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@suzanne2 and group I see so many of us prescribed Gabapentin. Some folks on high doses. I am taking 600 mg a bedtime (No don't sleep} and pain management and neurologist say that is a baby dose and I need to go up. Why. I don't see a difference except during the day it makes me tired at 900 mg which she wants me to take Everyone I talk to takes gabapentin even those without neuropathy. How many here are prescribed gabapentin and do you see a difference in your pain level? Thank you. Oh I did hear that it acts as a sedative. Is that so for anyone?
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@summertime4 I’ve been on the maximum dose and it did make me groggy but not enough to actually sleep. It did nothing for the pain. I did take a couple falls down the stairs though when I didn’t get my timing right to go to bed. After the 3rd fall I got off of it. It also did not help my anxiety or depression.
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@suzanne2 I was on Gabapentin for foot neuropathy, and it did very little to help. As the Neurologist raised the dose, it still did not help, but did give me balance problems. Eventually, I just weaned off, and my balance returned. No, Gabapentin did not help me. Lori Renee