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I had a S1-L5 fusion back in December. My sciatica had only ever been in my left side. A few weeks after surgery my right side flared up for the first time ever. Doc gave me a script for gabapentin and it helped out. Right side pain has completely gone away now. Currently, I am dealing with an episode of sciatica that is pretty terrible without taking naproxen (500mg/day) and also gabapentin (300 mg daily taken at night) for 5 weeks or so. Functioning at work, doing chores, and driving is pretty hard without it. I’ve been told many times that anti-inflammatories and NSAIDs would help my sciatica but I’m not allowed to take them due to having only one kidney. My doctor said before trying prednisone maybe I should try gabapentin. Does anyone have experience with this for sciatica? Any side effects? Just seeking information. Thank you! For Pain "I have severe sciatica in my right leg and horrible back pain due to two herniated discs, and severe spinal stenosis from an injury. I've seen 3 doctors and have tried everything out there. Today my doctor prescribed 300mg of gabapentin 3 times a day. 5 hours ago, I took the first one and AMAZING! I can feel the pain going away!" I was on 1200 mg x 3 per day. It worked. It wiped out my sciatic nerve pain. It took 2 years to get to that dose, because my tolerance kept building over time. When I first started Gabapentin it would just make me sleep all the time. Eventually it had zero side effects at that high dose. Missing a dose did though. The doctor prescribed Gabapentin, and the sciatica has subsided. I feel it occasionally, briefly, and worry! But after a week I have had no side effects from the Gabapentin, and think it's a marvellous addition to pain relief. Will the sciatica come back if/when I stop taking the Gabapentin? Also am going to try injections, although I did a long time ago for upper back pain and don’t remember it helping. Talk of lumbar fusion surgery came up. Anyway, my mom has sciatica and was prescribed gabapentin and it made her have horrible dreams and suicidal thoughts. She quit immediately. 10 votes, 14 comments. All of 2020 I have had sciatic pain due to my herniated disc. At first they gave me high dosage of naproxen which only dulled Gabapentin is not approved or indicated for the treatment of back pain. It is an anti-convulsant (anti-epilepsy) drug that's also approved for post-operative pain; it's not approved for treating other types of back pain. The typical starting dose of gabapentin for sciatic nerve pain for most patients is 300mg once a day. Your physician may increase the dosage up to three times a day. For some people, combining amitriptyline and gabapentin (Neurontin) may help relieve sciatic nerve pain further. But side effects are more likely to happen. Various forms of exercise and manual therapy can be helpful. There is currently an absence of high-grade evidence regarding the treatment of chronic sciatica (CS). Whilst gabapentin (GBP) and pregabalin (PGB) are both currently used to treat CS, equipoise exists regarding their individual use. In particular, no head-to-head study of GBP and PGB in CS exists. Those are possible side-effects, not guaranteed ones. I have quite severe sciatica from a damaged nerve and take 3 x 2 Zapain (30mg codeine phosphate + 500mg paracetamol) AND 3 x 3 300mg Gabapentin to counteract the pain. Gabapentin has worked for me with none of the side effects others have mentioned. I take 300mg once a day at bedtime and this has made it so that I can take my daily walks without pain as well as focus on my physical therapy. My question is, how long do I stay on the medicine? I do sometimes “feel” my low back but it no longer hurts. I was in severe pain for months and my doctor prescribed gabapentin for me for sciatica. I was finally able to get a good nights sleep and able to finally sit in a chair.. I called her back to thank her if that tells you how much relief I had. Yes, I have. I take Gabapentin for back pain. I was also taking Cymbalta which I've been weaning off of slowly. I've had 2 surgeries. A decompression and disc replacement on my cervical spine and also a spinal fusion in my lumbar spine. I have back pain with most lifting activities that the Gabapentin helps with. I started Gabapentin to help with pain from L4/L5/S1 bulges. I’ve been managing the injury for more than a decade but in the last 2 months I have been in constant pain that has majorly interfered with my life. A Reddit thread where people share their thoughts and results on using gabapentin for sciatica pain. Some say it helps, some say it doesn't, some share their surgery stories and tips.
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