There is no narcotics in it but after taking 800mg i feel kinda "high"

My 2nd dose in the afternoon of 800mg seems stronger as i guess the mornings dose is still slightly affecting me.

How does this medicine work.Does it numb nerves in the brain / feet or something different?

Can doing 1600mg's - 2400mg's per day wreck havoc on my body,brain,organs?

Thx for any insight.It helps with my foot pain although it does not take 100% of the pain away doing 800mg's twicw per day.Thinking of calling my Dr and asking him to increase to 3 times per day.

Hi there, I know that everyone is different, so what may be good for one person is not good for another. And sometimes it just takes time to get adjust to the gabapentin.

For me, it was bad and I was on the low dose end. I gave it time and still wasn't able to adjust to it. I was put on Lyrcia afterward and it is so much better for me. It cost more for me because my insurance makes you pay higher price for brand names.

Some people do bad on Lyrcia and do good on gabapentin. Really just have to listen to your body.

Trish

It is in the classification of an anti-seizure medication.
It was first developed for epileptics.
It stops the jumbled signals from the damaged nerves in PN,
send to the brain.
It has something to do with the GABA, but is beyond my ability to interpret.
It says in the literature that the exact method is unknown.
Lyrica is in the same classsification.
Neither is classified as a pain medication. It diminishes symptoms.
Used along with pain medications such as opiates. or synthetics, like Tramadol(Ultram) - they work very well to control both symptoms and pain.
Many of us take a 'cocktail' of meds.

Nide is right, I do take pain pills with the Lycria. I think Lycria is suppose to be a little stronger, but I don't understand this because I could not take the gabepentin.

Hope Nide was able to help you.

Trish

Gabapentin and Lyrica are mysterious drugs. Basically the way they work is still not understood. But the general public does not know this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabapentin

"...It has something to do with the GABA, but is beyond my ability to interpret...."

If you read that link, or insert- then you know why I said this

but thanks for trying Mrs D

I had a discussion recently with my doctor about this.

He told me Gabapentin came first and Lyrica was an "upgrade." Why they work is unknown.

I've never taken Gabapentin. I tried Lyrica but it didn't help and I gained weight. I started Cymbalta - worked like a charm for a week. I stopped taking it when I got sick (unrelated). I'll be starting up on it again shortly - after I get past a certain event at work (after the shuttle lands).

Why Cymbalta works is unknown.

I usually just lurk here at PN. It's just the most recent extension of the MS I've had for 22 years.

Tom