Gabapentin side effects?

How do you gradually reduce dosage of gabapentin, think I want to get off, so much pain doesn't seem to be helping.

@suzzy
What dose are you on?
Jake

Were you taking Gabapentin for fibro pain? I'm trying to find a med that might help relieve my pain. How long did you take it and what was your dose? Did you have withdrawal symptoms when you stopped taking it? Thanks.

can help with cramps and spasms anywhere. For some folks.

I am on Gabapentin for neurapathy pain from the Shingles I had 5 years ago
I take only when I have neurapathy pain where the shingles had been all on my left side.
It does help a lot although at my age, I'm getting tired all the time so I started taking B12 twice daily.
It helps during the day and I walk a lot as I have Sciatica pain and can not walk in some mornings.

Been on Gabapentin several years, started with 3600 (1800 2x a day) for neuropathy in feet, so off balance kept reducing now 600 2x a day, feel it isn't really helping much anymore, feet are miserable and I frequently walk like someone who has had a few too many. The balance problem still there and sometimes dizzy so thinking of asking how to reduce and get off, so many other side effects have just ignored those in hope of relief.

Thanks for the hug, need one about now.

HUG_G_G

I've been on Gaba/Neutontin for a long time also, but lower doses than you.
Even with my 300 mg, Twice a day usually, I had a lot of dizziness which was a trade-off for less pain. (MS, fibro, arthritis)
When a pain management doctor prescribed a new med on top of the GAB, it added to the dizziness and I suffered a fall for the first time ever-- Still recuperating from that injury.
Then I quit all pain meds because I didn't wanna fall again! I am 69 with osteoporosis-- Really don't wanna be breaking any bones right now!
So now I'm in pain. Lots of pain. Taking Ibuprofen + Acetaminophen and feeling really LOUSY.
Thanks for Sharing your own experience.

I'm 86 and think will pursue getting off gabapentin get rid of balance problem, fell twice, leading to knee replacement and shoulder, no fun. HJave found some relief with 8hr Tylenol. Pain clinic prescribed Tramadol when back became big problem and I try to keep both to twice a day. You can really tell when rain is coming, pain increases. I need a vein ablation too and Medicare has turned it down, they think I want Betty Grable legs, mentioned that at Dr visit and he laughed (was old enough to remember her) and nurse just had puzzled look, so we explained who she was. Medicare thinks you want ablation for cosmetic reasons but veins leak and cause lots of swelling and pain so we've all got our cross to bear. Golden years, rusty, tarnished and corroded!