Connect
Gabapentin side effects?
I am a regular on the Mayo Board! I don't know what I would do without it! Our doctors don't want to discuss openly the things about illnesses and side effets of drugs and other things. Anyway, my question to all of you is Gabapentin and it's side effects. I have been on it now for 6 months. My doctor raised me from 100mg. to now I am on 400mg. three times a day.
The problem is my tiredness! I happen to be in a friends office yesterday and she was taking some medicine. She said she was taking Gabapentin. I asked why and she said she had, had shingles back when and it still helped with the pain. I know the drug is percribed for many things that is why I take it for my issues.
I told her I had been taking it for about 6 months. She asked if I had been tired all the time, just out of the Blue. OF COURSE I SAID YES! She said it took her a year before she got out of the tiredness.
Let me know if any of you have experienced the same thing. Also let me know at what dosage you may be on? I know this is all confidential!
Again Thanks to The Mayo Clinic and Everyone who is kind enough to be open with their lives!
Sundance!
Like
Helpful
HugInterested in more discussions like this? Go to the Chronic Pain Support Group.
Connect
@catrine0119
Read DRG has lots of lead issues but sounds like it is working for you. I am having DRG for my pelvic pain next month. Lots of horror stories on FB pelvic floor site. Any suggestions?
Hi,
RN, here...2 herniated discs... sciatica, etc...epidurals did not help for long enough
Gabapentin did help, But i only took it at night to sleep...never when working...Started at 300 mg and ended at 600...during that time i began to trip all the time...on nothing...i mean trip as to fall...i never fell but I felt like i was going to... if shopping for 2 items, i started using a cart to hold onto......dr... had me scheduled for brain scan, but i decided to just wean off first....i stopped tripping...had day surgery for partial laminectomy... pain went away slowly...few months...5 years later...still good
-
Like -
Helpful -
Hug
2 ReactionsI have been taking Gabapentin as needed for leg pain and sleep. I take 100 mg although my doc had prescribed 300 mg but the next day I was foggy and so tired Ijust stayed in bed. Take care.
I take 1200 twice a day for chronic pain (Mayo diagnosed autonomic neuropathy). Have tried lowering the dose but that is not helpful. As I posted elsewhere I seem to be able to handle
since pre-existing problems with insomnia cannot say whether gabapentin is negative. Muscle spasm would be worse without gaba so some help with sleep.