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Gabapentin

nopainplease
nopainplease
I take 600mg gabapentin 2x daily,I have been on this awhile. I am having a bad flare at this time,my last dr was going to put me on it 3x daily but never did and now I'm going to a new dr which went ahead and wrote a script last wk when i saw her. This morning I've already taken 2 and plan to take 1 this afternoon to see if adding 1 more will help,then I will go back to clinic next wk and ask for 3 x daily. My question is who takes gabapentin and how much,I'm really nervous about taking so much!
Soft hugs to all!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I felt the same way as you did , when I was at the mayo clinic this year I asked several drs about it, they all assured me it was fine they all said 3600 was a max daily dose

I take 1200 a day 400mg 3times a day, it really does help to take three times a day instead of two. I never miss an afternoon dose , my body tells me it's time. My times r usually 8am,3pm and then bedtime 10 or 11. I would encourage u to give it a try
deleted_user
deleted_user
I started taking 300 mg.gabapentin on 9/19/11. I added 300 mg. every 7 to 10 days until I was taking 2400 mg. by 11/27/11. I am now at 900 mg. 3 times a day for a total of 2,700 mg. daily. It has helped me some. I am now able to do more that I did when first diagnosed. I am by no way able to hold down a job or do what I use to do, but I am spending more hours a day awake wit a little less pain.
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deleted_user
My rheumy increased my dosage of gabapentin to a total of 1800 mgs daily. It is divided into 600 mgs a.m., 300 mgs noon or afternoon and 900 bedtime. I still have the burning sensation on my skin, but nothing as bad as it was. Have had few side effects so far.
angellady
angellady
I've been on Gabapentin for 12 yrs! I take 1200mg daily. 400mg 3x's a day. I've been on it so long I can't say if it is helping or not. I'm still in pain but not like I use to be. My arms burn & stinging if I over do things.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Well I'm only a teen and I take 300mg as needed every 4-6 hrs. and usually I have to take it every 2-3 hrs during a flare and it still doesn't help me much, they won't put me on more mg or a new medicine. So from my experience gabapentin doesn't help much at all.
Abotsd
Abotsd
Gosh, I take three at night and one Lyrica 50. If I take 4 gabs, I get dizzy and weak. These medicines are almost the same, and they have helped me with the electric pains, neuropathic pains in my feet, mostly.

It seems to be very individual, drs. use the trial and error approach. Good luck to you.
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deleted_user
I have been on 600mg 3 times a day for a couple of years for the fibro flare ups, nerve damage pain and other assorted reasons. I found that the third dose definitely helped. Good luck...