They have me on 300mg 3 x a day....
Hi Kat,
I'm on gabapentin, which is the generic for Neurontin. I was just raised from one 300mg tablet to 3 - 300 mg tablets a day. I'm doing it slowly and I'm just taking 2 as of now. So far it's working quite well on my sciatic and leg nerve pain that I have had since my Total Hip Implant that I had on September 8, 2010. I've only had the pills since November so I'm still new to it. I understand that MANY people have had some pretty difficult side-effects so I'm taking it SLOWLY and watching for ANYTHING that might come up.
If you were having difficulties BEFORE you left then you might want to check with your Doctor. How many days were you taking it and what was your dosage a day? Also, what mg are your pills?
You DEFINITELY did the correct thing in stopping it BEFORE you left on your trip!!
I'll be looking for your update...........Mama Sherry
Hi!
Neurontin is a nerve blocker to help w/neuropathy pain. I have been on it about 6 months for fibro. It seems to help a little with some of the pain sensations I get, not so much with the others, and it never seems to lower my pain level more than a few numbers on the scale. I was up to taking 300mg 3x per day but most days now I only take it at night, unless I'm having a lot of trouble with the tingly, shocky kind of pain.
It makes a lot of people sleepy, but it seems NOTHING really makes me sleepy - even sleep meds :-(. However it does make me extremely stupid! When I take it during the day, I can't remember what I'm doing, where I'm going, what I'm saying or the words to say it! Other than that, I haven't really experienced any side effects.
Hope this helps a little,
~~ dgg