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Hi all--I haven't been around much since I've been having problems unrelated to fibro (renal cysts, nodes on lungs) and have not been feeling well and having lots of tests.
My rheumy wanted to make some changes since my fibro meds have not been changed for about eight years. She wanted me to start gabapentin after a sleep study last week. She started me on 100 mg and then slowly increase the dosage. I've researched through the DS site and didn't see anyone complain about palpitations and irregular heartbeat. Has anyone had this problem? I've only been taking it for three days, and I feel like my heart is galloping. I was going to call the doc today but slept through it. I noticed that others were taking much higher dosages with no problems, so I was not sure if such a low dose could do this.
Any thoughts?
My rheumy wanted to make some changes since my fibro meds have not been changed for about eight years. She wanted me to start gabapentin after a sleep study last week. She started me on 100 mg and then slowly increase the dosage. I've researched through the DS site and didn't see anyone complain about palpitations and irregular heartbeat. Has anyone had this problem? I've only been taking it for three days, and I feel like my heart is galloping. I was going to call the doc today but slept through it. I noticed that others were taking much higher dosages with no problems, so I was not sure if such a low dose could do this.
Any thoughts?
You can go to the drug manufacturer's website and find out if that's a listed side effect. Google can sometimes be our best friend. :-)