ekelks

why do you need to stop klonopin? it's a safe drug, in my experience has no side effects, gabapentin has few side effects. If you must get off it, cut it in small pieces, smaller and smaller every day, & ask your doctor to help you. gabapentin's side effect that may be bad for both of you, me too, as we age, is its affect on balance. taking it at night only should be fine, though, so long as the dose is low, which it is, so low i doubt it alone will help you sleep. If clonazepam is not helping you sleep anymore, ask your doctor if it's safe to increase to 1.5 mg. Don't increase the gabapentin. Balance problems even just getting out of bed and taking showers can be scary.

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Hi @ekelks, Just an FYI. I had severe side effects of Gabapentin. Believe it or not I began to lose vision (shakey, over sleeping, bad balance like you had), so I stopped it. My Dr said Gabapentin can't do that, so I restarted it. Then came the side effects again.

You my friend, no not what you are talking about, may be safe for you but it DOES have side effects, what planet are you from? Just google the side effects, some aren't even listed I guarantee you.