Originally Posted by bluesfan

Hi grannietwoshoes

Thanks for the info about the Gabapentin. It's likely that this is what is causing the auditory hallucinations. It also sounds like what started as carpal tunnel syndrome may have progressed to body wide Peripheral Neuropathy, if you're getting shooting pains all over. This is something a neurologist can assess.

I''ll add a link to a drug safety data sheet for Gabapentin here.

http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/dat...ntincaptab.pdf

Hallucinations as a side effect are mentioned on page 17. You may also want to read the paragraph about reduced dosage for people over 65 who may have impaired kidney function - page 3. (Not sure if this applies to you but it may be something to ask your doctor about for the future).

Given that you need the gabapentin to manage the pain sometimes it's accepting there is a trade-off in terms of side effects. I also sometimes hear sounds that aren't there. They started soon after a hospital admission for adrenal failure and I was put on cortico-steroids. Not sure exactly if it's the medication or the condition that's causing it but as the condition is incurable and the medication is for life I had to accept the auditory hallucinations for what they were. Fortunately in my case they're harmless - just sometimes annoying - and as far as side effects go I've had worse.

Hope your doctor agrees to review your medication and as St George says a referral to a neuro is a good idea. Please let us know how you get on and feel free to ask any more questions. If you haven't already found the Peripheral Neuropathy forum on NT its at:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum20.html