Can gabapentin cause muscle pain and cramps in arms & legs?

@londonwc1 Welcome to connect ,glad to have you join us . We only can let you know what helps us . I had the same problem alth not a CKD person. Drinking lots of water helps and Potassium and old remedy is drinking some dill pickle juice when cramps start I have done this and it really works . CHeck with your Dr. about if you can take it . Glad your here and others will join in . I couldnt take Gapapentin it hurt me worse then the cure . One think I use is ice and that gave me relief .

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I bought homeopathic #8 magnesium pills at whole foods and it works wonders for leg cramps. I had a misdiagnosed (by foot doc) numb foot for five years. The foot doc said I had over exercised doing sciatica exercises and that it would take a long long time to heal. Now my GP thinks I have neuropathy and has me on 600 mg. of Gabapentin. It seems to be helping with my sleep and my foot.

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Levothyroxine did that to me.
Gabapentin is for epilepsy

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It was originally developed to help control seizures due to epilepsy. Then, researchers discovered that it could be used to help treat peripheral nerve pain. Both are nerve related.

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@londonwc1 I'm glad you found some relief . Gabapentin didn't help me so Dr has me on Lyrica which helps me .

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Any chance you are taking this for Fibro? If so, can you share more about your experience with each drug, such as dose etc? I was recently diagnosed with Fibro and don't know what medication to start on for pain. I am afraid of taking anything that has serious withdrawal side effects but need to find something.

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@londocwc1
Yes I ve had fibro for a long time Dr who was a rheumatologist gave me Lyrica 100 mg 2x a day that's all the medicine now also the diet is important and light exercises .Mine went into remission for awhile but it's back .Research about it . Good luck

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I was on Gabapentin for many years and I developed a terrible pain in my right thigh.
When I stopped taking it the pain went away. In my case the Gabapentin was contributing at least to that pain. I was off it for awhile and I felt good after the initial withdrawal. (About 2 weeks) The withdrawal was not severe just mainly tiredness and some mental fog the first week or so. I actually felt pretty good off of it.
I developed another pain in my right arm which was severe so I had to start taking it again. I noticed that the pain would be worse at night and the Gabapentin would make in more intense. It didn’t really help at all so I’m cutting back and stopping again to see if the arm pain subsides.

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Several questions, hope that's ok. Did you start on a lower dose of Lyrica and work your way up to a higher dose? How long did you take it before it helped for pain relief? Do you still have some pain? How long have you been taking it? Any side effects? Regarding diet, did you go gluten free? Thanks.

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