Re: Anyone been on Gabapentin?
[Re: DWC]
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06/16/21 07:02 PM
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I take as a nerve deadener for Agent Orange issues, and I GOT shingles WHILE taking it. Got the shingles shot series at the VA and have had no problems since.
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Re: Anyone been on Gabapentin?
[Re: DWC]
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06/16/21 07:22 PM
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Weight gain is one side effect and large doses dumb you down. My wife’s doctor found out how much she was taking and flat out asked her if she felt dumb sometimes.
Old enough to know better, but dumb enough to still try.
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Re: Anyone been on Gabapentin?
[Re: DWC]
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06/16/21 07:31 PM
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My wife takes it for RLS and to help her sleep. Works fine for her. Tom
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Re: Anyone been on Gabapentin?
[Re: The Possum Man]
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06/16/21 07:55 PM
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Yes same drug hobbie. I would like to add to my previous post that yes it made me mean and that was alot of the problems that it caused in my life at the time. Any of those drugs that change the chemical makeup of your brain to sort out nerve pain can have bad side effects that are pretty random and not always easily relatable to taking a pill. Once i had surgery and got sorted out and off all the dang pills the army was giving me i finally got my life sorted back out. I was taking the gabapentin because i had been on narcotic pain killers too long and they had to take me off. I was taking all the way up to MS contin before i just had to quit. My life started spiraling out of control during all this slowly and really crashed once i got discharged. Once i was able to get off the dang pills and got my pain sorted out i realized all the crazy crap i had been pulling was not me at all and was because of the dang fist full of pills i was taking per doctors orders. I never took any pills off the street or any of that. I was just taking my medicine as prescribed. I try to put my 2 cents out when people are asking about medicine like this just so they have more information than i did. Now i am very very hesitant to take any pills at all except the very few that i have to take to have any quality of life. My gout prevention pill and arthritis med and one for my ptsd.
The point im trying to make is please be hesitant to just take crap docs will give you because half of it is them just experimenting around to sort you out and it can have horrible life altering side effects before the docs figure it out. Or it may not effect you at all. More than likely though the person taking the pill wont notice any changes themselves and may need to talk to your loved one to help keep an eye on you. ive also taken pills similar to this and had bad suicidal thoughts that immediately ceased once the pill wore off. I think i may be a little more sensitive to certain pills than other people. these are just my experiences and you wont read them on any side effect labels. Wow. Glad you got it sorted out Possum.
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Re: Anyone been on Gabapentin?
[Re: HobbieTrapper]
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06/16/21 08:13 PM
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closed jaw
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Made me mean and wanted to fight anyone at the drop of a hat!!! Are we talking about the same drug? I’m taking it 3 times a day, manage to share the road with some awful drivers all day without road rage. I really don’t feel anything other than my sciatic isn’t throbbing. One dizzy spell in a year. Yes same drug. I still have the bottle with 20 days worth in it. I have nerve damage in my legs. I am on lyrica and it helps some not much. Gabapentin may also cause some serious side effects. ... They include: violent behavior, aggressiveness, or anger. anxiousness or restlessness. anxiety that is new or worse. depression that is new or worse. irritability that is new or worse. mania. panic attacks. suicidal thoughts or behavior.
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Re: Anyone been on Gabapentin?
[Re: HobbieTrapper]
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06/16/21 08:33 PM
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Made me mean and wanted to fight anyone at the drop of a hat!!! Are we talking about the same drug? I’m taking it 3 times a day, manage to share the road with some awful drivers all day without road rage. I really don’t feel anything other than my sciatic isn’t throbbing. One dizzy spell in a year. Amazing how the same drug affects people differently. I've taken it for 5 or 6 years, drive a semi daily, with no problems at all.
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Re: Anyone been on Gabapentin?
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06/16/21 10:15 PM
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Dont count out the weight gain of this junk too. i gained 50 lbs in about 6 weeks on lyrica and had previously gained alot from the assortment of other junk they give to me to "see what happens, maybe it helps". That weight has proven to be harder to lose than normal too. Finally lost about 50 of it at the moment. Got at least 30 more to go to be halfway healthy.
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Re: Anyone been on Gabapentin?
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06/16/21 11:19 PM
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Yep. I was prescribed the drug and took it but was not on it. It made me dizzy, blurred vision and wanted to kick the dog.
