Can I use gabapentin 300 mg cap amneal for toothache or tooth pain??
Question posted by daisylilicortez on 2 April 2013
Last updated on 6 February 2023
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Clove essential oil applied on a Qtip will stop the pain.
There is a gel that is called: Ora Gel - you can get it at your drug store (over the counter)
this should help. Also, plain old aspirin placed on the tooth and allowed to permeate
the tooth and gum will give relief from tooth pain. Go and see your dentist if nothing
works - he/she will know what to do for you.
Good luck and may God bless you and take your pain away. If you have some liquor
in the house, like bourbon or whiskey you can put this on your tooth and gum - this used
to help me when I was young, very young.
Don't hesitate to see your dentist again, or call him/her and tell them what's going on.
Peace.
Trish
Ora gel only works if the pain is being cause by the outside were the Ora gel can actually touch not for pain coming from inside by an abscess tooth. Asprin while it is a quick fix is actually a bad idea because its an acid and will actually eat away at your teeth.
I used Ora Gel for a tooth that was hurting from the inside and it helped. You wouldn't be
using aspirin for a long period of time, therefore it could be helpful.
Good luck.
Trish
actually i have a toothache so bad that i can't even walk without upsetting it, because it's actually nerve pain, gabapentin is the only thing that i've found that helps. you have to take 900 to 1200 mgs, but it does relieve the pain
bETTER YET, GO TO A DENTIST AND HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF. HE'LL PROBABLY PUT YOU ON AN ANTIBIOTIC FOR A WEEK,
AND THEN CALL YOU IN AND REMOVE THE TOOTH, OR DO SOMETHING ELSE HE THINKS BETTER.
DON'T FOOL AROUND ASKING QUESTIONS OF THE FORUM - GO TO THE DENTIST IMMEDIATELY! DO WHAT HE SAYS AND
YOU'LL BE FEELING BETTER IN NO TIME. GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS YOU - I HOPE YOUR PAIN GOES AWAY AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. FEEL BETTER.
TRISH
I never knew putting an aspirin on a tooth would!bring relief. Thanks.
I know it's been awhile, but these posts stay up, so here is my two cents. Gabapentin is primarily used to treat epileptic seizures, but it has an application in chronic pain practices. It's supposed to soothe the nerves, thereby causing less pain. The problem for using it for a toothache is that the dose required for it to be effective for nerve pain takes awhile for a person to adjust to. Most doctors start patients on 300 mg a day, increasing the medication every 3-5 days. At 900 mg ( say 1-2 weeks out), you will still be at a sub-therapeutic level insufficient for the medication to do much good. Gabapentin (brand name Neurontin) only becomes effective at higher doses and is usually at its optimal level at about 2400 mg, depending on person, size, and a whole bunch more. This is NOT medical advice, just responsive to the use of the medication for tooth pain.
At that dose, it's possible the neurontin would soothe the trigeminal nerve pain that is likely causing your toothache (esp if you have a headache, too), but the length of time to get to the necessary dose - and the possibility it may not work at all on you depending on your chemistry - means the medication is not appropriate for tooth pain. For tooth pain, the best pain remedy is a dentist, but if you can't get to one immediately, ibuprofen is typically the best pain medication for toothache pain (for some reason it works better than other NSAIDs). And any NSAID will work better than something like Tylenol because of the anti-inflammatory effect. But if all you can take is Tylenol, it's better than nothing. In some cases, a dentist will give a person who cannot take NSAIDs a prescription for an opioid medication for moderate pain following significant dental procedures (complicated root canal, tooth extraction) to help with the pain. Hope this helps.
i have a toothache and inflamation in my gums need to know what i can take. I have gabapentin from a recent knee injury. I also have naproxen will it help?
yes it will take 600 mg gabapentin and a few tramadol if u have them
Gabapentin is not for acute pain. It is only good in chronic pain and it has to be taken for a while to help. It wont help tooth pain.
Gabapentin is actually an anticonvulsant drug that is used in chronic pain. It is not an analgesic.
What about if it swelling will work with that?
Helps my tooth pain. Gabapentin is used for many things including nerve pain. So if your nerves in your teeth are hurting then why wouldn't it help the pain??? I actually just took 2 300 mg tablets for my sever tooth pain and within 10 mins the pain went away. However I already take 2 to 6 a day or more if needed for tendon pain. For the tendon pain I also take a narcotic pain reliever but I did not use the narcotic for my tooth. The fact that I already take gabapentin daily could be why it helped me so fast.
i actually have an absessed tooth and was in horrible pain which almost brought me to tears i took a 600 mg gabapentin and 3 tramadol 50 mg and it worked like a dream this is the second day in a row using this remedy and it was almost immediate relief within 15 mins it was bearable within 30 mins i was floatin on a cloud
Redwood gabapentin seems to dehydrate me fairly quickly especially when I take it before sleep. Keep your fluids (water) in higher doses to keep hydrated. Dehydration is my loopy feeling from it and fluid helps me feel normal. Hope your tooth heals soon =)
Definitely NOT for tooth pain.
Thank-you for your help:)
Actually gabapentine is the only thing that has helped my toothache, ever. Because it is for nerve pain and I have a damaged nerve which causes the toothache. 800 mg works well..but be careful because it will cause dizziness
I just started taken it for a tooth ace where the nerve is exposed. I took 300 mg and it appears to be helping my pain which has been server at the point of fainting.
I tried ibuprofen like 800 mg. It did nothing for my tooth pain.
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.
It probably won't help. Things like Motrin our aleve would be more appropriate.
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