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Has anyone started itching after being on Gabapentin?
Has anyone started itching after being on Gabapentin? I only been on 400 mg/day for 5 weeks but the last three days I started getting some itching. No rash. I don’t see where itching is a side effect. Thank you
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Good evening @mmoss, Although I have been taking Gabapentin for 4 or even 5 years, I cannot associate the medication with the neuropathic itch syndrome. I have had my PCP and my pharmacist look for any interactions and they have told me there are none. I have tapered off my gabapentin from 1200 to 900 and now 600 mg per evening dosage...replacing it with medical cannabis tincture in a 2:1 dosage (CBD/THC).
What are you doing to treat the itch? I have been undergoing a search for the cause of the itch since last April. I have just added UVB light therapy and am researching Dupixent.
How long have you been dealing with the "itch"? What are you using. You can read more experiences in the Skin Health group
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https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/what-do-you-do-for-neuropathy-itch/
May you be safe and protected.
Chris
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2 ReactionsHi I started Gabepntin 3 months ago and they are driving me crazy with itch all over my body, I have scratched myself to shreds to the point of blood being drawn, so glad i am not alone,
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3 ReactionsMaybe you are allergic to gabapentin!
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3 ReactionsThought the same thing…
Itching isn't a side effect of gabapentin according to Mayo. Itching can be a side effect of opiate use.
I have been itching also. The palm of my hands, fingers, arms, ankles, and feet seem to take turns. My old stretch marks from child bearing 40 years ago itch as well. I am trying hard not to scratch, as that can be frenzied. It started a few weeks-maybe a month after I started taking it. I am gaining weight as well.
Me too
I have a sand paper feeling over my whole body. I am now supposed to take 800 mg 3 times a day. I don’t know if it’s from the Gabapentin or not. I can also say it might be from the 15 radiation treatments I had after breast cancer surgery (lumpectomy).
I’m going through this too, and it’s driving me insane.
Itchy to the point of bleeding as well. I am not sure other than stopping the drug how to fix this.
@dooley1 Call your doctor or pharmacist immediately !
You maybe allergic to it. If you are, it could be dangerous.
Even if you have been taking that for awhile, you can have an allergic reaction!