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Gabapentin dosing

Posted by cecelia19 @cecelia19, Sep 24, 2024

I’ve been taking my Gabapentin 200mg am then when the pain comes back I take another 100 mg and so on. At night before bed I’ll take 200 mg. Never more than 800mg total a day. I don’t seem to have good pain control throughout the day as it keeps rearing its ugly head throughout then I have to tamp it down with another 100 mg. I was given this instruction as needed.
Can you share the dosages you take and how you dose it and does it seem control the pain continuously all day or do you continually have to chase the pain like I do?

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joanland | @joanland | Jan 22 9:05pm
In reply to @joanland "I am on a dosage of 900 mg gabapentin at bedtime. If I don't take it,..." + (show)
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I am on a dosage of 900 mg gabapentin at bedtime. If I don't take it, I don't sleep well. I do not take any gabapentin during the day.
For pain control I rely on Tylenol arthritis strength. I take one when I get up, another about 4 hours later, and continue throughout the day taking a total of 4/day, with the last one at bedtime. I am able to go more than 4 hours between doses during the main part of the day. Maximum dosage recommended is 4/day.
Good luck in finding what works for you.

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I finally read the Arthritis strength-Tylenol label. It says Extended Relief and recommends taking 2 tabs every 8 hours. I find this gives me greater pain relief - during all my waking hours.
Sometimes reading the instructions can be helpful!

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