Can Gabapentin cause diarrhea?

[frothymilk]

I have been taking gabapentin (1800 mg a day) for about 4 months and have had soft stools but now have had liquid diarrhea several times a day for the past 4 days. I thought it might be a flu bug but I have no other symptoms. I noticed in side effects for gabapentin online that diarrhea is one possibility. The gabapentin is working beautifully in stopping my RLS so I don't want to stop it. Can I take Imodium while on the gabapentin? or is there a better medication to stop the diarrhea? Advice will be very much appreciated

[SueJohnson]

Yes you could do that.

[frothymilk in reply to SueJohnson]

thank you, Sue.

[frothymilk in reply to frothymilk]

if i take an aid for dehydration that has zinc in it will that be a problem ?

[SueJohnson in reply to frothymilk]

Nope

[frothymilk in reply to SueJohnson]

Thank you

[Joolsg]

Yes. It's why I had to switch to pregabalin. Pregabalin didn't cause diarrhoea for me.

[frothymilk]

just want to clarify that my diarrhea seems to have been due to a virus and not a side effect of gabapentin. I’m almost over the diarrhea now and am still taking gabepentin.