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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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Itching can be a sign of an allergic reaction with any drug. Ask your doctor.
Opiate medications are known to cause itching. For me, even on a low dose of opiate drug, I had extreme itching, tore up skin on my arm till it was bloody. Gabapentin is not known to cause itching, but opiates are.
I started Gabapentin at 1800 mgs daily - doubled to 3600 and broke out in an itchy rash...it's been more than a week since I stopped - and still itching. The rash started on my arms then torso - moved to my thighs - and then my neck. I am now on prednisone to try to stop the continued additive spread.
Opiates, especially at higher doses, can cause itching all over the body, along with constipation. High price to pay for some pain relief.
But gabapentin - never heard of problems with itching, but it should be a Google search away from some answers, or insight. Gabapentin has made me feel, I don't know, like fuzzy all over. Hard to explain. I stopped taking it.