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I started on Gabapentin a few years ago when i had avascular necrosis. Not sure it did much for the pain but i was definitely relaxed. I've had fibromyalgia for years and pretty extreme sleep issues. I now take Gabapentin only before bed and have never had better sleep. It's been a game changer for me. The most common gabapentin (Neurontin) side effects are dizziness and drowsiness. This may affect your ability to drive or perform other activities. Other gabapentin side effects include edema (fluid buildup), weight gain, and eye problems, but these aren’t as common. For healthcare professionals. Applies to gabapentin: compounding powder, oral capsule, oral solution, oral tablet, oral tablet extended release. General adverse events. The most common adverse reactions associated with the use of this drug were dizziness, somnolence, and peripheral edema. I have taken 6 300mg gabapentin tabs for about 4-5 years for SFN pain and fasciculations. It really helps a lot but I’m anxious about PN nonetheless. I tried weaning myself down a few weeks ago and the twitches went nuts. Gabapentin 300mg in the morning & mid-afternoon then 600mg at bedtime. Duloxetine in the morning and at night. Rx for Gabapentin allows for 600mg three times a day. I don’t want to take that much so I supplement with 1-2 Tylenol in morning and 1 Advil in the afternoon if needed. Some nights I have trouble sleeping and get very little good sleep. has anyone experienced this? i take gabapentin as needed for pain, usually in the morning and night, but today I took some extra in the afternoon and oh boy. Gabapentin does have some psychoactive properties, and it generally makes people tired/woozy/wiped out. I like it, because it dampens my anxiety, and since I take it at night only it merely helps with my sleep. Gabapentin’s Side Effects: Muscle weakness can occur, especially at higher doses. Risk Factors Matter: Older adults and pre-existing conditions increase risks. Monitor Symptoms: Report any muscle weakness to your healthcare provider promptly. Some side effects of gabapentin may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. i took gabapentin for a little over a month, my rheumatologist gave it to me but didn’t notify me of the potential side effects, other than drowsiness. this is a pretty rare side effect, but my whole body (mostly in my legs) was extremely swollen for weeks and i blamed it on everything other than the medication, because i didn’t know it was I'm on 300mg of Gabapentin, 3 times a day, but I haven't seen much improvement. This also coincides with a harsh inability to stand for very long. My legs and arms are constantly in pain and weak. Hi, just started on Gabapentin for chronic pain and muscle tightness. Not sure what to make of it yet. Sometimes feel good and relaxed, other times my muscles feel like jelly and I lack motivation to move. Just wondering of the sides in the meantime. The minor ones like the gas I can deal with. gabapentin vs tizanidine, tizanidine is a superior muscle relaxer to gabapentin, baclofen is similar in efficacy to gabapentin but it is also stronger than it lol, it goes like this gabapentin and cyclobenzaprine then stronger are baclofen, soma, metaxalone and methocarbamol then tizanidine and then the very strongest the top dog of all of There is a muscle in my back that runs behind my shoulder blade up to my neck that almost cripples me, I can hardly even turn my head in the mornings. I am going to either drop my gabapentin dose or just try to quit. Does anyone have any experiencing with quitting gabapentin? It can help with pain but muscle weakness might be better dealt with with a physical therapist. Not in the slightest from my understanding. I take it for epilepsy and it is very effective for stopping seizure activity, but it comes at somewhat of a high cost. (See "More About Gabapentin" section towards the bottom for the high cost). Gabapentin slows activity between neurons, changes the effects of neurotransmitters and is an anticonvulsant and mild muscle relaxant. I love gabapentin, but if you have severe nerve pain or restless legs I would recommend Lyrica (pregabalin). Pregabalin is about 3x stronger than gabapentin. Contrary to most comments on this, I love it. It would relax my mind and ease my anxiety. It helped me sleep so much better. In all honesty, it’s all about the right dose. Has anyone ever had the experience of Gabapentin causing severe muscle cramps in arms and legs and muscular pain and feeling of weakness? I know it is supposed to basically do the opposite and help with muscular problemsbut this has happened twice to me as soon as I started the gaba and it was very severe, The first time I took it, I had muscle weakness for 1-2 days. It was day 4 when I felt some relief. I never had no pain when taking it. It has helped until recently. I don't plan on taking it in the near future and am concerned that steroids have messed me up a bit. I have left groin nerve pain, but also enhanced muscle pain with exertion. Gabapentin worked wonderful for nerve pain for me for about a year. It took me a few days to get used to it. At first it made me extremely drowsy and I could not take it 3 times a day or I would be useless at work. My doctor worked with me to find a way to slowly increase the dose to t
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