Allergic to gabapentin?
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I was prescribed Gabapentin for occipital neuralgia a few weeks ago. I started with 100 mg at bedtime, but doubled the dose (following doctor's instructions after 3 days. It was Thanksgiving vacation and I had some wine. My pill bottle didn't say anything about alcohol, and my doctor never mentioned anything about not drinking while taking this medication. After 5 days (2 of 100 mg and three of 200 mg) my husband took me to the ER because I was completely confused and couldn't remember my own name. I was there for 4 days and had every test known. They suspected a stroke, a seizure, and checked for meningitis among other things. It was a very scary 4 days and I'm still not back to normal. In the end, after a lumbar puncture, an MRI, CT scan, EEG, EKG, a chest xray, and more, they sent me home, They concluded that my weird symptoms were caused by gabapentin combined with alcohol. I've got back a lot of my word recall, but I am still very weak, can hardly type, and I am confused and feel like I've been asleep half the time. The doctor told me I will recover but it's basically like I've suffered a brain injury. I'm extremely frustrated and feel like I am suffering from dementia when I was completely healthy a week ago. Has anyone ever experienced this after only 5 days of taking gabapentin? It seems unlikely that such a small amount would cause such side effects. I wonder if I'm just allergic to it. I'm also wondering how long this will last. I'm an elementary teacher but I don't trust myself to keep my students safe while I'm still shaky and confused. I'll never touch this drug again! I'd rather keep having headaches!
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