Gabapentin anyone?

I take gabapentin 3 times a day and it has worked wonders for me. Especially for me feet which were one of my biggest problems. I have high blood pressure and it did raise it slightly and cause water retention but eventually it did even out and I have no problems now at all. I did start out with only 1 a day and worked my way up to 3 a day.

I started taking it after my disc rupture, over a year and a half ago. It (with Hydrocodone) made the difference between not coping and being able to cope with the nerve pain. I pretty quickly got up to the 900 mg I still take in the evening, and then added 300 at noon.

It doesn't really make me sleepy or lethargic per se...I still have the same drive, still have to beat myself over the head to get into bed at night...though it has made me even spacier than I was, which is saying something. But I'll take it over that searing pain!

Actually, I do remember that in the beginning, I'd be falling asleep, and get sudden body jerks (which is ironic, considering it's supposed to help restless legs!) but that went away.

As for possible side effects, I'd wait until the weekend to try it, because you never know how it will affect you. I drive on it just fine, but there are meds I've taken that would keep me from stepping out of the house.

Debbie

I take 300mg of gabapentin at bedtime for tender toes.
I don't know how it effects me because I'm asleep during it.

Eh, didn't help me. But it did 'cure' insomnia. There was no chance in heck that I could stay up while on it. I would have continued but it made me really depressed after a week or two. Next up is Lyrica and I am not looking forward to that. /-:

Thanks Junnie

Im in England, so we have NHS here...meds are a set price to buy currently around £7 ish...not too much.

Annabanana I like the idea of it helping insomnia - this is something I have big time...I will let you know how i get on at weekend and try it then :o)

My wife has always had trouble sleeping due to restless legs and feet, hot flashes and sciatic pain. Now sleeping great thanks to 300 mg gabapentin taken aroung 8 PM. Bedtime at 10:00. Sometimes she's a little groggy in the mornings but it doesn't last long. A coffee helps to clear the head :)

I take a low dose of gabapentin (usually 300 mg) and it helps my nerve pain, especially in my feet.

I do get a bit tired/woozy, even on that amount and discussed that with my doctor. He suggested with my next refill, getting a lower mg, so I got a refill with 100 mg capsules. I like that, because it allows me to hit that 'medium' point which will take the edge off, but not make me overly tired. So, I now take two 100 mg capsules at a time; sometimes (though rarely), even 100 mg helps.

I do seem sensitive to meds, however, and I would never attempt to drive after I've taken anything, even after taking 100 mg. I just want to be fully alert while on the road!

Maybe you could discuss with your doctor taking something small like 200 mg of gabapentin and see how things go? Hope things turn out well! :)

so I took the step last night and took my first gabapentin, 300 mg tablet...Dare I say, today no side effects, have felt great all day, even have more energy! Maybe its a one off or just a coincidence...Il let you know in a week :o)

I tried it. Friday was the first and only day I will take it. I hope it helps you because it left me with a headache that is just barely going away. Saturday my head hurt, my teeth hurt, and I felt somewhat sick to my stomach.

I'll see what the doctor has to day. Because Neurontin did nothing for my fibromyalgia symptoms. Felt better taking nothing.

I'm on gaba-gabapentin as well for nerve pain. Maybe it is just me, but I'm just confused all day when I take it. My Doc gave it to me for night time work at first (600 mg), but then told me to start taking them in the day for pain. I'm up to 1500 mg now (2/1/2) but I really think that I need something different for daytime. I worry about the safety of driving on them sometimes, and I do have serious memory issues during the day. My experience may not be typical though.