Going to try gabapentin for my TN

[hbananas]

My insurance company wouldn't approve Lyrica, and I'm kind of glad.  The gabapentin was only $18 for a month's supply, and it's also much cheaper than the Trileptal I was taking until it stopped helping.  I haven't read as many scary weight-gain things about the gabapentin, either.

The neuro-opthalmalogist says if the gabapentin doesn't help, there's nothing else she can offer, and I should see my neuro for pain management.  I go back to the neuro in a couple of weeks for my MRI/MRA/SSER results, so maybe it will have kicked in by then.

[Mike_Shuswap]

Gabapentin helps relieve my TN pain. I'm at 1200 mg per day (a relatively low dose). I've tried cutting back to 900 mg per day, but within a day or so I start getting face/ear/jaw pain, so 1200 seems to be the magic number for me, at least for now.

I hope it works for you, be sure to give it enough time like hbananas said.

mike

[EmmyJN]

I'm on gabapentin right now for nerve pain.

There isn't any real problems to worry about. It does take a little while to kick in, though---I didn't notice results until 2 months on the pills. Also, if your dosage is increased, you might feel a little dizzy the first few days as you adjust.

Otherwise, I like the results I've been given.

[HVAC]

That sounds like the next right step. No one should have to accept high levels of pain.

Alex