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I am considering taking neurontin (gabapentin) for nerve pain.does this medication have a history of causing weight gain. i read that it did.
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Gabapentin, yes: Possible weight gain. Unfortunately, doctors often do not address this when prescribing medicine, despite weight gain being very troubling for the many patients. Gabapentin differs from most other anticonvulsants, because it has minimal drug interaction potential and is not metabolized in humans. It is used for both paroxysmal and continuous neuropathic pain (nerve pain) conditions.
Answered 6/25/2014
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