use of Gabapentin for PD or associated head discomfort.

[gettome]

Has anyone HADE EXPERIENCE with use of Gabapentin?

[MGirardi]

Gabapentin can be a big help in PD. It needs to build up a couple days to be helpful. Great for neuro pain and and pins and needles type pain. Or restless legs... I have had no side effects other than sleepiness. Best of luck with it.

[kenteoth in reply to MGirardi]

I take 600mg a night for Trigeminal neuralgia and it helps better than the other meds I take for PD symptoms

[SuKas]

I started on Gabapentin in 2011. They gave me that for restless legss after withdrawing me from ropinarol....so far dong ok with it

[Jim_Adams]

Yup. Been there. Done that. Helps with pain greatly. But it is a double-edged sword. You will find that over time that it will also accentuate dementia. As for me personally, the bad outweighed the good, and I have discontinued it. ****NOTE**** Consider "TOPOMAX". Through the advice of a much trusted movement disorder specialist, I have been trying 50mg. at bedtime. Seems to be doing well.

Best wishes

Jim

[Court]

Yes, I also take Gaberpentin for acute sciatica pain. I started it about 8 months ago and initially it was wonderful and I was pain free. However, now it wears off anything up to two hours before my next dose is due. I did not want to take it because of side effects, but I have never suffered any.

[Peaches]

I have been on it for about 2 1/2 years for neck and shoulder pain. It works well and I have not noticed any side effects.

[MagicMax]

I have been taking Gabapentin for two years now. I find it takes the edge off of pain and muscle cramps. I take one 300 mg capsule. If I still have pain when going to sleep, I take a clonazepam, and I am out in about 10 minutes. So far, no side effects noted. Sometimes I feel a little dizziness, but that may be due to one of the many other meds I take.