Gabapentin

silkysam

Hi. have been prescribed Gabapentin for OA of hips and lower spine. Having sciatica pain. also have two prolapsed discs. Anyone have experience with this medication please? Thanks .

barbara12

hello silkysam
I have oa of my hips and had one THR..and oa of the back..I was on gaberpentin, but stopped it for a while , but boy did I feel the pain, I have just had it changed to pregabalin and you don't need to take has much.. the higher dose knocked me out, so up it very slowly till you get to one that suits..hope this helps..

silkysam

Thanks so much Barbara . GP told me to take one at night for first week, the increase in same way, until I am taking 3X daily. Was a little nervous, but feel more comfortable knowing you found it helped. Thanks so much. PS, what does THR mean? barbara12 thanks so much .

barbara12

silkysam wrote:

Thanks so much Barbara . GP told me to take one at night for first week, the increase in same way, until I am taking 3X daily. Was a little nervous, but feel more comfortable knowing you found it helped. Thanks so much. PS, what does THR mean? barbara12 thanks so much .

Sorry THR is a total hip replacement..and TKR is a knee... everyone's difference with meds so all you can do is give it a go...I only took mine twice a day intead of 3 times..but like I say I feel better taking the pregabalin in a lower does..

silkysam

barbara12 ,Oh, thanks for that. Did THR make difference? I will definitely give the Gabapentin a go.

bubbadog

I've been on Gabapentin for a while now and it does help with a combination of other meds.

silkysam

Thank you for feedback bubbadog. Feeling more confident with informaion shared. It does make a great difference knowing how others control their pain.

Lubs

Hi

I've just started this medicine as I couldn't tolerate the higher doses of pregabalin. I'm on 600mg at night only then I will start taking them in the morning as well.

I was prescribed this by a really good neurologist, who knows what he is doing. My husband says I'm sleeping straight through the night without pain, which can only be good!

Slosh

Interested in this as getting my pain relief sorted is getting difficult. I have OA in my neck. I can no longer take anti-inflammatries due to stomach damage. My usual pain relief is 2 paracetamol 4 x a day taken together with Meptazinol, an opiate, and duloxetine as well at night.
I recently returned to work, just 4 hours a day for the last three days of term but tbe pain became too much so instead of the meptazinol I now have a two week course of Oxycodone, a morphine derivative. It's working really well but GP said it was only for short term use. Wondering if I should ask about Gabapentin or pregabalin as I really need to get this sorted in order to manage work. Can GPs prescribe them?

silkysam

Amazing information. I am not alone Great thanks to you both for feedback . Blub that is brilliant that the Neurologist you really trust prescribed it for you and you can actually sleep throughout the night! Oh the thought!It would be amazing to at least get a good night's sleep and then be able to cope with the day. So I am really grateful for all your feedback. All of it is really having a positive uplifting effect on me.

silkysam

Lubs, I am sorry , I looked back at your message and see I made a typo! So sorry. Anyway, thanks Lubs