If you suspect your ADHD medicine isn’t working anymore, here’s what you need to know. Why Medication Doesn’t Always Work. Stimulants are the most common and effective drugs for ADHD I, initially was prescribed Gabapentin. It did NOT help, but I was urged to stick with it, because it might take time. I stuck with it for at least 3 years, without better results. My insurance would not approve Lyrica. After about 3 years, I developed mild hives. At that point, insurance approved Lyrica. Lyrica did not provide any improvement. Welcome to /r/gabapentin, here we primarily discuss issues pertaining to the medical, prescribed use of Gabapentin, Lyrica and Phenibut, as well as other Gaba related drugs. This IS NOT the subreddit for discussion of how to get high or otherwise abuse GP. It worked up until about 2011. I started lyrica and at first didn’t like it and we switched me back to gabapentin which then didn’t even come close to working for me. And when you talk about an electrical feeling? YES!!! The electrical fire is what I call it. When the gabapentin was coming out of my system I felt it. I went to 600 since the gabapentin was not working but again I was still in my last stages of tapering off opiates and that also increases RLS. My ropinirole is not slow release so I can split it. I have not been on it every night but if I wake up in the middle of the night and have RLS, I have been taking it. Usually one or two tramadol. I almost never do the hydrocodone except at night. When I initially started taking Gabapentin, I thought it didn't work either because it's not a traditional pain killer, it blocks the messages when the nerves fire and that seems to be where it ends in its effectiveness. The human body resembles a laboratory. It keeps on experimenting all the time. The medicine working for you today may not work for you tomorrow. Gabapentin being a second-line pain killer and anticonvulsant, makes it easier to develop resistance. Dosage is raised at times to make it active. Disclaimer: I am not sure if Gabapentin was the culprit behind this, but just figured I would see if anyone had any similar stories. I started taking Gabapentin in late December 2021 on the way to receiving a fibromyalgia diagnosis. It seemed to work just fine for almost exactly two years and then suddenly, on 12/25/23, I started feeling symptoms again that had calmed down quite a bit On occasion patients try it and only go to 300 or 600 mg /day and then think it doesn’t work. Make sure you give your meds a chance to work and follow the prescriptions before stopping. Please inform your doctors why the medicine was not working and what dose you were taking. Many times, we just need to increase the dose more before a benefit Why Gabapentin doesn’t work. It’s the mainline treatment solution for diabetic neuropathy. And Gabapentin doesn’t work very well on several fronts. It’s partly because it’s an anticonvulsant drug that wasn’t originally designed to treat numbness, tingling, and burning. But that’s not unusual. Oddly enough, the pain in my spine is still there. My understanding is that apparently, Gabapentin doesn't relieve nerve pain in backs! What about asking if you should try higher dose for few months and work down like me? I'm happy now on my dose and very relieved not to have my leg pain which had become quite debilitating and depressing. Good On the other side of that, you may be incredibly disappointed to find your trigeminal neuralgia medication not working or meeting your expectations. This is not an uncommon occurrence and luckily, there are other treatments, including surgery, that can help bring about the total relief you have been seeking. My doctor has prescribed 6 pills a day, to control the pain. I am also on Neurotin 800mg taking 3pills at bedtime. And recently I have been given sleeping meds as well. It seems as if the medication is not working as well anymore. Is my body building up a tolerance or should I be taking a stronger medication? I also don’t drink anymore no alcohol at all. If I have even one drink alcohol. The gabapentin doesn’t work at all. I also take iron every other day one tablet. I was taking a daily, but I have Dr. Winkleman as my doctor in Boston and he told me every day is too much and it actually backfires.. I also take a multivitamin for women every day. The anti-seizure drugs gabapentin and pregabalin can also be effective for certain types of nerve pain. Injecting anesthetic or steroids into injured areas. Doing surgery to treat the source of pain. Ive been on gabapentin for 5 yrs starting at 300mg 3x daily and now taking 1200mg 3x daily however it really has stopped effective at all and the nerve pain is worse than ever ,especially on my right side . my right foot and ankle go numb at times on the outside but burns inside . over tge past few months Ive been experiencing nerve pain in my Disclaimer: I am not sure if Gabapentin was the culprit behind this, but just figured I would see if anyone had any similar stories. I started taking Gabapentin in late December 2021 on the way to receiving a fibromyalgia diagnosis. It seemed to work just fine for almost exactly two years and then suddenly, on 12/25/23, I started feeling symptoms again that had calmed down quite a bit I’m on gabapentin and it’s not working I’m all so on co-codamol 30mg/50mg it’s for nerve damage as far as I am aware you’re not to take naproxen with gabapentin go see you’re doctor or ask your Pharmacist maybe your doctor thinking the benefits for you far out ways any risk but I would definitely ask your doctor or Pharmacist. I've been on gabapentin for a year n half, progressively increased to 2700mgs a day. It's not working anymore. I have nerve damage in my forearms and hands, from a career as a ex-downhill mountain biker. I suffer from arthritis as well, from severe crashes. pain, back pain, gabapentin, medication, blood pressure, pain relief. Further information. Gabapentin uses and safety info; Gabapentin prescribing info & package insert (for Health Professionals) Side effects of Gabapentin (detailed) Similar questions
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