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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

arthritisR_US

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6. It was really awful for him as well. The home

Reply to gate of the sun (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 14, 2014, 06:18 AM

Apr 2014

care people couldn't believe the difference the mj made for Robert. He had been in such excruciating pain and *poof* it was gone and he was able to speak, smile and once again put his thoughts together and talk with us. We kept all his other drugs but the gabapentin we did away with. Good luck luv

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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