Can I use gabapentin 300 mg cap amneal for toothache or tooth pain??

300 mg Gabapentin with 800mg ibuprofen and 500mg acetaminophen Works excellent! better than any opioid
Yes with this combo. Don't listen to anyone else that tells you it doesn't work it does don't be in pain because of some smart ass

Actually, I’m here to correct my answer. I was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia last year. So, gabapentin was working to relieve my toothache, because it wasn’t a toothache at all. Gabapentin is also used as an anti seizure medication, and anti seizure meds are the only thing that manages the pain of this condition. I’m now on 200mg of tegretol, 3 times a day, and it controls the pain much better.

There are studies and an actual thread on this same site stating how gabapentin causes tooth decay, rotting from the inside out, and enamel loss. Just an FYI and beware of this drug. Realize this is old...

I hope you realize that there are studies and even another thread on this site that talks about how gabapentin causes tooth decay and actual tooth enamel liss. Some actually have their they got from thebinsude out. Be very careful taking this drug. Just a FYI..

My mother takes Gabapentin for her shingles pain, and she offered me a 300mg capsule, and I have never been so thankful to have it. Within 20 minutes my abscess tooth was absolutely soothed. I had taken 3 Ibuprofen tables beforehand, and then then 300mg Gabapentin, and it has worked amazingly. To anyone who is having issues with tooth pain: TRY GABAPENTIN!! I swear it has worked wonders!!!

One of the medical conditions Gabapentin is RXed for is nerve pain so taking it for a tooth ache should work in most cases; it is easing my boyfriend’s tooth ache pain as we speak. Last night I gave him 600mg as his pain was bad, and today when it was starting to return, I gave him 300mg (waiting to see if it’s enough). As for those stating Gabapentin has to build up over weeks in order to work, that’s not entirely correct as it helped ease my boyfriend’s pain right away. So I think it depends on the condition and the pain level.

I use the gabapentin capsules and make it into a paste and put it on a piece of cotton and put it directly on the tooth and it eases the pain instantly

Gabapentin most cases if never taken takes up to two weeks to work . I highly recommend see a dentist than a doctor for it. Tooth could be touching or compressing on a nerve.

Having diabetes you usually get prescribed gabapentin for nerve pain. Especially once you have ulcers, or wounds from not taking care of your diabetes or just it eating away at your body. So I'm not sure where people are getting that it will not help with nerve pain, because it most defiantly will, it is even prescribed for that exact reason. Also most tooth pain is caused by nerve pain, there for gabapentin will most definitely help! Just do not take to many because you can become dizzy, loopy, and tired. I hope anyone with tooth pain and access to gabapentin does not read and listen to the people who said that it will not help! Thank you have a great day!

I know this post is years old but I came across it yesterday in my search for toothache pain relief. Last night I tried gabapentin 300mg alongside 800mg of ibuprofen and am now pain free for the first time in days. My dentist appt isn't until Monday. I was eating ibuprofen like candy to make the pain stop and now today I've only taken one dose of the ibuprofen and that was more precaution rather than let the full pain scale catch me unaware. I hope this helps.

I have had a severe toothache for a while now. I have tried every home remedy and nothing has worked. I took 300mg of gabapentin last night and it worked within 15 minutes of me taking it. So I would tell anyone with a toothache if you have gabapentin take it because it works until you can actually get to the dentist. I would not recommend that you take it long term for your toothache.

Gabapentin didn’t do anything for my tooth pain. However I HIGHLY recommend taking 2 Tylenol and 2 Motrin at the same time. It knocks my tooth pain completely out.

I am prescribed 1200/day of gabapentin. My wisdom teeth are coming in and it was the only thing I had in my medicine cabinet to try and it actually worked surprisingly well. I took about twice my daily regimen in one dose so its not something I would do very often but in this instance it did work pretty well. However, gabapentin is something that you have to build up in your system so I'm not sure it would have been as effective had I not already been taking it.

Had abscessed tooth, took antibiotics per dentist . Then waiting for root canal. The pain was so intense that I was dosing with highest level of prescription Lortab amount allowed and using heat packs. The nerve pain was going all over my face and teeth, very intense. Then I thought the other doctors gave me steroids when I had a nerve pain in other parts of my body, would prednisone work for the tooth nerve pain? YES YES YES! I took 10 mg of prednisone and within 20 minutes the pain when away, within 3 hours all the swelling in my mouth went down and I could even eat and drink again. I could not stand anything in my mouth for three days prior. I could stop taking ALL pain meds after that. Need only additional 10 mg of prednisone 12 hours later when nerve pain started to act up, but within 20 minutes, went away. No pain meds taken for 23 hours now. I tried all the recommended methods that were listed here and at other information sites and nothing else worked.