Gabapentin side effects?

Posted by Sundance(RB) @sundance6, Apr 13, 2019

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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gramham | @gramham | Dec 30, 2023

I was taking Gabapentin also. I was up to 600 a day. It wasn't helping the peripheral neuropathy. The doctor changed to Lyrica 150mg morning and evenings 200mg It is helping. I also have several compression fractures in my spine. Still working on that!

ekelks | @ekelks | Dec 30, 2023

gabapentin 100 mg is used to help people sleep at night. 300-400 mg daytime will of course knock you out. Take everything at bed time. it will still work only you shouldn't be so tired during the day. the less the better with gabapentin. 300 mg at night. try that for a week, see what happens. much luck, & a happy & healthy new year.

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I'm so happy my doctor said no to gabapentin. I always get side effects.

betty1949 | @betty1949 | Dec 31, 2023

I was on Gabapentin for neuropathy. It certainly helped. I did get drowsy nearly evening but other than that I tolerated it well. I switched to Pregabalin and it also has bee helpful. I think I have less drowsiness on it. I'm older - 74 - so who knows I just may need naps these days. Everyone is different, if a med is not helpful look to dosage or others to help.

celia16 | @celia16 | Dec 31, 2023

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Did you notice any vision issues?

betty1949 | @betty1949 | Dec 31, 2023

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Not really. I have lots of vision issues but they are slow progression and couldn't be attributed to med. Vision didn't get better after I stopped gabapentin.