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I'm seeing my psychiatrist today and i'm wondering how to ask her if i can have gabapentin ?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

First visit?: If it is your first visit - you can ask if that is an appropriate medication. However, it will be up to the physician to decide if a particular medication is appropriate or not.

Answered 9/19/2017

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