Hi all so my doctor has gave me gabapentin for chronic cluster headaches but iam scared to take them everytime I go to take 1 my anexity kicks in! There only 100mg 3 times aday has anyone ever took gabapentine? I don't like the idea of it messing with your brain
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sonicwhite
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You'll be fine if you take them as prescribed.....Abosing them will only lead to addiction and bad withdrawals if you run out. I take 600 mg three times a day for my bipolar but, it has never done anything for my headaches.....When you first start it the side effects are pretty strong but they will go away...Also it's good for anxiety....Do you have a anxiety pill you take PRN as needed?
but if it is causing you anxiety, then maybe talk to your doc about trying something else.
but if it is causing you anxiety, then maybe talk to your doc about trying something else.
Thanks for the reply 
yeah I have propanol for anexity I gave always been scared to take new pills really my neurologist wanted me to start on 400mg at night so I went seen my doctor and he lowered the dose to 100mg 3times a day but said I could just take 1 for a couple days to make me confident taking them. Will they make me feel different like not as in my usal self?
yeah I have propanol for anexity I gave always been scared to take new pills really my neurologist wanted me to start on 400mg at night so I went seen my doctor and he lowered the dose to 100mg 3times a day but said I could just take 1 for a couple days to make me confident taking them. Will they make me feel different like not as in my usal self?
sonicwhite
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It depends...They won't make you black out or anything but, they may make you feel drowsy for the first few days....Other then that....You'll be okay!
Cane2theLeft
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They can be pretty sedating so you may want to take them at night to start. 100mg is a very low dose though, so you shouldn't feel much. I would titrate it slowly- take 100mg at night for 3 days, then start taking 100mg BID (2x) for a couple days then the 100mg TID (3x) after a couple days. The gradual introduction will mitigate the side effects substantially.
A similar manner was used to introduce me to gabapentin for nerve pain years ago except I did that with 300mg doses and was completely fine. 100mg shouldn't give you any problems, even taken 3x a day initially but to ensure you feel comfortable, I'd recommend the above schedule.
I hope they help your cluster headaches!
A similar manner was used to introduce me to gabapentin for nerve pain years ago except I did that with 300mg doses and was completely fine. 100mg shouldn't give you any problems, even taken 3x a day initially but to ensure you feel comfortable, I'd recommend the above schedule.
I hope they help your cluster headaches!
Zachariahsis07
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is this the same gabapentin/neurontin that i've always had? i always felt like it turned me up - was able to move better got up and cleaned the house. that was on 600mg 2x day
Gabapentin can be a weird drug in every sense of the word. For some it's stimulating, for others it's sedating. It's also very sensitive to dosing, so try an adjustment in dosing. If you still don't like it, there other anti-convulsants that can be used for cluster headaches which you can discuss with your doctor, a condition which is actually difficult to treat.
Be well.
Be well.
BeachBum4u
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Agree! I was on it for a couple years and if I took the amount you're on, I'd get buzzy too. Nothing mind-altering per se but like you said, turned up. Odd how drugs affect folks differently.
Swimmingdancer
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100mg is a very low dose, it's not likely to make you feel really abnormal or high or anything, so maybe that will help your anxiety about taking it. I didn't really feel anything the first time I took 100mg it was so subtle. Some people are more sensitive than others, but 100mg is considered a low dose, I don't think it even comes in lower doses than that.
As for effects, gabapentin is such a strange drug and for me the effects really varied depending not only on how much I took, but what time of day I took it, what I ate and when I ate, and what I was doing. I could take 600mg one day and get very different effects from 600mg the next day.
As for effects, gabapentin is such a strange drug and for me the effects really varied depending not only on how much I took, but what time of day I took it, what I ate and when I ate, and what I was doing. I could take 600mg one day and get very different effects from 600mg the next day.
HeroinXMethXSubX
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My doc gave me a script for Gaba a few years ago for headaches. I was supposed to take 100MG 2x a day. I found that it made me extremely nervous and paranoid. I called my doctor and he told me to up to 300MG 2x a day, I was like "what the hell now I'm really going to freak out." I didn't take any for a few days then I decided to listen and take the 300mg. I had very good results with that dose, It seemed to calm me more than ever and took away the headache within 2 hours. So I know what you are going through, Maybe you could talk to your doctor about your side effects. Also, maybe you could talk to him about lyrica, I found it 10x better.