Neurontin and dizziness

I have been on neurontin 300 mg for only 2 weeks, if not less and I feel the weight gain. I'm either bloated or this is unbelievable. I have a disc in both my left hand and my lower back, fibromayalgia and Lupus. Therefore, the severity of my pain is unbearable. With Neurontin, there is no pain. But, there is the dizziness, weight gain, forgetfulness and just feeling incoherent and drunk. I don't think I can handle the side effects. So, I do have a question, if I've only been on neurontin for two weeks, can I just stop them on my own or do I need to speak to my Dr.? I know he will tell me not to which is why I'm asking. I have an issues with my weight and gaining weight would destroy my psyche. Thanks for listening ..it's nice to be able to find common ground with people. I don't feel so alone anymore.

i have been given gabapentin 300 mg twice a day
I have taken it only for 3 days but with the very first dose I felt funny...dizzy, sleepy...but I still drive my car...will I get used to these effects or will i have to discontinue??
I take it for cervical spondylosis.

I have been using neurontin after a fall (5yrs ago) which left me with extreme back, neck and head pain. I really couldn't stand the way it made me feel because they also had me on Motrin, as well a host of other pain relievers, did some epidural & lumbar injections, etc. So I took it less frequently than was origibally prescribed. I have been noticing that my teeth often hurt and they definitely have been moving. Causes severe headaches and face pain. My bite is now off. Recently, I've been getting awful headaches compounded by a strong car sick/dizziness that lasts for days. My teeth, although no visible damage such as cavities, discolorization, are extremely sensitive and have moved so much that I often bite the sides of my mouth, etc. I've heard recently that neurontin sometimes cause mouth/teeth pain and such. Is it possible that this was all caused by the neurontin, and how do I correct it. Is it too late or will not taking it at all reverse the damage?

I have horrible nerve pain in my right leg from the knee down into my foot after laminectomy and diskectomy 8 months previously. I began taking Neurontin, and experienced dizziness, lack of coordination the first week or two, but a dramatic decrease in the numbness, tingling and pain in my leg and foot. I have stopped taking Neurontin because of stomach pain, bloating, dyspepsia, really miserable, this was while I was on 40mg of Prilosec. I am now on Amytriptyline. It helps somewhat, but not nearly as much as the Neurontin. I am frustrated, because I don't know how to live with this constant distracting and painful condition. It's difficult to walk because of the severe pain in the ball of my right foot. I would really like to take the Neurontin, because I saw such improvement with it, but there always seems to be a side effect that makes it impossible to take a drug that helps. Same with anti-inflammatories, that also rip my stomach apart. Please help with any suggestions.

Dukes

My neurologist prescribed Neurontin for post-herpatic neuralgia (the pain after shingles). I'm supposed to be taking 2400mg a day, but am only taking 1800mg because the side effects are so bad. I have very bad coordination, dizziness to the point of falling over, spaciness, slurred speech, weird vision problems - its like my eyes forget to focus, my husband says I'm staring off into space alot too. I am a professor, and find that I can't remember words or key concepts while I'm teaching. I can't drive, so my husband has to drive me everywhere. In addition, I've been having very strange thoughts, such as that I am going to purposely crash the car, or that my cat is going to attack me. It is very frightening and I'd like to go off the medicine, but I know it can induce seizures if you go cold turkey. Is this really our only alternative? Either live in unendurable pain, or suffer from Neurontin?

been on neurotin 300mg 3xday for about 1 yr. have been told to increase to 900mg per day and continue until i reach 1800mg a day. i have dizzyness, confusion, weakness in legs, swelling in hands and feet, urniate less frequently,numbness in hands and feet, started stuttering asked dr. to take me off med. but wants me to continue a while longer. she feels side effects will subside with continued use. i have fibromyliga, bi-polar 1, r.l.s.,

I am a 34 yr old woman who has has diabetes for 23 yrs. I have extreme neuropathy in my feet and can be in pain for days. I am on a dose of 7200 mg of Neurontin A DAY. I wen t through all the dizziness, memory loss, tiredness and sleepwalking that I could do, however I could not decrease my dosage because of the severity of the neuropathy (burning and pain the feet due to diabetic complications). I just want people to know that I have been taking this dose for 3 yrs now and all the side effects have gone away except for the tiredness now and then. I still have some burning that is severe, but I know if I got off the Neurontin, I would surly die!

I've taken Neurontin 300 mg at night for fibromyalgia (all over body-aches type of arthritis) to help me sleep. I don't mind the dizziness and it works like a miracle to stop the pain -- but increasingly I have backpain over the kidneys. Am afraid the kidneys are working too hard and failing. Does anybody have experience with this?

I, too, have the dizziness. I was given a higher dosage of Neurontin-I'm up to 600mg over a one year period and she's talking about taking me to the max. I have a two hour commute to be an Executive Secretary where I am supposed to be able to remember things for an entire group, be well organized, be able to multi-task and be the "energy" for my group. When I started this job 4 years ago, I could do everything and was considered a type of wonder woman. Now I do good to type a basic memo after about an hour of rewrites because my concentration is so poor, my desk looks like a tornado, I am two months behind on getting some financial reports in that should be done monthly, etc. I am a wreck at work, just getting by.

I was in physical therapy and on skelaxin a month for the back and neck pain, I did notice some relief when I was doing the exercises and getting the e-stem, but my muscles are still tender and now my lower back is hurting. I also feel like I constantly have sinus pressure in my face although I breath fine and take allergy meds during the bad seasons.

Hope my comments help someone here.

I thank you for your message.
My husband has no problem of dizziness (for the moment...).
The problem is an horrible pain to the back and the neck. Is your pain also unsustainable?
So you say the exerices help for the neck and back problems?
Do you have the same pain than in the beginning or is that worse or better?
Thanks for your help!
And good luck!

I don't know if this is a new one or not, but my 8yo daughter is taking Neurontin as a last-resort medicine for intractable Complex Partial Seizures. She is on 800mg 3x/day. It has been like giving her speed--she can't sit still, can't concentrate, and runs through the house flapping her arms like wings or jumping up and down and flapping. She has experienced the trembling legs, the dizziness, the headaches.

I TAKE NEURONTIN FOR SEIZURES FOR 3 MONTHS(300MG-3XDAY)NOW, AND I GOT 20 POUNDS ON THOSES 3 MO. I HAVE A TERRIBLE APPETITE, HEADACHES ARE BETTER, BUT SWELLING ON MY KNEES,LEGS,THIGHS,HAND,FEET,MUSCLE PAIN, CONFUSED,NUMBNESS OF TIP OF FINGERS,TONGUE,AND ONE SIDE OF MY FACE,PAIN OF THE BACK OF MY NECK,MEMORY LOSS, LACK OF MY CONCENTRATION,AND INSOMNIA OR DIZZYNESS....BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE NEURONTIN HAVE BEEN WORKING SO GOOD FOR MI SEIZURES THAT I DON'T KNOW IF I SOULD DEAL WITH THE SYMPTOMS FOR A LITTLE BIT UNTILL MY BODY GET USE TO IT OR JUST TELL THE DOCTOR AND TRY SOMETHING ELSE...FANTAXYAMODELO4U@aol.com