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My dr. recently upped my dosage of gabapentin from 600mg 3x/day to 4x/day. noticing rather dark, strong smelling urine. should this be a concern?

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Increase water : Intake. An extra dose should not cause this. Something else may be causing it.

Answered 7/5/2012

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