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Posted 12/17/2013 12:19 AM (GMT 0)
I just started reading that ppl have been prescribed gabapentin not only for pain but anxiety too??!!!

I have fibromyalgia and was going to talk to Dr tomorrow about taking Gaba for that, but now wondering if it will help with the anxiety too.

anyone have experience with this med?
Posted 12/17/2013 12:49 AM (GMT 0)
I don't know a lot about this one...

Seems to be used off label for some anxiety issues.

It is a chemical reproduction of GABA, but it is still uncertain whether is works on the same pathways as naturally occuring GABA?

Let us know what your doctor has to say about it won't you?

S.C.
Posted 12/17/2013 1:32 AM (GMT 0)
I took that for nerve pain once. if you start taking it, make sure you take it at night!! it made me feel totally drunk! when I got up in the middle of the night the room was spinning I could barely walk to get water! I stopped after that! It was 300mg.

Good Luck!
Posted 12/17/2013 3:24 AM (GMT 0)
Laney I think this is used mostly for diabetic patients, my Grandson took it for fibromyalgia it quit being effective after about a year, Peace.

Larry ***
Posted 12/24/2013 8:54 AM (GMT 0)
Laney, I was prescribed Gabapentin for anxiety in addition to the Zoloft I take. I took a small dose three times daily. It really helped with the anxiety but I found I had a lot of daytime tiredness. So I began taking one in the morn and one at night. I took it for a year. In fact, I believed it to be the single best medication that I noticed made a difference. I have since been off the Gabapentin for 3 months and haven't had the level of anxiety/panic that I did prior taking the Gaba. If your doctor prescribes it to you I would definitely recommend you giving it a try. Just be careful with the daytime sleepiness.
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