... the taking of this medication? Or am I still feeling pain because I am not better? I was injured with c2 and c7 pinched nerves 6months ago. Started with 300mg 3x a day. I reduced down to 1 300mg 1x a day. And now transitioning to 100mg 3x a day to further reduce in the next month. I'm not crying but I do have pain on and off today. This is my first day transitioning from the 300mg 1x per day to the 100mg 3x per day. I'm hoping it's phantom pain but I don't know
Does gabapentin cause phantom pain in the area it is being taken for, while reducing or stopping...
Question posted by b48o50r4 on 6 Dec 2022
Last updated on 6 December 2022 by Colt45mom
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Colt45mom
6 Dec 2022
I've heard of the "phantom pain" you're referring to. My dose is quite a bit higher consistently so I've never experienced such pain.
The dose you're taking now is basically the same as previously, just in 3 doses opposed to one pill daily.
My guess is you're still experiencing you're original pain from your injury. I would ask my Dr to increase back to whatever dose helped you the most, when your pain was most relieved. It takes a long time for nerve pain to be settled. 6 months isn't long enough, imo, as well as what my physicians are telling me in my case, to reduce your dose.
Best of luck!
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