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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

gate of the sun

(1,658 posts) Sat Apr 12, 2014, 02:45 PM Apr 2014

Does anyone here take Gabapentin for nerve pain? [View all]

I have been taking it for a couple of weeks and it helps with the nerve pain. the problem is I feel weird all the time kindof blue, out of sorts, anxious . I'm going back to the Dr. About these symptoms but wondering if anyone else has overtime adapted to the drug? I really want to keep taking it for the pain relieve but I can't go on feeling this way!

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Does anyone here take Gabapentin for nerve pain? [View all] gate of the sun Apr 2014 OP

I was on it for a long time libodem Apr 2014 #1

Great answer. Packerowner740 May 2014 #11

I understand that a lot of people either get used to it Warpy Apr 2014 #2

M husband was on it prior to his passing and one of it's major side effects arthritisR_US Apr 2014 #3

I have a care coordinator gate of the sun Apr 2014 #4

It was really awful for him as well. The home arthritisR_US Apr 2014 #6

Remember to ween off gradually... freebrew May 2014 #15

I take KC Apr 2014 #5

I'm supposed to take it 3 times a day pscot Apr 2014 #7

took it at one point for my Complex Regional Pain Syndrome cali Apr 2014 #8

Didn't Do Anything For Me ProfessorGAC May 2014 #9

I took it for a while but it eventually stopped working. Packerowner740 May 2014 #10

Both Lyrica and Gabapentin were ineffective for me. EEO May 2014 #12

I had to look up Allodynia libodem May 2014 #13

Lyrica lululu May 2014 #14

I've tried to take it & others in the family for Post-Herpetic Neuralgia, but I can't take the side catbyte Sep 2014 #16

I took it for awhile after a back surgery reflection Oct 2014 #17

took is for a while. did nothing. lyrica helps, tho. mopinko Oct 2014 #18

Another Lyrica user here - low dose at night for fibro that I can mostly ignore hedgehog Oct 2014 #19

Gabapentin caused me to be suicidal Chalco Oct 2014 #20