Work sucks

[Inola]

You know its a bad day when your hiding in the toilets in work so you don't have to look people in the eye 😴🤕 does anyone know how long g gabapentin takes to work I have been on it for 2 weeks now and it doesn't really work

[Dinkie]

Sorry you are having such a rough time. With the gabapentin it is usually given in a low dose first before increasing to the level which offers pain relief. I never managed to get to the increased dose as couldn't tolerate it, nor the pregabalin so I have to be prescription drug free. Perhaps a call to the GP is in order. I imagine someone else will be along in a while who has much more knowledge on the subject than myself. Hang on in there

(generally not in the toilet!)

[Inola in reply to Dinkie]

At the moment I'm on 900mg a day (3 tablets a day) I'm really struggling in work but I do to want to have no job

[Dinkie in reply to Inola]

I would speak to your GP and perhaps he/she can suggest something else which may work unless of course the gabapentin takes longer than 2 weeks to build up in the system. Have you spoken to work about reasonable adjustments to help you through. It's tough and very stressful when pain is uncontrolled. Try a hot epsom salts bath to help relax and either a wheatbag or hot water bottle. Wish I could help further. Keep on posting as someone else should pick up the thread and offer further advice for you.

[mattoid-mags]

Awe big hugs Inola, I know that feeling xxx

[Rachel508]

I used to be on 1800mg of Gabapentin and I noticed no difference at all, different drugs work for different people unfortunately it is partially guesswork and luck when finding the right treatment for us lot

[Inola in reply to Rachel508]

Do you know anything that helps you sleep (tablet or home remedies) because I've had 10 hours sleep in the last 3 days, I'm crashing hard right now but I know when I get in I won't be able to sleep or will only have a hour or two and then Ping! Wide awake!

[Rachel508 in reply to Inola]

I sleep very lightly drifting in and out of a doze like state most nights, the only thing I have found to get me into a deeper longer sleep is 1 tablet of co codamol, im on this while i wait for a pain clinic referral but i know that GPs rarely prescribe co codamol for any length of time

[redmaple-5]

Hi Inola, I tried gabapentin and had to stop taking them due to side effects. I now take pregabalin which I find much better. I felt like a drug testing Guinea pig while doctors worked out what was best. 😊