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Gabapentine and vertigo

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Hi, just wondering if anyone has had vertigo from years of taking gabapentine? Thanks in advance, Dan

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Koalajane

Most people with PMR take steroids only and not gabapentine

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Think you might be surprised how many there are on gabapentin or pregabalin on the forum!

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Koalajane in reply toPMRpro

Really, I hadn’t realised that could be offered too for PMR

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Not for PMR - for concommitant issues such as neuropathies and so on.

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Koalajane in reply toPMRpro

Oh right, thanks for the information

I did get vertigo while on gabapentin, I didn't twig there might be a link.

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