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Originally Posted by canagirl
Hi guys....
How long did gabapentin take to work for you? What dosage did you start at? How quickly did u work your way up? At what dosage did you start to feel relief? How do you know how high to go? I feel like I will just want to keep going higher and higher until I don't feel the pain anymore...but I have a feeling that's not going to happen so how do I know when to stop?
What did/does it feel like? Does it make some pain completely go away or does it just make it die down? Does it help anybody with anxiety? I am hopefully starting this tomorrow and want to know what to expect.
thanks again...
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Yes it can help with anxiety and mood issues, but you may benefit from anti-anxiety meds as well. It may help you sleep even at beginning dosages. I would say I started to get relief from the burning and electrical zapping at 3x 300mg. daily. They moved it up to 3x600mg within a couple of months which is the most common dose. I am moving up to an extra 300 mg before bed, but this is after five years at the same dose.
It primarily works on burning pain when it works.