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how long does it take for gabapentin to take effect
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in my experience if you are going to feel any relief it should be within 2 weeks. how long have you been taking it now? and how many mg. are you taking?
I've been on this for a few years and it definitely has given me some help, needed to be increased over time of course.
good luck ♥
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It may never work, it is given for nerve ending pain in my case I took it for 12months, also tried pregabaline, to no avail, I only speak personally of the drug, my partner took it for years for perlifiral neauropathy thought to have been brought on by alcohol abuse, he has stopped taking it 6 months ago pain is no better or worse. My pain for Erythromelalgia was not helped. I hope you are more successfull with it. It is usually increased gradually, and stopped gradually. Good luck Anita.
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