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Gabapentin side effects?
I am a regular on the Mayo Board! I don't know what I would do without it! Our doctors don't want to discuss openly the things about illnesses and side effets of drugs and other things. Anyway, my question to all of you is Gabapentin and it's side effects. I have been on it now for 6 months. My doctor raised me from 100mg. to now I am on 400mg. three times a day.
The problem is my tiredness! I happen to be in a friends office yesterday and she was taking some medicine. She said she was taking Gabapentin. I asked why and she said she had, had shingles back when and it still helped with the pain. I know the drug is percribed for many things that is why I take it for my issues.
I told her I had been taking it for about 6 months. She asked if I had been tired all the time, just out of the Blue. OF COURSE I SAID YES! She said it took her a year before she got out of the tiredness.
Let me know if any of you have experienced the same thing. Also let me know at what dosage you may be on? I know this is all confidential!
Again Thanks to The Mayo Clinic and Everyone who is kind enough to be open with their lives!
Sundance!
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You e been taking that for 7 years??
I only took 100 mil at night, but it worked great. I felt that was perfect dose for me. I felt good and slept well, but had to discontinue due to eye discomfort and blurry vision.
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3 ReactionsI was having serious back problems and was given a lighter dose of gabapentin... made me crazy depressed to the point of feeling suicidal! My husband talked to the doctor and got me off that stuff. BAD news for a drug.
Then my latest fibromyalgia...Lyrica is good for nerve pain. Right? Wrong! I was so sleepy, couldn't think straight, and felt totally looney. So much for that drug. Topical CBD has helped!
I was taking 2 100 mg tabs three times a day at first. After 4 years, my dosage was upped to the 300 mg 3x a day when the pain came roaring back.
I have voluntarily cut it back to 150 mg 3x daily. Want to wean myself off it completely.
Do you have any psycho dreams?
What form of topical are you using ? Oil?
I realize 100 mil isn’t much, but I felt very happy taking it. Even during the day, hours after I had taken it, I’d feel very relaxed and content. It was almost too good. Lol. Oh, my burning spot on foot decreased by 95%. I still had tingling in feet, but no burning. I’dvstill be taking it, if it weren’t for the eye issues.
Wow. Lucky you! Good to hear it was positive for you!
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1 ReactionYeah. I wanted to try Lyrica to see if that would work as well, without eye issues, but my insurance required a special doctor note. Before I could get it, my pain decreased substantially, so I figured just let it go.
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1 ReactionIf you call dreaming about being back in basic training for the Army psycho, yes! Otherwise, no.