i was placed on gabapentin 100 for fibromyalgia and i am also on serequel 100 before bed, vicodan 5/500 buspar 7.5 for anxiety,, crestor 10. the gabapentin appears to make me gain weight and i don't know why this is. does it make me eat more or what. the dr's nurse stated to me the ways justify the means of gabapentin. do you want to be in pain or have weight gain. help thank you
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4/29/10 6:58pm
Hi there
First of all I want to give you the link to our Chronic Pain site where you may want to ask about your fibromyalgia and medication.
Here is our information about Neurontin and also possible side effects.
Here is an answer about this from one of our doctors on the Chronic Pain site.
"Christina Lasich, MD
Health Professional
Specialist in Pain Management and Spine Rehabilitation
One consideration is to try an alternative "sister" drug to Neurontin that can cause weight loss. This "sister" drug is called Zonegran. This drug is an anti-convulsant like Neurontin (gabapentin) which can help nerve pain."
Hope this helps some!
Thank you for your question.
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