Question 1

what is gabapentin?

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Neurontin (gabapentin): Is an anticonvulsant that is also used for neuropathic pain.

Question 2

what is gabapentin 800?

Accepted Answer

Nerve pain med: Gabapentin (aka neurontin) is a medication used for neuropathic pain (such as diabetic neuropathy). The 800 is the dose in milligrams.

Question 3

what is gabapentin 600 mg?

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Anti-epileptic: Gabapentin or Neurontin (gabapentin) is a commonly used anti-epileptic medications.  It is also used for chronic pain, headaches, and neuropathies.

Question 4

help please? what is gabapentin? does it cause weight gain and sleepiness?

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It can: While it does not normally cause weight gain, it can cause water retention and fatigue/sleepiness leading to decreased activity. It is an antiseizure medication, a GABA analog, often used to treat neuropathic pain by means of increasing gaba, an inhibitory neurotransmitter, in the synaptic cleft (decreases peripheral neural activity).

Question 5

what is neurontin (gabapentin) used for?

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Nerves: It is an anti seizure medication commonly used for neuropathy.

Question 6

hi doctors, can you tell me what is neurontin (gabapentin) supposed to do for me?

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Depends on what: You are taking it for. It is commonly used for two things 1) as a seizure medication 2) as a neuropathic pain reliever. It is used more common these days as a pain medication (non-narcotic) to treat neuropathic pain by dulling peripheral nerve pain sensation.

Question 7

can you please explain what gabapentin is used for?

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Variety of uses: Gabapentin has been used for epileptic seizures, trigeminal neuralgia, post-herpetic neuralgia, peripheral nerve pain, fibromyalgia, and even bipolar disorder.  It is an older medicine with dosing limitations at a max of about 2400 mg.  It has been largely supplanted by the newer drug lyrica (pregabalin).

Question 8

what's gabapentin is all use for? and what cause restless leg syndrome

Accepted Answer

See below: Gabapentin is used to treat seizure or to treat nerve pain from viruses or diabetes. There is no specific cause for restless leg syndrome, but sometimes treatment of reversible states such as iron deficiency anemia can ameliorate restless leg syndrome.

Question 9

what is the difference between gabapentin and gralise 1200mg other than cost?

Accepted Answer

Gaba and Gralise: Both are the same - Gabapentin. The gralise is a special formulation that slowly releases the gabapentin so that maximum uptake can be obtained. Gralise is a once a day (at night 1 hr after dinner). Gabapentinn  is 3 times a day.

Question 10

for gabapentin, what is the time to peak plasma concentration?

Accepted Answer

Gabapentin: 5-7 hours.

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