Red Moon
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Does anyone know if it's normal for gabapentin to cause tachycardia/rapid heartbeat? My psychiatrist prescribed it for me for anxiety and panic attacks (he doesn't believe in benzos and the only other options he gave me were SSRIs/SNRIs or hydroxizine). I've actually had gabapentin in much higher doses recreationally in the past, but maybe I just didn't notice... Now at this low dose I'm finding it's increasing my heart rate. It's somewhat helpful for the mental aspects of anxiety but it's definitely making physical ones worse... especially since I already get tachycardia whenever I'm upright because I have postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. Fun.
Am I imagining the increased tachycardia from the gabapentin, or has anyone else experienced this?
Am I imagining the increased tachycardia from the gabapentin, or has anyone else experienced this?