GABAPENTIN - RAPID HEART BEAT & MEMORY LOSS
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Has anybody taken this & felt rapid heart beat & extreme nervousness??? Been to the ER twice &,they said its anxiety as a side effect but its horrible & unlike any anxiety I ever had. I also feel my mind is blank with loss of memory. I am feeling very confused not like myself at all,I feel so out of my mind its scary! I don't even know how I'm able to sit here typing this. PLEASE read my previous post on this drug, PLEASE BEWARE!!
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Shammah USofAnxiety
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Take care and rest up USofAnxiety
USofAnxiety tim72430
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I also agree that there is such great support here, all you guys are the best! I am up right now with a nasty withdrawal headache because I took less the past couple days. Its especially hard to taper when I take capsules & have to shake some out by eyeballing! But my doc didn't see a problem with it, I think I would be better off with tablet or liquid.
I hope your side effects are nearing to an end
lesdeak USofAnxiety
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I just started 300mg Gabapentin to help me sleep as I have horrible Insomnia due to menapause. Last night was night two and I woke up 4 hrs after taking the pill with unbelievable fast heart beat! I did deep breathing and visualization of a relaxing sunset to calm down and eventually I did. But at the time it a horrible experience. Is this part of my system getting used to the drug? It didn't happen the first night. I should say I also took an antacid at the same time and in reading about contra-indications it says not to take antacids within 2 hrs of taking the drug. I am also concerned about what I am hearing about memory loss. Am now debating taking the pill tonight the 3Rd night.
Margot49 lesdeak
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I have been on Gabapentin for at least a couple of years. I can't say it has ever helped me sleep. I still wake up at least every couple of hours. Kind I'd surorised you were prescribed that if just for sleep. I hesitate suggesting anything since you are on the Gabapentin but, since you just started it, I would ask for something else. Have you even trued Tylenol PM or Simply Sleep, OTC? I have not had the heartbeat problems from this drug and you can call your doctor or Pharmacist and see what they say. I take Tums, as needed, and take Zantac daily. Yes, have had memory loss in this drug. If I want to remember something, I really have to concentrate.
lesdeak Margot49
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I tried the OTC - Benadryl which has the same drug as Tylenol PM and others. It made me too dopey and didn't get me to a deep sleep. With this current bed I still get up to pee but go back to sleep and at deeper level. It was orescribed by my neurologist who tried other meds that didn't have work . By coincidence I just learned my good friend also in menopause was given this named by her doctor. She has no side effects. It's still early in my process... I see a Psychiatrist next week who is knowledgeable about the pharmacolkgical aspects of antidepressants and other meds. I'll see what he says. I was on Celexa for 10 years and got off that last summer. Slept well in that med. can't take it anymore as my body now rejects it. So seeking something new
carmelita USofAnxiety
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Ive only been prescribed 100 mg and taken for 3 days, 2 nights.. My new Dr has prescribed gabapentin to replace baclofen for neuropthy in my feet. I'd take baclofen every 8 hours and it worked fine but was a major hassle to refill so often. Dr said G works best.
I've had a really horrible time sleeping each night since started. Terrible dreams, heart racing, feeling anxious like I'm overdosing on cocaine or crystal meth! I'm checking onlinetoday and you're the only person feeling this. I'm hoping this, the worse, side effect will resume in time. The loopy feeling is minor, memory loss was already there but such horrible nightmares and panicy feelings are scary! There's nothing worse than feeling tired from a drug, but not sleeping on top of that is bad!