Horizant Advice Please

[Rwall]

I had my first dose last night and had a horrendous night, twitching and little sleep. How many days should I take it, before I give it up completely? I wouldn't say it was an allergic reaction, but just not the one I was hoping to get. The doctor told me to stop the Gabepentin cold turkey, which I did. Not sure that was the best advice. Not taking anything else right now. Thanks gang!!!

[Madlegs1]

What dose of gabapentin were you on? And the new dose of Horizant?

And do you take magnesium or antacids, or any medication for stomach ills?Thank you.

[Rwall in reply to Madlegs1]

I was on 900 mg of Gabepentin and am on the 1 pill, 600 mg of the Horizant. I don't take any supplements at the moment. No stomach ills right now, but didn't get a wink of sleep and felt hyped.

[BeachGolfer]

Horizant worsened my insomnia causing me to wake up every hour

[Rwall in reply to BeachGolfer]

Well, this is my third and last night for the Horizont. It's 5:30 in the morning and I have yet to sleep. What a disappointing and utterly miserable experience. At least I got about 5 hours of sleep Thursday night. It's sad when 5 hours feels like a victory. Glad for connections in this blog. It's comforting to know that someone understands!!!!!

[Shellbearclark]

Last night was the first night I did not take Horizont and I had the best night sleep. It was making me so nauseous and made my PlMD worse. I was on it for almost 4 months. The first 2-3 months were good. Then on the 3 month it got worse. But you should definitely not take gabapentine and horizont at the same time. They are too similar in their chemistry.

I hope this helps.

[Rwall in reply to Shellbearclark]

Yes, thank you. Last night was better, but I will be aware of the usual augmentation/pills that work and then don't, and will make sure not to take the regular Gabapentin in the mean time.

[BocaMom]

I didn’t do well with Horizant either. It really didn’t quell the RLS and it seems to make me feel depressed.