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A member asked:

I take gabapentin 1200mg per day. i take 400mg in morning and 800mg at night before bed cause i get to tired. it ok to take 800mg at once of gaba?

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Possibly : So long as you tolerate that dose at once it's fine as the total max daily dose is 3600mg. You must graduate to that amount and not take 800mg as a starting dose though.

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/12/2015

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