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I took 300mg of gabapentin last night before bed for a herniated disc and it made the pain worse i had trouble standing could not relax my muscle?
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Not likely: It would be very unusual for Gabapentin to make pain worse. It is very effective for a radiculopathy like Sciatica from a herniated disc. I strongly suspect your increased pain was unrelated to the Gabapentin. Gabapentin reaches maximum therapeutic effect after taking it for a number of days. 300 mg is likely an ineffective dose. **Ask your physician about increasing it to 600 mg.
Answered 4/17/2015
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