Hi all, my pediatrist just prescribed gabapentin 300mg for what he suspects is diabetic nerve issues in my feet.
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Hi..my neighbor said that along with other meds he takes gabapentin for anxiety. Has taken it for years. I do not k ow much about it other than my mom took it for nerve pain. Is it multi purpose? Not that I am not on enough drugs but am curious about this....thanks.
I have heard that it is also used for nerve pain.
It's mainly for nerve pain I think, but has other off-label uses. I was prescribed it once for anxiety but it didn't do anything for me.
Pfizer actually got in trouble with the FDA some time ago for promoting its off-label uses.
Wow....really, then why would a doctor prescribe it for anxiety?
And to be honest, it works better for actual nerve pain more so than symptoms of anxiety.
but most people I've asked about it have found it pretty ineffective.
They tried to put me on it for my anxiety when I was in the hospital in 2011 but I had bad side effects and had to stop taking it (could hardly walk straight or keep my balance)
when he was talking to me about it, it sounded like this would be a good med to take for my foot pain. however when i read the literature included with the medicine, the warnings suggest the possibility of suicidal thoughts and actions. they say it is an antiepileptic that is also used for nerve issues. they warn about several symptoms such as suicidal thoughts and actions and thoughts of dying, depression, anxiety, feeling agitated irritable, acting aggressive etc. it was pretty scary...
i realize that they have to include all the side effects even if there is little chance to have them, but i have just been working so hard especially in the past 6 months (and more) to overcome all my issues. at this point i feel i am finally in a very good place and on the verge of being in a better state than i’ve been in many many years.
my recent treatment for my issues has been my own idea of using my version of positive affirmations plus for three months using (again) trintellix. i decided just over a week ago to stop the trintellix - which i have stopped - because i want to let the positive affirmations work on their own.
with what i see of the negatives of gabapentin, i am afraid to jeopardize all my work and the good place i am now in and fall back into those bad feelings and ways of being. i’ve actually greatly diminished my self harm too.
now i am trying to decide if having my feet feel a little better is worth the risks. i don’t want to lose the momentum i have gained and my feeling positive. so i’m wondering if anyone can provide any more information about this drug and its safety/dangers.
thanks.