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I'm taking 1200mg of gabapentin and everytime i wake up in the morning my left eye is always really red. should i be concerned?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Romanth Waghmarae answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Red eye: I would not be concerned - its only one eye and your vision is not affected. I assume the redness clears up.

Answered 1/4/2015

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Check: odd that one eye is red. might have nothing to do with meds. have dr check.

Dr Altman agreed

Answered 4/10/2016

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