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Originally Posted by CRPSbe
There is such a thing as long-acting gabapentin? If I'm not mistaken gabapentin is not like a regular pain medication and is in itself long-acting. I can't make heads nor tails of this. Can you explain it to me? I've never heard of this.
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Gabapentin isn't a typical pain med, you are absolutely right, but it is short acting- which is why people take it 3 times a day.
Gralise has been available for about 3 yrs, it's only brand, no generic, and you take it once daily- which can be really convenient for people. You take it at night with dinner. It's not one for one with milligrams of gabapentin, and you can't take your regular gaba pills with it, but it is gabapentin. The pill or pills of gralise actually expand from gastric secretions and stay in your stomach for the 24hrs.
The starter pack starts at 300mg and increases to a max of 1800 mg.
I hope this makes sense~
Hotfoot