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Hello to everyone. This is a quick question for those taking Gabapentin. How long until the drowsy side effect starts to go away, if ever? I am on 300mg three times a day and it makes it hard to get things done whenI am so drowsy.
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Members shared varied experiences with gabapentin's drowsiness side effect, with some reporting it faded after a few weeks while others... Read more
Duloxetine is another name for Cymbalta...it is one of the meds that are supp. to help with fibromyalgia and so is Imipramine which also helps with nerve pain.:)
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I found that Gabapentin did not work for me... but it has worked for others ... and I'm know in the process of looking into the cipralex I take right now after 6 yr I may need a higher dose... because this alone is helping me to deal with pain along with some life changes.
I used to take sleeping pills/ gabapentin/ and cirpralex... and dropped the sleeping pill and gabapentin...
Hi I have been on them now for a couple of years and I don't know if it's just the medication but I still get very drowsy everyday. I take 400 3x day! But if i didn't take them I wouldn't get out of bed at all!
The weight gain isn't great either but the pro's out way the con's I spose!
xx
I am on 400mgs now no symptoms getting on fine , been on it well over 7 years now xx
I am taking 300mg 3x a day. I do not get the drowsyness anymore. Do not remember when it stopped maybe a couple of weeks
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