gabapentin..... great painrelief .... have done nothing but zzzzzzzzz

[jinty]

Started on gabapentin last friday , increased 1 tablet ,then 2 and 3. Totally zonked out although have had more sleep in last 4 days than the last 4 months!! hope side effects wear off though. Fingers crossed x

[sarah-d]

omg i want some if it helps that good

[Hidden in reply to sarah-d]

They do it for me too Sarah!

[Hidden]

Same here Jinty, I take 900mgs as night and usualy sleep really well. I'm sure I gradually upped the dose though.......

Sue xx

[lynz]

i took pregabalin ,i thought they were the same ?

i couldnt take it in the end cause of side affects

but pregablin didnt make me zonko ,

[lynz in reply to lynz]

sorry ,what i meant to say was that my gp said they were the same sort of thing ,

[julieru]

I am on 1500mg gabapentin. Recently upped the dose which has made me feel a bit zonked but that wears off after a while

[Butterfly54]

Hi Jinty,I`ve just started gabapentin so we can see how we both go.

I have felt absolutley exhausted on them,but I suppose they have to get into our systems.

I do have morphine because of chronic spinal problems,and found 2 days running didn`t need it.Only took some this afternoon as I know after all these years I can`t just stop.But I live in hope.

I`m on maximum dose now of 1200mg,Just need to get moving now,but that causes pain.Vicious circle isn`t it.

hugs Butterflyxxxxx

[Sammicat15]

am on 900mg of Gaba per day. they used to come in capsules which were distinctively different from the Naproxen I also take. Now the Gaba comes in big white suppository sized white tablets which are more difficult to take. Funnily enough, they don't make me dozy, so I need Ami for that.

Good luck to you with the Gaba. Hope you settle into it well.

[Hidden]

I hearso much about that tablet but have never had it myself or been offered it i may ask my GP about it and see if i can give it atry but i suppose we all on different meds and got different things wrong with us so dont really know , love to you diddle x

[Hidden]

Im now on six a day, they dont work for me

[angied]

ive never been offered these either but going back to drs in a few weeks as the meds she gave me for night time arnt working cant find a good position cos of the pain but this sounds like a wonderdrug to me just if it gives me 3 or 4 days a week at least 4 hours sleep thatll do me!

[klee]

I take 1 Gabapentin tablet and 2 Naproxen at night, the only relief I get is my leg is not so restless, but the pain is no different. I did try 2 Gabapentin but made me itch all the time so back to 1. enjoy the weather xx Hugs to all

[jazher]

Hi jinty,

It must be me but i dont get tired with them, they seem to give me a boost in the morning when i need to the kids ready for school (thats a task and a half lol), and also at teatime which is another stressful part of the day. By night time i am absolutly exahausted and still i cant sleep without amitriplyn. lol

kel xxx

[wendywoo1975]

my dad was on about them, he was given them for all his back/neck pain and said i should come off my tablets and try them, i dont know what to do, im on oxycontin, oxynorm and citalopram, but the oxycontin is for my back pain, i had 3 failed back operations, so really for my fibro im only on the citalopram (if i have spelt it right) has anyone else tried this and does anyone know if i could change to gabapentin would they stop my morphine x

[Butterfly54 in reply to wendywoo1975]

Citalopram is an anti depressant hun so that won`t be doing anything for the fibro,just your state of mind.I have just startedGabapentin and although the side affects at the moment are that I want to sleep and have extra fibro fog lol.

I hope desperatly that they work for me as I have cut right back on morphine only taking one dose a day at the moment as I cant just stop after all these years.

So maybe think about giving them a go.They shouldn`t stop your morphine as I say you need to come off slowly.

I like you had ops on my spine that were not that succeful so have morphine for breakthrough pain,

Talk to you doctor hun and see what they say.But as I say citalopram is not a pain reliever.

Hugs Butterfly xx

[jinty in reply to wendywoo1975]

Hi, im on oxycontin and naproxen as well as fluxetine. I had hoped i could get off morphine but have calcification in my shoulder joints which combined with fibro make it difficult to stop oxycontin. Had a good couple of days but didnt take 3 tablets today, jst 2 and cant sleep with pain.. it feels worse than ever tonight?? Hope something works for you, im still trying!

[dvaidr]

I LOVE GABAPENTIIN!

When I started to take them, it was great. Meeetings at work were fine - just cruised through them. I actually nearly dropped off in one. I haven't slept like I slept when I first started taking them and the pain is just about gone, although I've just had four shocking days, although I think I'm resurfacing.

I recommend Gabapentin!

I LOVE GABAPENTIN!

[Butterfly54 in reply to dvaidr]

Just started and so far so good for me too.Hoping to be up and around soon. ;-)p

[wendywoo1975]

thanks very much...yea i take them for depression coz i had a rare reaction to amatriptylene and then fluoxitine dint do nothing for me, i said to the doctor (hes not my normal one) will they haelp my fibro and he said yea, well no wonder im not feeling any better gggrrr...i will need to try and get in to see my normal doctor, its easier seein the the queen lol xx

[kingkurt]

I took Gabapentin for around a year a few years ago for pain relief after a major back operation.

It was great - numbed everything, no pain and lots of sleep

Getting off it was a terrible experience for me, even gradually tapering it down made for life hell foe weeks and I still had some side effects months afterwards

Just beware that it can be a problem for some

[shetlandlass]

HI my friend on gabapentin and she as gone up two 15 stone she wants to get off it but the doctor wont gave her anything else she as cut the gaberpentin down but she cant manage the pain i was on it but it put weight on me also i got bad chest pains as anyone else put weight on love to you all carolx

[jinty]

Hi guys, know i started this off, but stuck gabapentin for 2 months but put on a stoned, which i dont need and was unable to drive with effects, double edged sword!! Have had antibiotics for infections since that altho dr has given me lyrica to tey agin..... weight & mood issue 3 years ago but i wil try again... i need some quality of life. Oh had to come off gabapentin very slowly, horrific side effects but weight came off too. x