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07-20-2011, 07:58 AM | #1 | ||
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I have been on Gabapentin now for over 2 months 600mg 3x daily. This was prescribed for neuropathy and I am awaiting my appt with a research hospital for more testing since my original neurologist believed that my test results and issues warranted more extensive testing....anyway...I thought i was over all the side effects of this medication until a few days ago when they seemed to have suddenly come back...cloudy thinking, not being able to focus properly and the feeling of dizziness and being very wobbly. Is it normal that I was over these symptoms but they have come back or could this be due to something else? |
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07-20-2011, 08:53 AM | #2 | |||
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This drug is excreted whole by the kidneys. If your kidney functions change and become less normal, the drug cannot be cleared from the body and will build up.
I'd get some blood work done at the doctor's. Make sure you are drinking enough water daily too.
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07-20-2011, 09:30 AM | #3 | ||
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07-20-2011, 11:20 AM | #4 | |||
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You can test this by dropping one dose of the gabapentin, and see if you feel better. You'll still be getting the other doses, so there should be little withdrawal.
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07-20-2011, 05:57 PM | #5 | |||
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Hiya DougB. I used to take 3600 mg/day and it didn't bother me at all. Also didn't help with the pain, which may not be relevant to your concerns. Anyway, I stopped taking it, then recently started again and found the side effects that you're describing with as little as 300 mg--it was making me loopy and barely able to function.
So you're not the only one who was once OK with it and now isn't. Is it helping your PN symptoms at all? Thanks for pointing out the kidney function angle, mrsD...I will ask to have that looked at.
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07-22-2011, 09:16 PM | #6 | |||
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07-22-2011, 10:03 PM | #7 | |||
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Hey dearie just a FYI Lyrica is like a step up the "chain" It starts basically where the gabapentin would be after 1st pass through the body. This has advantages and disadvantages. In my case the advantage is the fact that it starts working faster, I dont seem to be able to convert from gabapentin or I could not despite the max dosage. I have also found that I need a far smaller dose to be effective. HOWEVER, I found when I was working homecare that MANY older people could not tolerate it, I am quite sure that this is due to most older folks have poorer functioning kidneys and toxic levels building up. Lyrica is also s "schedule" drug with an increased possibility of abuse and addiction. Hope this helps some
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07-23-2011, 03:11 PM | #8 | ||
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BTW my doc did a gaba levels test to see if my body is actually processing it correctly (which I am still awaiting the results on) and cut down my dose (however as it stands now the cutting down of my dose really isn't doing all that much) Doug |
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07-23-2011, 04:53 PM | #9 | ||
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I take gabapentin for Fibromyalgia.
For one thing I have to make sure I eat with my medicine. Or I have all kinds of problems. Donna |
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07-25-2011, 10:53 PM | #10 | |||
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