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Gabapentin side effects?

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Mar 24 2:26pm | Replies (718)
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@debduh11

I took gabapentin for numerous years for my chronic back pain. I was also working at the time. It did make me tired. I was taking 1600 mg. a day. I had to stop it due to the fact that I started to slur my speech and was unable to put a sentence together at times. An acquaintance at my work had to stop taking it for the same reason.

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Chris Trout, Volunteer Mentor | @artscaping | Sep 8, 2023

Good afternoon@debduhll, and thank you for sharing your experience with Gabapentin. I would like to know how you stopped the Gabapentin totally. Did you replace it with another medication for your chronic back pain?

And another question......other than being a bit mumbly jumbly did you have any stumbles or falls? And did you find yourself forgetting appointments or returning calls, etc.?

Oops.....one more question. Did your medical professional advise you about the options?

Thanks so much. I am now down from 3600 mg per day to 200 mg per day. My PCP doesn't want me to stop altogether. I have substituted medical cannabis. That takes some planning.
Hope you are enjoying Connect.
May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering,
Chris

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robindancer5678 | @robindancer5678 | Sep 9, 2023

What did you switch to?

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