You have to listen to your own body and make your own rational decisions about how to get off them. Once started on a med, Doctors are not usually open to getting you off of them. The Medical establishment keeps feeding us this myth that our phyical problems can be solved by swallowing a pill. I'm sure whatever it says.the % are higher. The severity of side effect must be viewed as minimized, the way it is being reported. (as well as numerous other drugs, SSRI's included ). Do an internet search on all the horrible side effects on Gabapentin. It has to be a very slow weaning process as an abrupt withdrawal can be hazardous. Dizziness, and balance problems are at the top of the list for me.I am now slowly decreasing my dosage and working to get off of them totally. It is also used to relieve nerve pain following shingles (a painful rash due to herpes zoster infection) in adults. This always makes the side effect worse actually in my experience. Gabapentin is used with other medications to prevent and control seizures. Doctors always want to increase the dosage if the effect seems tobe minimal. And yes It does seem to help minimize.BUT there is a price to pay for the horrible, debilitating side effects that occur over time. My neurlogist Rx'd me for 300 mg about 4 times per day, mostly in the evening for my RLS. for 4 years now I can verify that there really are some scarey side effects from this drug (in fact most ALL Drugs ). I will be making a doctor appointment tomorrow. I know this is one of the possible side effects. The episode lasted for about 5 minutes but seemed much longer. I was walking to the shops and felt my balance going (this happens anyway because of spinal problems) but then i had a terrifying spinning sensation and had to grab a post and couldn't let go. ![]() I've had foot swelling and anxiety attacks - not okay but the latest episode really scared me. Loss of appetite and flatulence were okay too. The headaches i can cope with (having been on Prozac for depression for nearly 8 years i had them with that too). However, i have had some pretty nasty side effects. I stopped at 1200mg as this was working for me and still does now. ![]() At the end of May this stopped having an effect so the doctor doubled the dose - again increasing in 2 weekly amounts. I started taking Gabapentin for a nerve problem in my foot in November 2015 starting at 300mg and working up to 900mg over 6 weeks.
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