People's systems react different to many medications.[/quote]
I was put on it for fibromyalga. Constant pain but this is what happened to me also. Wasn't worth it so I quit taking it.
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Re: Anyone been on Gabapentin?
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06/16/21 11:29 PM
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Have had Shingles for over two months. Been thru two 10 day dose of anti viral and on Gabapentum for over a month. Still have some redness across the left chest and pain is somwhat less. Most of my pain is in left shoulder blade and under left biceps.Shingles is the pits, haven’t shot a bow-no strength.
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Re: Anyone been on Gabapentin?
[Re: DWC]
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06/17/21 11:20 AM
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No strength from the pain in left shoulder and left arm plus the inactivity from dealing with this for two + months.
Oh been taking 3/4 ibuprofen every night since to help me sleep. Tried Tylenol and naproxen sodium for pain during the day with no help.
Enjoy Mother Nature's Glory, everyday!
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Re: Anyone been on Gabapentin?
[Re: The Possum Man]
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06/17/21 02:54 PM
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Yes same drug hobbie. I would like to add to my previous post that yes it made me mean and that was alot of the problems that it caused in my life at the time. Any of those drugs that change the chemical makeup of your brain to sort out nerve pain can have bad side effects that are pretty random and not always easily relatable to taking a pill. Once i had surgery and got sorted out and off all the dang pills the army was giving me i finally got my life sorted back out. I was taking the gabapentin because i had been on narcotic pain killers too long and they had to take me off. I was taking all the way up to MS contin before i just had to quit. My life started spiraling out of control during all this slowly and really crashed once i got discharged. Once i was able to get off the dang pills and got my pain sorted out i realized all the crazy crap i had been pulling was not me at all and was because of the dang fist full of pills i was taking per doctors orders. I never took any pills off the street or any of that. I was just taking my medicine as prescribed. I try to put my 2 cents out when people are asking about medicine like this just so they have more information than i did. Now i am very very hesitant to take any pills at all except the very few that i have to take to have any quality of life. My gout prevention pill and arthritis med and one for my ptsd.
The point im trying to make is please be hesitant to just take crap docs will give you because half of it is them just experimenting around to sort you out and it can have horrible life altering side effects before the docs figure it out. Or it may not effect you at all. More than likely though the person taking the pill wont notice any changes themselves and may need to talk to your loved one to help keep an eye on you. ive also taken pills similar to this and had bad suicidal thoughts that immediately ceased once the pill wore off. I think i may be a little more sensitive to certain pills than other people. these are just my experiences and you wont read them on any side effect labels. "Horrible side effects before the docs figure it out." Sounds like the covid "vaccines" you're describing. I have weaned myself down to 100mg a day of gabapentin. Other than memory loss, I can't think of any side effects I've had and I've been taking the stuff since 1999. The memory loss could be a product of getting old too, according to my wife.
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Re: Anyone been on Gabapentin?
[Re: Jiggamitch]
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06/17/21 04:00 PM
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My wife and her aunt say they can't go without it. I'm guessing they mean because it helps make the pain more tolerable because it doesn't make you feel high or anything like that. I assume they take it for some kind of nerve pain.
I don't care how nice the hand soap smells, you should never walk out of the restroom sniffing your fingers.
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Re: Anyone been on Gabapentin?
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06/17/21 07:41 PM
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I could be the poster child for Gabapentin. Both knees replaced. Right knee ( 1st one ) turned out bad. Only 95 degree range of motion even after 4 months of therapy. Scar tissue got me on right knee and now Left knee hurts me because I favor that knee. Gabapentin , Requip , Amitriptylin , Diclofenac I take 2 times a day. Cocktail of pills. Plus a heavy pain pill 2 times a day. No side effects and I have been on it 5 years. I could not work with out it. You need to try it fir 45 days before you will see improvement. I never had any side effects. Maybe some people do. But at least try it. MD
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Re: Anyone been on Gabapentin?
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06/18/21 06:13 PM
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My wife and her aunt say they can't go without it. I'm guessing they mean because it helps make the pain more tolerable because it doesn't make you feel high or anything like that. I assume they take it for some kind of nerve pain. Aunt takes it for her back. My wife takes it because of a botched hysterectomy.
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