How long do you take Gabapentin?

Posted by ttibsen @ttibsen, Sep 9, 2020

My wife got a Rx for Gabapentin yesterday to deal with chronic pain affecting her lower right leg below the knee. They couldn’t find anything obviously wrong and I guess that in those situations they fall back on Gabapentin. The instructions simply said take as needed and I am somewhat sceptical of this as it’s my understanding that Gabapentin is not like an analgesic which you do take on an as needed basis. I thought that for Gabapentin, once you start the meds, you continue at least until the meds is finished. She was given a one month supply.

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ruthblaze | @ruthblaze | Jul 15, 2024

My experience with Gabapentin has been very good for chronic pain. I take 300 mg twice daily. She ordered 3 times daily. I would love to get off it at some point but my arthritis pain only gets worse

carolinlv | @carolinlv | Jul 15, 2024

In reply to @raebaby "I took some steroid pills for horrible back pain that were 15-20 years old and they..." + (show)

That’s really old! I can’t lie, I’ve taken some that were probably 10 years old and they still worked. Same situation… I’ll pretty much do anything when I hurt bad enough! Glad we’re still alive😂

raebaby | @raebaby | Jul 16, 2024

We need to row with the flow! 82 isn't bad. My mother in law was still living alone at the age of 93 when she fell and broke her hip emptying the garbage. She lived to be almost 101.

carolinlv | @carolinlv | Jul 16, 2024

In reply to @raebaby "We need to row with the flow! 82 isn't bad. My mother in law was still..." + (show)

There is some serious longevity in my family also. I’m just bummed I’m having problems early by comparison to my mom. Stay well and keep rowing!!❤️

tarmansbks | @tarmansbks | Jul 16, 2024

In reply to @cindymattern "I believe that medication starts losing its potency the older it gets. But with that said..." + (show)

Re Tylenol and perhaps off topic but I just came out of four days in the hospital with tylenol toxicity from taking 1-2 Excedrin migraine caplets and some days none at all during a month long migraine. I never exceeded dosage. I was fortunate ED doc caught it and was administered 21 hours of acetylcysteine drip. Tylenol can be dangerous, my liver would have been in peril had I waited any longer. Pretty sharp doc there at Hershey Med Lancaster.

raebaby | @raebaby | Jul 16, 2024

In reply to @carolinlv "There is some serious longevity in my family also. I’m just bummed I’m having problems early..." + (show)

I am frustrated to have problems at all. I guess I thought I'd be "young" forever, but I got breast cancer at 79 that led to neuropathy in my feet and I can't drive. However my mind seems okay and I was told I shouldn't expect the cancer back💕