My pdoc has increased my gabapentin during past episodes and once I've come down I've noticed the dose becomes too much for me and I get the same hungover feeling you're describing. I'm glad you're feeling better since you went down to 200mg.

Did you have a history of papasthesias prior to taking gabapentin?

I used to take it in very high doses (600/1200/1200mg) to treat dysthesias, but it stopped helping a long time ago. It's funny that I used to take so much of it with little or no effect before, but the difference between 300-400mg now can cause sedation, but then again, I'm on an altogether different drug cocktail now.

I hope that the parasthesias were random, and don't become a regular occurrence.

feeling off.
 

I believe that the Verapamil can cause paresthesia too.


I had a rough couple of days.
. . . .Sleepy in the day time and not sleeping at night.
Last night I took Lunesta (a sliver of a crumb / tiny amount) and felt major sleepy from that all day.


Tonight I am making an effort to get to bed soon so
that I can sleep at night and feel awake in the daytime so that I can get
some work done Sat.
I have an important deadline due Saturday night.

M

I hope that things work out well for you Mari and you can meet that deadline today :hug:

I am just gettin g home...was this some sort of with drawl?
bizi

It might have been like a withdrawal.

If I make another cut of Gabapentin, I would do it more slowly.



M

Saturday I had a clear-headed-day with the lowered dose of Gabapentin and without
the Lunesta.

I took a shower and washed my hair for the first time in eight or nine days
(I have been counting)


The only thing I kind of keep up with I am feeling OFF is sort of
taking care of my fingernails and toe nails. I do not put color on them or
anything like that, but I like them short and neat and the cuticles in good
(decent) shape.


I missed my Sat night deadline so I will have to make a phone call Monday to
work to ask for a favor.



M

I am sorry you missed your dead line.
(((((HUGS))))
bizi

I took meds at 10:00 p.m. and felt sleepy but missed my bed "window" because I had to brush my teeth as well as take
care of a few things for tomorrow.


I took a tiny amount of lunesta a minute ago.
I hope that it helps me sleep such that I can
wake up feeling rested instead of sleepy the whole day.




M

How are you?
bizi

Thanks
 

Having a hard time.

And then an extra meeting Tuesday morning.