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Old 09-20-2011, 10:11 AM
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Dear Donna,

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Originally Posted by Dmom3005 View Post
I am still having problems taking this 3 times a day. So if I could get 4 pills, I could take 2 at a time. And this would solve the problem.:
talk to your doc about the whole situation not just dose increase. Mention your difficulties with 3 x a day dosing, and wanting to take it only 2ce a day.

For neurological applications (sz, migraine, mood stabilization), it is usually considered better to take the daily amount of gabapentin split evenly over 3 or 4 doses... this is because it doesn't stay in the blood long but is quickly distributed into the tissues.

it might be different for pain mgmt/fibro - isn't that what you take it for? in that case, it may not make much difference at all... but please ask the doc. i know it is a PITA to take stuff 3 x a day... sigh. when i took it for migraines, i took it 4 x a day... arghhhhhh.

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