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Gabapentin is a prescription antiepileptic medication commonly used to treat postherpetic neuralgia, a type of nerve pain, and other neuropathic pain conditions. Learn more about how long it takes to treat nerve pain and what to expect when you're prescribed it. Post your question or story about Gabapentin and connect with others who have experience with the same medications. No registration is required and your identity remains anonymous. Recently active Gabapentin forums and community discussion threads. I am suffering with increasing neuropathic pain day and night but have been putting off the gabapentin for a while now. I was prescribed this nearly a year ago but the pain wasn’t constant then. My concern is the increase in fatigue it can cause and all the other MANY side effects listed. I do drive when i’m well enough and as i live in a very rural area, this is important to me. I’ve I have now had nerve pain in my eyes, face, ears, and entire body for five months. I am not the first patient to report this. Simply check out the Gabapentin groups on Facebook and you’ll see how many people's lives this drug has ruined. I am in pain 24/7 thanks to a drug meant to fix nerve pain. My doctors confirmed they have seen this Neurontin (gabapentin) for Anxiety "Neurontin has changed my life dramatically. I suffered from high anxiety with panic and anxiety attacks. I started this medicine at about 19 and had been off and on it the past 13 years. It literally has made me a new person. I personally stay away from anti-psychotics. A dr 15 years ago prescribed this for insomnia. I slept 15 hrs straight. I realize your body gets used to it, but still. I could not work the next day taking that drug. I take gabapentin for nerve pain, and it helps me sleep well. I don't trust this drug, but for now I think it's necessary. Dr says I have a minor SLAP tear in shoulder and no issues in elbow. He gave me Gabapentin for the pain. Anyone have experience with this med or success for nerve pain with it? I’ve taken it for nerve damage. No problem. Can cause brain fog at higher doses. I was once prescribed it for back pain/sciatica. I didn’t like it. Gabapentin has an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from a total of 192 reviews for the off-label treatment of Neuropathic Pain. 49% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 32% reported a negative experience. 192 ratings from 201 user reviews. Compare all 13 medications used in the treatment of Neuropathic Pain. Gen I’m used to it, but it gives me blurry vision and my fingers hit random letters when writing/texting. Neuropathy is worse than ever but I have to choose pain or poor vision. How the heck does anyone get morphine for nerve pain. Drs always tell me that doesn’t work. I could have a much higher quality of life with real pain relief. I don't know what your "withdrawal" symptoms have been, but I had burning, severe bilateral leg pain, nerve shaking and eye pain. It hurt to wear socks. It even hurt to apply mascara. Everyone is different, but my pain intensified while on gabapentin and it got worse for a time after going off the medication. Hi everyone! I am25 years old. I have been posting a bunch about my nerve pain so I will briefly explain my sensations: burning, nerve It'd be great to hear people's individual experiences in terms of when they started to feel nerve pain relief, at what dosage, and how side effects changed as you titrated up. Was the nerve pain relief gradual or sudden once you reached a certain dose? Sciatica pain is not only horrible, it's totally distinctive. I've recently been prescribed Gabapentin, and have found it the only thing that's given some relief from the nerve pain. It's only pain relief though - doesn't heal whatever has gone wrong in your back. My doctor says sciatica usually settles in up to six weeks. Patient Forums for Gabapentin. Part of the Brain and nerves category. Symptom, treatment and advice from community members. Prescribed 800mg x 3 daily for about two years after nearly severing my radial nerve and losing all functionality of my left hand. Most of the time, I’d take way way under that dose, but some weeks I’d have to take the full daily dose to get over whatever my nerve felt like doing to me that day. The symptoms come and go depending on stress and exertion. What I have noticed since taking the gabapentin is that the symptoms don't seem to lessen when I am well rested and not overly stressed. I have also noticed that sometimes, especially when laying down, swallowing takes effort. My reason for the gabapentin is nerve damage from a fall. I dont remember the specifics. I was eating muscle relaxers like candy to no effect. The Dr explained that I had a pinched nerve that was causing the paint not a muscle strain so thats why the Gabapentin worked so well and the flexeril/soma did not. I felt like it just masked the pain while I healed and let me get back to normal faster. Prior to meds I would have shooting pain and muscle spasms on top of chronic pain in my tendons and joints. The meds started out decreasing the spasms and shooting pain went way down. But since last week I noticed a new side effect of pressure. Forums. KNEE AREA. Knee Surgery Pre-Op Area . Gabapentin for nerve pain Has anyone been prescribed Gabapentin for nerve pain? My surgery is Monday, 16th, and had Neurontin (gabapentin) "I've been on Neurontin for almost 4 months, and it has given me relief for chronic pelvic pain. 300mg at night and 100mg mid-day was the initial dose, and at present, I'm on 300mg at night only. It has made the pain bearable, however, the side effects have been lethargy, headaches, aching eyes, and dreaming so vivid it
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