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(30,013 posts) Tue Dec 31, 2024, 09:45 AM Tuesday

Are any DUers taking gabapentin? [View all]

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I have a range of issues like Type 2 diabetes, obesity, high BP, all of which have improved over the past couple years, primarily due to Ozempic.

I have neuropathy in my feet. My doctor prescribed gabapentin for me well over a year ago and I haven't touched it yet. I worry about side effects. This does not affect my ability to walk but it's not going away either.

So I'm considering starting the gabapentin and hopefully some DUers have experience with it. My doctor say go ahead and take it. My dog Chase took it for years for pain control and was fine, it helped extend his life I'm sure.

I am not usually phobic about meds by the way. It's just this one I am really on the fence about.

thank you in advance for your input!

ETA: Thank you for everyone and your responses and sharing your experience with this drug. I love DU and the people here!

Happy New Year y'all, #BeTheOpposition

it's gonna be a ride.

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Are any DUers taking gabapentin? [View all] barbtries Tuesday OP

My father took it for neuropathy in his feet. It helped. surfered Tuesday #1

thank you. barbtries Tuesday #4

Yes, for my father. Tell the your doctor how you feel and follow his advice. surfered Tuesday #9

i definitely will barbtries Tuesday #27

good morning mdmc Tuesday #2

Thank you. barbtries Tuesday #5

I took it very briefly during chemo for nerve pain... Trueblue Texan Tuesday #3

huh. barbtries Tuesday #8

7.5 years since chemo. Doing well. Trueblue Texan Tuesday #12

so glad to hear you're doing well. barbtries Tuesday #28

I've had neuropathy for years. My brother and my multigraincracker Tuesday #6

I know mine is associated with diabetes. barbtries Tuesday #13

I take it oberle Tuesday #7

Thank you barbtries Tuesday #15

I take it. It makes me sleepy and very drugged up in the morning. With the other meds I take, this was the only choice. debm55 Tuesday #10

this sounds like something different. barbtries Tuesday #18

I tried it for about two weeks for post-herpetic neuralgia and it was a disaster. catbyte Tuesday #11

ooh that sucks. barbtries Tuesday #20

My partner says she swelled up and stopped it like you n/t Yonnie3 Tuesday #24

sounds like allergic reaction. barbtries Tuesday #36

I took it for approximately five or six years. I Emile Tuesday #14

so it worked well for a few years? barbtries Tuesday #21

It did help on needles and pins pain that Emile Tuesday #25

so that's good to know. barbtries Tuesday #31

You will be under your doctor's care. I hope Emile Tuesday #39

Mr onecaliberal has been taking it for years for the burning in his feet. It gives him complete relief. onecaliberal Tuesday #16

this sounds like the response I hope to hear lol barbtries Tuesday #22

I hope the results are the same for you! onecaliberal Tuesday #32

too much B6 can cause neuropathy, anxiety and insomnia so check your b6 intake before taking another product. rainy Tuesday #17

thank you for the heads up. barbtries Tuesday #23

I took it for a month or so several years ago Yonnie3 Tuesday #19

thank you yonnie3 barbtries Tuesday #26

It is usually the unusually high doses that may cause side effects in humans. You might speak hlthe2b Tuesday #29

thank you barbtries Tuesday #33

A year ago I was on 1800mg of gabapentin a day for a pitched sciatic nerve in my hip. They just kept increasing sinkingfeeling Tuesday #30

ah, the psychotic nerve. barbtries Tuesday #34

I am not using gabapentin, but I just read through several user's accounts. TexLaProgressive Tuesday #35

It works well but it gave me weird nightmares. Elessar Zappa Tuesday #37

weird dreams. barbtries Tuesday #43

I had a family member take if for a horrible case of Shingles. mucifer Tuesday #38

what a nightmare. barbtries Tuesday #42

Yeah, people react differently to meds. Fingers crossed Gabapentin is a good fit for you. mucifer Tuesday #44

I was prescibed gaba when neuropathy was diagnosed in my feet fargone Tuesday #40

yeah, after looking at the possible side effects of the drug barbtries Tuesday #41

I was prescribed Gabapentin for DISH (Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis) caused nerve issues UniqueUserName Tuesday #45

I took the maximum dosage of it for about a year after a bout of post-herpetic neuralgia. Vinca Tuesday #46

I've been on it for almost 30 yrs. Maximum dose. (3,600 mg) I've got fibromyalgia. LeftInTX Tuesday #47

I hope it really helps you. barbtries Tuesday #48

I was a few years ago and stopped. ificandream Tuesday #49

My youngest child has been on this drug for fibromyalgia for over 10 years LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #50

I took it for a while for post-shingles nerve pain. LudwigPastorius Wednesday #51

sorry you got shingles! barbtries Wednesday #53

Thanks. I've been on it about 3 & 1/2 years now, but I think it too is losing effectiveness. LudwigPastorius Wednesday #54

I just started taking it last month. Borogove Wednesday #52

Gabapentin was the first thing I was prescribed for neuropathy. GoodRaisin Thursday #55

thank you barbtries Thursday #56

I have taken it for about 5 years for Restless Legs. It works for me and I have Raven Thursday #57