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charlotte1824
charlotte1824

I have been prescribed 300mg gabepentin for 3 days then up dose to 600mg then 3 days later up to 900mg and keep increasing until I feel comfortable.

Wow within 2 hours of taking 1 tab I feel stoned, I mean really stoned. It's like I'm not in the same world as everyone else and it's making me fidgety, I think it has already had an effect on the burning pain although pain is still there but pain or no pain I can't function like this daily, how can I up dose? i know side effects are supposed to reduce but how long do I need to be a space cadet until this happens. This feels like a recreational drug not a prescribed drug.

Has anyone experienced this? And did it go away after time?

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  • mary92075
    mary92075 charlotte1824

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    I take 600Mg at night and my restless legs seem worse. This seems like a baby dose compared to what some of you take, but is this normal. thinking about going off it.
  • Andy2cu
    Andy2cu charlotte1824

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    I'm on both Tramadol and Gabapentin (also Venlaxafine for depression). The side effects can be quite disorientating and nauseus for a good couple of weeks especially as the dose increases. I'm pretty much used to them now although they do still make me feel a little ill at times. I'd much rather have that then the pain I suffer with.

    However be WARNED. DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL with these tablets. I thought I would be ok a few months ago (February 2016)  to have a few drinks with my girlfriend. I had 4 probably totalling about 6 units. I collapsed at my front door as I got home and it was raining heavily. Not only did I suffer 2 broken ribs but also hypothermia. If my son hadn't found me when he did....., well I don't like to say.

    Please be careful. Always read the labels and especially the warnings that come with them.

    Andy

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