Gabapentin - gapentin and gum problems?

I to have been subscribe gabapentin and I recently have had lichens on my mouth and my gums residing and hurting went to er and they confirmed this as a side effect of gabapentin and to get off of it

hi i have had bms for 15 years and my dr put me on gabapentin i take 5 800 mg a day i did not start out on that higher dose i take over the day i get relief i went to many drs over the years and my dr helped me 4 years ago. it started 15 years after i had my top teeth pulled i suffered for many years. i also searched on the internet and decided it was a nerve ending problems. pain meds do not help this kind of pain. i hope that this might someone. i am not in the medical. i am retired, 71 year old female and live in tn

Hi auntie. Yes, I've experienced gum recession, tooth loosening, and tooth decay. It makes me angry, but Gab is such a good med for me. I'm not sure if it's Gab or klonopin or Lamictal. But, I think it's Gab, since I took the other meds for 6 years before Gab. Isn't this crappy? Anna

Yes! I am having gum & tooth problems also... pain, burning, it started around the time I started taking the Gabapentin, now at 1800mg/day, had no idea this could be side effect of the med... going to see dentist soon, don't like dentistry work...

Hi, I hope that you've figured out what's wrong. I never had trouble with Gabapentin, but everybody is different. Then different meds can create other side-effects. Let us know what happens. I think that it's so horrible when something happens to the teeth.
Hope that you're feeling better.
Merry Christmas

Hi there both myself and my husband were on gaba and though i didn't have side effcts my hubby had severe scalp tenderness. It was so bad that they took him off it. Have you talked to your dr. about this?

Hi auntiewinnie, I've been on gabapentin (Neurontin) for about as long as you've been on it, and I've no problems with teeth nor gums.
I do, however, have cognitive issues, so I'm tapering off of it because of that.
I had NO idea that this was a side effect of Gab! Have you seen your dentist about this? Can you try another antiseizure med, see if the problem goes away on a different one, even tho they all have this side effect, as you discovered? Perhaps a different one would not affect your teeth and gums?
Best wishes to you,
Mac