gabapentin

  1. Zolly

    Gabapentin

    Hi wondering if anybody else is currently taking Gabapentin for Fibromayalgia and what side effects you may have. I'm struggling with a side effect which feels like electric shocks all over my body and feeling very faint has anybody else experienced this?
  2. J

    Oh Doctor Doctor You Know What It Is!

    Hello fellow sufferers. So glad to find this forum! So, some background to start. I'm a 61 year-old woman who has suffered from pain for a long time, some for a reason (degenerated discs in my lower back and neck) and some unexplained. But it's always there, sometimes quiet, sometimes screaming...
    • JudyBluEyes
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    • doctor doctors exhausted fibromyalgia gabapentin ibuprofen knee neck pain problem referral swelling symptoms vent
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  3. Sagey

    Constant leg pain

    Hi All, Lately I've noticed my leg pain in both legs are worsening. I just lied down and as soon as I do both my legs are aching soo bad. I would get sciatica pain on and off during sleep, but this constant aching is really starting to get to me. I'm on Gabapentin and I did decrease some , only...
  4. D

    I'm a newbie

    Hi everyone I'm a newbie to this website. My suffering started in 2013 with chronic leg pains, a feeling of insects running up and down my legs, numbness in my feet. It spread to my lower back and hips, in my shoulders and upper arms. I've been on gabapentin and an antidepressant now since...
    • Donna46
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    • anxiety back chronic disability family feet fibromyalgia gabapentin leg lift medication newbie stress
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  5. D

    gabapentin

    Hi i am just about to start gabapentin. For anyone who has taken or is taking this how long before the pain improves and once taking it do you get obvious improvement after each dose or do you just take regular doses and hope for just generally reduced pain. Thanks
  6. P

    Elbow bursitis or a fibro event

    I've had fibro since 1991. For the last few years I have been dealing with the pain & limited range of motion (ROM) of either bursitis or an unforgiving fibro event. Doctors think it's bursitis, but heat & resting does nothing for the pain. Other doctors think the elbow is a place where fibro...
  7. O

    Sleep (aka. desperation)

    I need any and all advice when it comes to sleep. My other symptoms are controlled enough that they do not interfere with my ability to function as a human being. HOWEVER, I cannot sleep during normal times and I am DESPERATE. I go from sleeping between 9am and 4pm some months to 3am to 11pm...
    • ob2016
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    • ability acupuncture advice alternative medicine baths desperation early gabapentin job medications medicine natural school sleep symptoms therapy work
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  8. P

    Feeling useless

    Hi, all newbie here.I've had symptoms for 15 years, diagnosed 5 yrs ago. I've had headaches all my life, but escalated to migraines after severe life-changing reaction to Levaquin. Amitriptylline, Gabapentin, Migrelief, several OTC supplements. Was on a beta blocker but side effects too much...
    • pjward
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    • activity back caffeine family frustrated gabapentin good headaches hope meds newbie pain scared sleep supplements support symptoms work
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
  9. M

    Homeostasis/Tolerance ruins every treatment attempt

    Does anyone else have problems with homeostasis and drug tolerance, to the point that whatever treatment you try only works for a couple months at best? I've taken and gabapentin, lyrica, baclofen. They all worked great...until they stopped working. Sleep aids are the same. Even diet! I...
  10. J

    rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, tramadol and cymbalta

    I have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia three and four years ago I am now taking gabapentin and tramadol along with Cymbalta can anyone tell me how many milligrams they are taking and if they are getting relief from the pain
    • Jeff1964
    • Thread
    • cymbalta fibromyalgia gabapentin pain questions relief tramadol
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Chronic pain
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