I took Gabapentin for nearly a year, and had dizziness, tiredness etc, and then really bad stomach problems. I stopped and have been on Lyrica for the last 8 months - I'm on a really low dose (50mg twice a day) but still getting on much better than I was on the Gaba I hadn't realised how little the Gaba was doing until I stopped it. I haven't noticed any side-effects on the low dose of Lyrica, but when I was on a much higher dose of it 18 months ago, I did have some issues, which was why I was swapped to Gabapentin. In Lyrica's defence, I had the same issues later while on the gaba, and they turned out to be the CRPS, not the meds,

That said - obviously a lot of folk swear by their Gabapentin, so it works for some and not others. Personally I'm much happier with Lyrica, but I know Gabapentin is encouraged more by docs because it is MUCH cheaper for them to buy. Very loosely, I gather Lyrica is an active part of Gabapentin which has been isolated, and that's why the dosages for Lyrica are a lot lower than Gaba.

Bram.

Years ago, I was switched to Lyrica to see if side effects would be less of a problem than with Neurontin. Six of one, half dozen of the other. I switched back to Neurontin because it's cheaper for me and my insurance and both meds "felt" the same to me.

Thanks everyone. I might try lyrica eventually, but I want to give gabapentin a shot first because of the money - lyrica would cost 10x more. I am seeing my doctor tomorrow so ill talk to her about the whole thing and see what she says.

I hope that your doc gives you the green light for skipping at least part or all of your gabapentin for a day. Like the others I'd never want to say it's ok to do so -- I have, but it depends on a lot of things, including the reason(s) you take it, the amount you take, and the number of doses per day.

Maybe she will let you skip the daytime doses -- you could ask about doing that and possibly taking part of your daytime dose at night. It might be helpful to do that rather than skipping completely, but the doc would have to say.

Good luck to you tomorrow, and have a safe trip!

waves

Well, we made it to my parents house just fine. I was really wiped out today, though.

My doctor suggested that I take my am dose, and delay my afternoon dose until the drive was over. That was because I told her I am usually okay in the morning but more tired from the drug in the afternoon. She also said it was fine to skip a dose when I need to.

Thanks everyone for your help and well wishes.

Glad you all made it safe an sound .

You must be relived its all over!

Really glad everything went ok, hopefully this will give you more confidence for next time you need to do anything long-distance

Bram.