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james56587
james56587

My Dr. is giving me Gabapentin starting at one a day (300 mg) to now 3 a day.  Not much pain relief....has anyone on here had this pain and how long did it take to get relief and how much dosage?

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  • mrsscoop66
    mrsscoop66 james56587

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    I took gabapentin for fibromyalgia.   The side effects are so much worse than the benefits.  I wish I never had taken one of those pills.  I’ve just weaned off of them.  Read up and think hard before you start.  

    Good luck. 

  • mary25674
    mary25674 james56587

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    James Gaba is like opening the door to all sorts of very bad side effects, and not any real relief from the pain, and a long and horrible withdrawal 

    I wished many times I had just taken a strong OTC pain reliever 

    • mary25674
      mary25674

      Posted

      Be very careful, it also messes you brain up
  • rita52071
    rita52071 james56587

    Posted

    Be very careful with this med.  side effects not good.  Withdrawals worse.  Make sure when you come off this med it is done VERY slowly. I was pretty lucky considering what I was reading. Do a lot of reading up with this medicine.  
  • v2806
    v2806 james56587

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    Mine was for severe back pain with trapped nerve,when the bones move. which periodically happens since a fall when I was a small child.

    Please read up on here from those who..like me.. Have had horrid side effects whilst taking them.

    Me???I'd sooner suffer with the excruciating pain,rather than take these.....and my pain can make me pass out..

    Be careful, do take only the minimum.They can work in the short term,but don't get addicted to them.

    Good luck. Please read others experiences in here and don't get reliant on them

  • Specialforces10
    Specialforces10 james56587

    Posted

    I've been in 1800 mgs for 12 years and wish I never took this medication. I had the same thing your going thru last summer and gabapentin did not help with it at all. If I were you I would stop before you get dependent. I'm trying to wean myself off but it's a long road. I was addicted to opiates many many years ago and it wasb1000 easier getting off of those.

    • james56587
      james56587 Specialforces10

      Posted

      Everyone of these replies are NO GOOD!  I'm surprised it's not 80%-20% in favor.  Why would my Dr. say to take these in the first place if it does not get good results?  For people where this does NOT work....what did you then try?

    • rita52071
      rita52071 james56587

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      Everyone is different.  Maybe this will help you. But it is a very dangerous medication and weaning off is really bad.  I am very thankful that it wasn’t bad for me but yes it wasn’t pleasant.  Just be careful and do your research.   
    • rita52071
      rita52071 james56587

      Posted

      Have you seen a chiropractor.   It takes time but it helps tremendously. 
  • Specialforces10
    Specialforces10 james56587

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    Most of us are concerned with trying to wean ourselves off. I do get a very low strength Vicodin but nothing really helps the pain I have. Pharmaceutical companies send there reps to Drs offices with brief case in hand. They are like car salesmen telling Drs they can prescribe them off label for pain but they were suppose to be for anxiety. Prescribing meds off label is illegal by the way but most patient's trust their doctor. I don't and never will again. Doctors don't have time to research all the meds so they trust these reps. I've said it before " we are the lab rats." Run! Don't walk from this medication. I'll just do what my dad and grandparents did. Learn to live with it. Gabapentin will steal your short term memory and your life. There is also a link to dementia

    • rita52071
      rita52071 Specialforces10

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      Yes you get slurred speech coordination issues short term memory starts to go.  Weight gain.  Been off of it over a year and doing well.  But never again.   And I was on depakoe.  Never never again. Besides it did nothing for me.  These meds also changed me. I wasn’t me.  It was just horrible.  And the worse part was it didn’t work.   I also believe because nothing worked I was misdiagnosed. 
    • james56587
      james56587 rita52071

      Posted

      My Dr. is a VA Dr.  All my meds are the SAME price for me....regardless of cost outside.  My brothers girlfriend had a seisire and has been on Gabapentin for quite a few years.  Never heard her say a word about side effects.  Are you people saying it does NOT work....and that you had no ill effects while taking it?  But getting off the med made you sick?
    • mary25674
      mary25674 james56587

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      James, I didn't recognize the side effects as side effects until I started getting off it. Was on it for 7 yrs,  memory loss was the only side effect I knew, which finally scared me enough to quit. Been off since Nov 15, 2017 and still have depression and memory loss and no energy. 

    • rita52071
      rita52071 james56587

      Posted

      I am saying it didn’t work for me and had side effects taking it and withdrawals when tapering off is not very pleasant.  
    • kathy87887
      kathy87887 Specialforces10

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      I was only on Gabapentin but it has done so much harm to my body and brain.  I also will never trust doctors. They make out on prescribing these nasty drugs to us and I agree with you they don't have the time to check out all the drugs they prescribe. Thanks and good luck to you.

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