medicine GABAPENTIN side effect.

[JimPghPA]

Just a little bit of a heads up for anyone who uses the prescription pain medication GABAPENTIN.

It's not often mentioned, and now days it seams like all medications have a grocerylist of possable side effects, but one of the listed side effects of GABAPENTIN is urinary bleeding ( blood in the urine ).

Because it's not mentioned by doctors prescribing this medication, patients using it and experiencing blood in their urine may not realize the connection.

I know of two people who had this happen to them and it took a while to figure out the connection. And blood in the urine is something alarming because it could be a sign of something serious. In both cases when they stopped taking it, the side effect went away.

So, just a warning about this med. In this case, this side effect might actually happen.

 

[Boomer]

Some ears ago I was given a prescription for this drug because of severe back pain that resulted in surgery. Wow! I had all kinds of weird visions...color running down the walls, a feeling I was part of some TV show, etc. I called my wife into my room and told her to throw the stuff away. Never again!

 

[Pablo]

I wouldn't give that junk to a stray dog.

 

[facility1]

I too had this drug when my leg was amputated, not good effects, the next doctor said get rid of it and gave me something else for a short time.

 

[skyactiv]

Gabapentin is addictive and abused.

 

[Pew]

My friend is on it; he broke his femur last weekend.

 

[Rust_Belt_Pete]

I wouldn't give that junk to a stray dog.

why

 

[BrendanC]

after personally seeing what this can do to families (2 family members permanently prescribed to gabapentin) i wish doctors would stop prescribing this stuff. it ruins lives.

 

[thastinger]

Prior to having ACDF on C6-C7, my Dr. tried to put me on this, I said no thanks I'll stick to the beer.

 

[Pablo]

why

Because it almost killed MY dog.

 

[Rust_Belt_Pete]

almost killed MY do

Wrong dosage can do that.
I used this stuff to ease my dogs suffering so I understand how strong that stuff can be. I hope your pooch is ok.

 

[RDY4WAR]

I've been on it for 10 years. At one point, a few years ago, I was prescribed 3600 mg/day. I've since cut that in half to 1200 mg/day, using other "medication" to help with nerve pain. I get bloodwork and urine checked every 6 months and no issues as of yet. I've asked multiple doctors over the years, in primary care and pain management, about the kidney concerns. They all stated the same thing in that gabapentin will not cause kidney problems, but if you have a kidney issue, it can make it worse. Thus, monitoring is recommended so use can be stopped in the event an (unrelated) kidney issue arises. The same applies to many other medications that are processed out of the body by the kidneys. If you have an undiagnosed kidney problem, or develop one, and go strong on the dose without treating the kidney issue, it can really screw things up for you.

I haven't felt any addiction from gabapentin. I've gone without for 2-5 days at a time when the VA screwed up my medication delivery (which happens far more often than it should) and felt fine other than the nerve pain. There was no craving or withdrawals or anything of that sort.

I want to be off of it completely, along with many other medications. I don't like taking meds in general. I'm in the process of losing weight, about halfway to my goal weight, and hoping that getting in better shape will help relieve some of the pain and other woes to where I can come off those meds completely.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

Some ears ago I was given a prescription for this drug because of severe back pain that resulted in surgery. Wow! I had all kinds of weird visions...color running down the walls, a feeling I was part of some TV show, etc. I called my wife into my room and told her to throw the stuff away. Never again!

My father used to get an antibiotic that would make him hallucinate too. It was really weird.

 

[vwmaniaman]

My doctor gave me a low dose of metformin cause she said I was headed for type 2 diabetes. A1C was 6.3. I took it about 2 weeks but when I tried to drive at night I could not see. Said she never heard of that. I quit taking it and went back to normal in a couple weeks. Seems all drugs have side effects.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Works great on cats who don't like to go to the vet.

 

[wpod]

after personally seeing what this can do to families (2 family members permanently prescribed to gabapentin) i wish doctors would stop prescribing this stuff. it ruins lives.

Take two pill and call me in the morning ?

 

[wpod]

My doctor gave me a low dose of metformin cause she said I was headed for type 2 diabetes. A1C was 6.3. I took it about 2 weeks but when I tried to drive at night I could not see. Said she never heard of that. I quit taking it and went back to normal in a couple weeks. Seems all drugs have side effects.

Cut the carbs and sugar . Diabetes can mess up the retina.

 

[SammyChevelleTypeS3]

I have to take it for severe nerve pain in one of my legs. It was the only thing we could find to help. Even strong oxycontin did nothing for the pain. Gaba in even low doses is working for me. I do not like taking it but not much choice since I can not take NSAIDs due to bleeding very easily.

 

[wavinwayne]

Never had Gaba, but I was prescribed Oxycodone several years ago for the worst Arthritic neck pain I've ever had; couldn't sleep and was going crazy. The side effect of that was MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL when I stopped the meds. I wasn't abusing the meds either, just taking them as prescribed to deal with horrible pain. The positives are that I didn't become addicted to Oxy and my neck pain disappeared one day and never returned. I'd take the meds again for the pain I was in, even knowing the withdrawal was coming, that's how bad the pain was.