That's funny because yesterday I was thinking how much you reminded me of myself, lol. What do you think about trying play with the TID? Sometimes I think I should just CT everything and have someone lock me in my barn for a few months and slip food under the door.
Nothing could be worse than the three months of SDS, right? Someday I'm going to tell my story, in fact I want to write a book about how the doctors misdiagnosed me, profiled me, overdosed me, and turned me in to what they were supposed to be treating me for and in to an addict and then abandoned me. I'd like to write about the whole experience over my entire life since I was five years old and through my recovery a few years from now bringing all the physical, psychological, emotional, financial, and other experiences to light.
There are so many people going through this who think they are totally alone and it's their fault. I was one of them. As you can't have signatures on here I'm going to post my signature from other forums so you can get a better picture of my present history.
My past history of how I got misdiagnosed is an interesting story but that will have to wait for the book or I can do a brief synopsis of it and post it for anyone who is interested. I have not taken any pills for 5 days and the dizziness and headaches are back.
I am not sleeping. I am also having hot sweats in the night and feeling very low in mood. I am not going back on gabapentin! I am going to persevere even with these symptoms and hope I can cope. I feel like I am going around the bend and will never get better. Gabapentin is an effective treatment for epilepsy and the excruciating pain that sometimes lingers after an attack of shingles.
The drug has many potentially serious side effects. We are surprised that your doctor prescribed such a heavy-duty drug for insomnia, especially at such a high dose. Although mg is sometimes prescribed, it would have to be considered a high dose, especially for an unapproved use.
Since you report that gabapentin is affecting the quality of your life in a negative way, perhaps it is time to talk to your doctor about reconsidering this drug and discussing a VERY gradual withdrawal process. Other medications may slow down metabolism or cause fluid retention. However, the effect of prescription drugs on body weight is complex. Some drugs have no effect on weight, while others cause weight gain or weight loss. Also, the same medications can cause weight gain in certain individuals and weight loss in others.
There are also drugs that initially cause weight loss and then lead to weight gain with long-term use. Most prescription medications associated with changes in body weight affect the central nervous system. Mood stabilizers lithium, valproic acid , antipsychotics, and anticonvulsants have also been linked with weight gain. Other drugs that have been reported to cause weight gain include diabetes medications insulin, sulfonylureas, and thiazolidinediones , antihypertensive drugs, certain hormonal contraceptives, corticosteroids, antihistamines, some chemotherapy regimens, and antiretroviral protease inhibitors.
If you think a drug you are taking is causing weight gain, tell your health care provider. Do not stop any medication or change the dose without first talking to your provider. I have this shooting pain on the right of my arm for three weeks, this shooting starts from the wrist to the elbow then to the back of the arm and down to the back of the arm pit and then to the side of my breast and side of my body.
I went to see doctor yesterday, I told him when the shooting pain occurs, it feels like an electric shock. Anyway, I was given various kinds of pills to take, but what concerns me most was this gabapentin.
I took it before I went to sleep last night as instructed. When woke up, I felt like I was knocked out by a truck and realized I had slept for 11 hours. Gabapentin may also be used to decrease the pain from diabetic neuropathy, and can also be used to reduce hot flashes in breast cancer patients and postmenopausal women. Gabapentin can cause dizziness, tiredness and central nervous system depression. It is recommended that gabapentin be initiated at bedtime to try to avoid the dizziness and tiredness during waking hours.
The dose of gabapentin is usually started low and titrated up to help avoid significant side effects. Please consult your health care provider in regards to the symptoms you are experiencing. Kristen Dore, PharmD Q: Are there long-term effects of gabapentin?
Can it cause anxiety and memory loss? Neurontin gabapentin is a seizure medication that was found to have a side effect of relieving nerve pain. It can cause some grogginess to the memory, but does not list anxiety as a side effect. If it is taken for a long period of time, it should be tapered if it is to be discontinued, as the seizure threshold would be lowered if it was stopped suddenly, and a person could have a seizure.
Other side effects may include drowsiness, dizziness, weakness, tired feeling, lack of coordination, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, loss of appetite, diarrhea, constipation, dry mouth, headache, unusual dreams, or blurred vision. This is not a complete list of the side effects associated with Neurontin gabapentin. When your doctor prescribes a new medication, be sure to discuss all your prescription and over-the-counter drugs, including dietary supplements, vitamins, botanicals, minerals, and herbals, as well as the foods you eat.
Always keep a current list of the drugs and supplements you take and review it with your health care providers and your pharmacist. If possible, use one pharmacy for all your prescription medications and over-the-counter products. This allows your pharmacist to keep a complete record of all your prescription drugs and to advise you about drug interactions and side effects. Tell your health care provider about any negative side effects from prescription drugs.
You can also report them to the U. Food and Drug Administration by visiting www. Patti Brown, PharmD Q: My father-in-law had open-heart surgery 14 years ago. He now has congestive heart failure and suffers chronic leg pain. He's heard from a friend that gabapentin works for the pain. Could this be a safe treatment for him? Neurontin gabapentin is an anticonvulsant. It's used to treat seizures and also nerve pain from shingles. Common side effects of Neurontin include dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, blurred vision, dry mouth, headache, diarrhea, and constipation.
Do not use Neurontin for a condition for which it was not prescribed. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor, particularly before taking any action. Kimberly Hotz, PharmD Q: I haven't been using my mg gabapentin as I'm using Dilaudid 2 mg 4 times a day, and the combination makes me too sleepy.
Will one gabapentin at night help enough with the diabetic neuropathy in my feet? Gabapentin Neurontin is an anti-seizure medicine that has also been shown to help relieve pain associated with neuropathy nerve damage. Studies in patients with diabetic neuropathy used total daily dosages of mg to 1, mg.
The effectiveness of mg has not been shown. Dilaudid hydromorphone is a narcotic pain reliever, also called an opioid, and it is intended to be used for moderate to severe pain. According to the package inserts, both drugs can cause sleepiness. Your doctor has prescribed these drugs to manage your pain. One woman reported a return of feeling in her hands after taking Neurontin for only three weeks. Another woman reported that taking it three times a day caused no problems.
While taking mg of Neurontin and 20 mg of Pamelor at night, one woman noticed that, while she hadn't believed the combination was doing anything, when she forgot to take them on a weekend trip, she was absolutely miserable. One woman started at mg and then moved up to mg. Then she started taking mg twice per day: She then increased the dosage to mg three times per day.
It finally worked when a mild sleeping pill 5 mg of Ambien was added to the mixture. When she tried to cut back the dosage of Neurontin, she immediately had trouble sleeping through the night. Restless legs caused by neuropathy were helped by taking two mg Neurontin capsules with two pain pills at bedtime.
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