What are the side effects of gabapentin?

Posted by cate321 @cate321, Mar 22, 2025

I'm taking 300mg 3x day for nerve pain in my leg due to a ruptured disc. It's helping but not completely. I've started to have memory problems that I haven't had before. And the other , more troubling thing that has happened is I'm having trouble speaking. I can't pronounce some words and end up saying something else. Or I say a word similar but not correct. Also, swallowing food has become a challenge. Do you think this is from gabapentin or something else? Thank you for reading and responding!

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rhjrlh19431947 | @rhjrlh19431947 | Feb 9 11:29am

No issues with gabapentin that I’m aware of or could identify after several years. I’m 83 years old and there has sometimes been an increase in aches and pain for short durations. I’ve been guessing it is part of the aging process. I have chronic lower back pain from 3 back operations that gabapentin doesn’t help at all.