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Anyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy?
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I have a comment/question that may seem silly to some but is very important to me; I have been prescribed Gabapentin (Neurontine) for prevention of PHN (after shingles). After one pill i got very dizzy and started reading up on it. I found it a bit scary to realize that gabapentin is for epileptic and other seizures as well as psychoses. The side effects seem very severe as well. Given that this has been prescribed for me prophylactically, i wonder if the side effects are too severe? I am supposed to take 3x300 for seven days, then 2x300 for seven days, then 1x300 for seven days. Have any of you had this prescription for PHN ? Thank you,
Elisabetha
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@elisabetha -- I personally have taken Gabapentin (Neurontin) for PHN, postherpetic neuralgia, arising after shingles. I didn't have any problems with the medication at all -- being on it or coming off of it. It really helped the PHN be much more tolerable till it finally went away.
Getting very dizzy is something to take seriously, exactly as you have done with your research on it. I would really suggest you speak to the doctor who prescribed it or one of the nurses in the doctor's office.
@elisabetha- @lisalucier - you may want to modify dosage and the times that you take the medication. I did not do so well with the first effort and then my neurologist and I did some modifying. Now...I take 900 mg at about 9:30 pm....none in the daytime. He told me that the positive effects could last into the following afternoon. And at that time I use medical grade marijuana, both vape and topical. Just a suggestion to explore.
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I take three 300 pills in the morning and at night for an active case of PHN with no problem. The evening dose may help me sleep better.