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Does anyone take Gabapentin and love it?

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Was on gabapentin, soon came off them ..awful. refused pregabalin as they are much the same . A nerve blocker, so im still where i was 12 months ago .🙄. Going to try CBT therapy to help control the pain .. how are you finding it ? ..

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Cookie16 in reply to Millie09

Aww really thats so annoying x hopefully you find somwthing that works currently my cousin has bad back problems hes tried everything and morphine patches but nothing is working x i am ok so far only 4 doses in so hopefully ok with it x time will Tell xx

Hi Cookie, I'm on Gabapentin 400mg, four times a day ( 1600mg in total ). Apart from occasionally forgetting what .i was going to say, I get on fine with it and it definitely helps me. I am reluctant to increase the dose due to fears of weight gain. I also take Co-codamol 30/500 four times a day ( I have a chronic back problem ) and I have actually lost weight as all these pills have altered my taste and I don't really fancy eating. But to answer your question, yes, I love Gabapentin!

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I feel ok with it im Only on my 4th dose just take one so really only had 3 doses thats actually in my system, but all good so far x

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Suliju in reply to Cookie16

How are you getting on with Gabapentin now - I have just started, and am concerned as I have Chronic Kidney Disease, and it is not recommended?

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Cookie16 in reply to Suliju

Hi Suliju sorry not been on here for a while, yeah it is working i didnt think it was untill recently i ran out and ordered repeat on the friday and it didnt go to the chemist untill the monday so had weekend without it and by god did the pain go

Back to worse and when i got them again and took them, it was a relief, im not sure about with kidney issues though x