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When they say given 'x number of prescriptions of gabapentin', what does a prescription actually mean dosage and length wise? I would love more info on this be
by VoidWhisperer 1y ago
When they say given 'x number of prescriptions of gabapentin', what does a prescription actually mean dosage and length wise?
I would love more info on this because I have been taking gabapentin for years due to nerve damage from having Guilliane-Barre syndrome.
Edit: Re-reading the article, i see 'The researchers also acknowledge that their study was retrospective, and they weren't able to account for dose or length of gabapentin use.' - this seems like a pretty gaping hole in trying to draw an kind of conclusion from this
- CobaltFire 1y agoI tried looking this up, and they don't say anywhere what they mean by prescription. Mine are 90 days, so I want to assume thats normal but don't honestly know. Looking up dosing it seems that 3x300mg is as small as is prescribed, and it can go up to 3x1200mg. Then we have the increase in incidence. The incidence rate is already small in those age groups, so even doubling it is a tiny number. I'm going to stop taking it (I take something between 1/10 and 1/5 of my prescribed dose anyhow) and think about if the benefit to me is worth the added risk.
- VoidWhisperer 1y agoI unfortunately don't really have the luxury of just stopping it - if I don't take it, the nerves in my hands and feet start to almost feel like they are 'buzzing', like constantly, randomly active.. which makes sleep practically impossible
- CobaltFire 1y agoSorry to hear that. I'd say that risk very small absolute risk is worth it then, given both the quality of life and the other health problems that lack of sleep would bring.
- theragra 1y agoI have worse version of that, when I feel any sensation as pain all over skin. Nothing helps much, so I got into opioid abuse. Right now, fresh out of rehab, thinking about my options.