Gabapentin

Ears, nose and throat
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Hello everyone....I was down to 100mg every other day and then OMG....felt horrible  headaches and dizziness..... ....finaaly called doctor after 6 days...taking 100 mg everyday........Now I just feel horrible  my head is in spins....feels like 500 pds.......was just laying down but feel horrible...can't drive or do anything.........dr appointment beginning of April..........do I need to give this med time to work again????

 

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What med?

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Gabapentin

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I wonder why you are on this med.  It is for controlling seizures,,nerve pain associated   with shingles etc. I Would NOT be taking it,,especially if it was just making me feel worse. cAn you not call your gp and tell the. It,is making you ill?

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Felt sick as I was tapering off. Did well until every other night

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Migraines with associated vertigo

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Have you researched this drug to see why it was given for MAV?  You're probably exoerincing withdrawal,symptoms 

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Yes I have. I didn't like what I was reading. Dr was tapering me off because we both felt it really wasn't helping even with a combo of other meds. Was on it for 6 months. Tapered off very very slowl. Was on 400 once a day. Was doing great until I got to 100 mg every other day. So now I am back to 100 every day. See dr in a little over a week

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Though I agree with these medications not being perscribed for these systems, they DO seem a really popular perscription for migraines, I haven't the faintest idea why as I was on something similar with terrible side effects. It made me much more dizzy.

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I know, beats me Manda. ,all i know  is somethng has side effects of dizzinness which  ive   already got, iMdon't want to take it!   In the old ,days when i had a really bad headache bordering on a. Migraine took amcodeinebased  med..

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I questioned that too.....and I was told that these medicines do have a side effect of something you want to get rid of......sounds crazy to me........tomorrow going back to eye doctor....they are saying I have a slight vertical imbalance that can be causing this dizziness.......I really dont know what to believe........just want this to go away!!!!!!

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I find doctors always have a way of 'qualifying' meds with side effects if,it,suits them. I,learned a long time ago to make my own decisions o whatI put  in my body.

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yeah I know....but when I started going to her in late sept....I had no choice...i literally was not functioning......thought I would be better by this time...but I here it takes time