gabapentin and vision

The other day, I went to a Christmas party and left the gabapentin at home, so I missed a dose. I got a horrible stomach ache that night and was miserable. The next day, I took the medicine, and the stomach aches are gone. i also have gotten weird vision problems when I accidentally miss a dose. The little packet that came with my medicine said there can be vision changes and GI problems if you stop taking the medicine completely without medical advice.

I have Congenital nystagmus and tried gabapentin but it seemed to be making the Nystagmus worse. I started taking bupropion at the same itme, and suspect the bupropion may have interfered with the initial trial of gabapentin. I need the bupropion for the anxiety associated with Nystagmus, but I know it causes blurred vision and convergence problems. Should I even bother to try memantine? Thanks.

I have tried multiple meds such as antidepressants and Gabapentin... always have had multiple side effects. Things like heart palpitation's, anziety and vision troubles. I can take xanax and Soma with no problems. My question is "could it be the Armour Thyroid that I take that causes the trouble?" I also have a movement disorder labeled as tremors/non-epileptic seizures which also gets worse with antidepressants.

I also take gabapentin. Three weeks ago I stopped temazepam and tramadol. I am taking zolpidem every night now and continue gabapentin 3x a day. I don't crave either of the meds I quit, but I have been experiencing inability to concentrate, ringing in my ears, vomiting, blurry vision, sweating, confusion, anxiety and mood swings. The symptoms wax and wane and I can't find a pattern. The seem to occur as a cluster, meaning all symptoms occur together and come on suddenly.

(On a side note I was taking gabapentin for my Nystagmus earlier in the year, and experienced a decrease in vision, hard time converging.) Gabapentin was said to help people with Nystagmus but the doctor's suspected the bupropion may have played a part in this. My question is, if bupropion causes blurred vision and sexual side effects, is there an alternative for me?

Hey everyone. Hope you are doing well - I am awaiting an appointment with the Neuro-Oncologist scheduled for May 5th, while I continue to have more and more trouble with my legs... . Anyway... here's my question. GN started me on Gabapentin 2 weeks ago. First week just 1 dose of 300 mg at bedtime. This week... add another 300 in the morning. Next week I go to 3 times a day. So, I'm now taking it twis\ce a day. The past few days, I'm particularly shaky feeling...

"It is not a narcotic, therefore much easier to taper down your dose." I respectfully disagree. Gabapentin can be downright dangerous to come off if not done right, and in THIS case, we're talking very high doses. OP, I agree completely with vicki that you need to seek medical attention for this, and soon. You are risking very a serious health crisis taking the much Neurontin. PLEASE read the info below.

Thanks for the suggestions. We'll add carbamazepine (tegretol), codeine phosphate (Panadeine Forte), gabapentin (neurontin), and prochlorperazine (Stemzine) to the MS tracker as treatments. We'll also add double vision, but since burning pain is covered under pain, we'll be leaving this out for now. If you want to track more specific types of pain, please use the Pain Tracker in conjunction with the MS Tracker.

Does anyone know of any treatment other than steroids for retrobulbar optic neuritis? Steroids work in reverse for me and have been tried a few times over the last 20 years of having MS. This round doesn't impact my vision, but causes pain behind my right eye on any movement and pain in my left upper eyelid upon touch.

This was given to help prevent migraine symptoms, if I understood and remember correctly. Balance and vision have been all goofed up for months, and are both worse today; I pray that this isn't why I felt so crummy today.

I've had a persistent headache the past 3 or 4 days. It is not severe; more like a dull aching fog across the top of my head and across my forehead. Regular doses of Advil are doing nothing. I started Neurontin a few days ago for the nerve pain in my arms. Headache is not listed as a side effect from Neurontin as far as I can tell. I started Rebif 4 weeks ago and headache IS listed as a side effect.

As a result of the syncope episodes, I have continued to experience blows to the head (from falling down), some of which are concussive, and am continuing to experience severe chronic migraine headaches (sometimes it is difficult to discern when one is finishing and another one is starting) extreme sensitivity to light and noise, double vision and vision disturbances and disrupted sleep patterns.

I get most physical symtoms, palps,lightheaded,dizzy,nausea, shakey,jerks, vision problems like flashing white lights,numb hands and feet,headaches,burning eyes,face twitching. I am an epileptic but my symtoms are very well controlled, Ihad 2 fits 16yrs ago and I've had nothing since. My GP says the symtoms I'm having are nothing to do with my epilepsy, but I'm not so sure.

I cut the Gabapentin to a lower dose and I think it was from another prescription Plavix and they changed it to Aggrenox I am doing fine now. Age is a bummer. I feel 30 but my body does not realize this! Smile.I appreciate your time and answer. Have a wonderful Summer.

I am using both gabapentin and pregabalin. Pregabalin gave me some fairly major side effects, some fading within a few doses, others lingering for weeks and a few for the first year! The fatigue and word forgetfulness were the longest lasting side effects, but given the impact of pain at the time, I chose to stick it out for quite a while. Weight gain was another concern.

I was prescribed vitamin d 5000 units and Gabapentin 300mg Capsules. Pain has reduced but numbness and disorientation still there. My hands also go completely numb periodically. Had an eye exam and further testing on my vision. Nothing explained the double vision. All tests to include spinal tap and EMG show normal. The strange thing is my legs felt great after the EMG, they usually feel like 100 pounds each. My skin also feels on fire.

Back in March I had extreme leg and groin numbness and went on IV Solumedrol for 3 days....I had a nasty reaction to it, but it DID take away the numbness and vision problems almost immediately....Well, within 48 hours anyway..... In May the left side of my head and face went numb and because I was visiting the MS Clinic at that time, I declined the Solumedrol treatment.....That numbness didn't go away for 20 days.....but it did go away....

I take Trokendi 200mg a day and 800mg Gabapentin twice a day. I had reduced it down to once a day. This sensation is not new to me as I have experienced it on and off for a couple years now and did not know what to think about it. However, I notice this occurs as of late when I don't take the Gabapentin twice a day. I could swear this a seizure activity. I can feel when it's coming on. I feel numbness to my face. It's much stronger to the right side and it goes down my neck.

I am waiting for another mri scan as i am also having alot of right eye pain and vision problems.Thanks to all who have supported me through the most difficult and uncertain journey.

I think my vision changed slightly as the dosage of gabapentin was changed, so I had to update glasses a few times. Catching the vision change thing for me reduced the ongoing feeling of dizziness because it was just the need for different glasses. There's room for it to be a coincidental age thing, but eye exams showed changes matched dosage changes. Noticed certain fluorescent lights take time to adjust to, but can't say if it is connected to gaba.

I think that gabapentin causes the vision problems, I've been on 3200 mgs of gabapentin for a long time and I've noticed my eyes getting blurry, I've recently stopped the gabapentin and was put on lyrica and I feel better, I think I need my dose moved up but the gabapentin was really messing with my mind.

I began taking Gabapentin for the electricity and muscle spasms in my legs. My initial dose was 100 mg at bedtime. Now, I am up to 100 mg 3 times daily. It has helped greatly, but recently I have been having some break-through spasms. I do not recall having had any "vibrations" from the medication itself.

I have taken gabapentin and xanax for 10+ years without problems. Xanax is a shorter acting benzodiazapine then librium. You may find you need less librium with gabapentin.

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