Gabapentin

Elamiras

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Hey y’all,
As a long time, fibromyalgia, sufferer I’ve been on almost all the pain meds and drugs that they have to offer. Yesterday they put me on gabapentin. Does anyone have any idea of what the side effects for this is? The pharmacist told me sleepiness, but that never happens to me. I was just wondering if anybody had experience with it.
 
Common side effects of gabapentin include:

  • Feeling tired.
  • Dizziness.
  • Headache.
  • Nausea and vomiting.
  • Fever.
  • Difficulty speaking.
  • Recurring infections.
  • Memory loss.
  • Weight gain.
  • Movement problems: coordination problems, being unsteady, tremors, jerky movements.
  • Eye problems: unusual eye movements, double vision.
bait that does not mean that you may get any of them
 
I was put on gabapentin when I was first diagnosed, and it did nothing for me at all. No reduction in pain and no side effects either.

If you want to know the side effects of any medication, it's easy to look that up online. Just type the name of the medication and "side effects" into your search engine and they will all come up.
 
Thank you! I will watch for those things. I am wondering if the gabapentin is what caused the extremely vivid dream that I had. It was so real! I woke up and I was sweaty, my heart rate and BP were throught the roof, and I couldn't form complete sentences. It was so bad my principal called 911. It makes sense since they called them just the other day for me and I ended up in the ER. Very strange 🙄
 
I have been on gabapentin on and off for 20 years. I just recently started up again at 300 mg three times a day.

I experience and I've always experienced zero side effects from gabapentin unless I am taking a high dose, which causes drowsiness in me.

Gabapentin is extremely effective for my neuropathy. In 20 years I have never found anything better, and I am very happy that it works for me at the lowest prescribed dosage.

A word of caution: be very careful when taking gabapentin with other medications that have sedative effects. Especially at higher doses. If you do take other medications or supplements that cause drowsiness and sedation, you must consult with your doctor about the safety of taking the medications together. Please heed this warning.

Super glad you're having no side effects and I suspect you won't have any if you haven't already. I hope that it works for you. 🤗
 
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