Night sweats part 2 Gabapentin?

hi lou - i have never taken it, but know a few people who have...its pretty heavy stuff & a laundry list of side effects - please check out the possible side effects first before taking - have you tried valerian root? magnesium or acupunture? i know they might not help with the sweats, but could help you sleep -

Hi Lou,

Did you try melatonin for sleep? 3mg per day will be perfect. Too much does not mean good.

Never heard that before-- nerve pain med for hot flashes.. Interesting. But there is a womans health vitamin on the home shopping website with hundreds of reviews on how well it diminished hot flashes. Could be worth a try.

thanks Lucy, I do have the liquid kind that I could try again. Honestly, the thought of being on another drug and being so out of it that I would be able to sleep through hot flashes ...kinda scares me.

I was prescribed Gabapentin for diabetic neuropathy. I am very sensitive to medications and when I took only one 300mg pill it gave me visual hallucinations. I started googling to see if this was a normal occurrence with gabapentin and saw that people actually take it to purposefully get high and see hallucinations. I immediately stopped taking it and will never take it again.

i think gabapentin pretty heavy stuff. i have bad hot flashes between 3-6 am most mornings. this morning so bad it felt like my back and face were literally on fire even though it only lasts a few seconds. if i take a .25 of lorazepam the night before i will sleep through them. i only take maybe once a week though when i get sleep deprived. also a fan next to bed blowing right on me. i am 47.

Thank you for all the great responses! I think the gabapentin will be a big NO for me. The funny thing is I almost didn't mention the sweats to my dr ...was going to wait for my obgyn appt next month. Only because they are a newer thing for me...I wanted to make sure nothing else could be going on. I never asked for any relief! I actually said...if this is just another phase of perimeno for me...no biggie! I have my trusty little fan by my bed. But, he was on the computer keying in a prescription while I was talking...pretty sure not listening to me.

I would check up on it before taking it. I think it is a pretty strong drug. I know that is one of the medications people will use to get high. I don't like to take anything that makes me feel more weird than I do already. I've never heard of a doctor giving it to help with night sweats. If you do decide to take it, I hope it helps you and you are able to get some rest.

I was prescribed gabapentin for migraines. No thank you. Made me slur my words, fall over and many other unpleasant effects. I was then put on nortryptiline which has much less side effects although it is making my heart race. I personally wouldn't want to take both. Also side effects from gabapentin can hang around long after you stop the medication. Could you increase your nortriptyline? I am taking Ferrell for hot sweats. It doesn't eradicate but it does lessen them.

It is used to treat moderate night sweats . I heard this before so I googled it. I found info from the mayo clinic sight. It told several things used to treat hot flashes . It said estrogen was proven most effective and from there it went all the way through to things that might help you just cope with them. natural things all the way to practicing mindfulness . Different kinds of medicines even antidepressants mentioned. After reading side effects I wouldn't take what he prescribed either though. I had a Dr prescribe it to me for my ms 15 yrs ago and I didn't take it because she said about the only thing it might cause is sometimes you might see spiders while taking it . Geez that was all I needed to know and I never took the first pill. But wanted you to know it is used for hotflashes . Good luck

Hi Lou, I took gabapentin for a couple of months for hot flushes and night sweats. I didn't suffer any side effects but also it didn't make a blind bit of difference to my symptoms. It must be strong stuff though as i found it was a popular choice of drug on the streets and i could have made a few bob selling it!