Help!!! I’m was up to 600 mg Gabapentin/day, which has helped with my eye/cheek pain for PHTN, as I knew it would. However, yesterday my entire GI tract blew up with pain - it did this before. I am susceptible to this due to taking too much/too high dosage NSAID a few years ago (which the doctor perscribed instead of starting me out slow to see if I could tolerate it - this was for back pain). Had a problem with Gabapentin before, at 300 mg., so was trying 200 mg three times/day. Right now my stomach and entire GI tract is burning horribly. So I am taking only 400 mg today, and eventually cutting it out. I hate taking a pill I know will cause more pain, but I don’t want to cut it out cold turkey. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH ANY PHTN (EYE PAIN) WITH IV TREATMENT? I have locally a homeopathic doctor who had reommended IV Gaba and other nutrients to help my immune system. It appears I won’t be able to tolerate any oral medications. I am so upset and depressed, am trying not to cry all day, all I need is more eye/cheek pain. HELP!!! To top it all off, the pharmcist I talked to a few months ago who said he could make cream Gabapentin for me now says he misunderstood me, he didn’t realize it was in my eyes and this wouldn’t work. HELP!!
TONS of alternatives to pills. Go to discussions and you will find many that talk about things that help, then in the comments below, others add THEIR helps as well.
Sheila