Gabapentin for Insomnia User Reviews (Page 5)

• blue...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 1, 2016

"my hubby has been on the med since Sept 2015. It is not working.. they put him on the Gaba to remove the morphine. In the last 4 weeks by 11pm he is wide awake in pain and in tears. In the last 2 weeks the heavy pressure on his right side just below the shoulder is worse each time. He has developed a cold that will not go away starting in Nov. We see the Doc on Feb 3rd. He is taking a sleep aid and med for really bad headaches. I am so afraid of what will happen when the next dose falls. We have been married for 24 years. He has had problems with drugs and drink all his life from 9 years of age on.. yep .. people 9 years of age.. Started smoking pot and drinking.. "

• johns...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 17, 2017

"I was prescribed gabapentin for insomnia. It works, but I'm hungover the next day. I mentioned it to my pain doctor and she said when my body adjusts to it -- that will stop. She's thinking about pan -- I'm thinking about sleep. I haven't taken it long enough to see if it helps my pain."

• Wolfe...
• April 22, 2016

"I could no longer tolerate Requip for my RLS, so my NP put me on gabapentum. Gabapentum nearly halted the RLS totally but also caused my peripheral neuropathy to diminish greatly. Another doctor said that result would be expected. Getting only 4 hours of sleep before I get up for some coffee. Two hours later—about dawn—I can get another hour of sleep easily. (Another hour of nap after lunch). So I can't speak to sleeplessness, as I'm taking a bunch of other medications (stent installed)."

• dedee
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 19, 2018

"I've tried everything for insomnia. The doctor wanted me to try Gabapentin. First night I slept 3 hrs. and then a couple 2 hr. times. next day by 5 oclock I was very restless I couldn't do any thing til after 2 in am. I took the 100mg. at 9 and didn't get to sleep until about 2 and then awake every hour or two. Last nite was also horrible. I was taking trazadone I'm going to call doctor and tell her I don't want to take Gabapentin any more I think I want to try Elavil or just stay on the trazadone . I've got to get some sleep somehow.! I can take a quarter of tylenol with codein3 which I cut into quarters and take one of those a couple nights til I get rested then I don't have to take it anymore. I don't want to be hooked on drugs!!!"

• Tom
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 1, 2021

"Took one 300mg capsule for the first time tonight for insomnia and while it helped me fall asleep fast it certainly didn't keep me asleep and I only slept a couple hours at best I awoke several times throughout the night but was able to fall back asleep quickly. Sleep was deeper, dreams were lucid, slight grogginess after waking. I'd say this medication is no better than Trazadone, Hydroxazine or any OTC sleep aid. Kinda disappointing."

• Babyg...
• August 20, 2021

"I take 200mg and I just started like last night I awoke refreshed feeling good, I slept all night I have no pain anywhere and I am thankful and this medicine for helping me sleep very soundly at night."

• kabib...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 24, 2017

"For me it had a lot of hallucinogenic properties that lasted for 3 days. The sleep was solid though. It was when you woke up that the hallucinations began. There were closed-eyed and open-eyed hallucinations. In terms of strength, the closed-eyed hallucinations were vivid and clear, like watching TV. The open-eyed ones were very subtle. They decreased rapidly as you got up. The open-eyed hallucinations were still visible well into the third day. If you concentrated you could make them out. I only took the drug twice. 600mg and 300mg. No difference in intensity between the two but at 300mg the residual effects did not last as long."

• etype
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 6, 2021

"I have taken all kinds of sleep meds for my insomnia .So first night 300mg gaba plus 1/4 (7.5mg) zopiclone I slept most of night but fuzzy next day .Since then I did same next night with less fuzzy next day. It seems to me your body gets used to it and the fuzzy goes away. I find I need a bit of zopiclone to put me to sleep but the gabapentin keeps me asleep."

• El Roy
• March 20, 2016

"I have been prescribed Gabapentin for insomnia. For the last 2 years I have taken it nightly at bedtime 2000mg + 12.5 mg zolpidem ER + .25 mg of alprazolam. I find the zolpidem + alprazolam put me to sleep and the gabapentin keep me there...... most of the time. I feel as though I have forgotten how to "fall" asleep, but now knock myself out. After taking this handful of pills nightly at 9 PM, I can be awake at 2 am or 4 am. It has been a lot of drugs for a long period of time. Since the drugs "labeled" use is for nerve pain, which I didn't have, I worry that the neuroma in my foot that developed 15 months ago might be related. Neuroma, foot injections, foot surgery .. Pain unresolved How effective do you think it is?"

• Annalyn...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 26, 2021

"Up to 1200 mg, the most prescribed. Doesn't work alone at all. I take it with 40 MG melatonin and 1 benadryl. I can still be awake all night. To get a sleeping pill is like an act of congress, taking forever."

• Jay
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 19, 2022

"After having covid in mid January this year I developed Insomnia out of nowhere prior I would hit the pillow and sleep like a rock 7/8 hours no problem, this started about a week after getting better. It came out of nowhere and after 5 Months of 5 good nights 5-6 hours of sleep then 2 night back to up until 5am without getting better I started using 100 mg gabapentin per night than up to 300 mg gabapentin per night. It seems to work fine at 300mg before bed I dream which is what was missing/getting into deep sleep with rem. My prescription is up to 600 mg per day my doctor wrote me the prescription for a nerve injury I currently have it helps with both. I am ok using for the rest of my life as it helps with both my nerve injury issues and sleep."

• Kate
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 7, 2022

"12 years ago my grandpa died and that was a huge trigger for me. I started to have anxiety and later insomnia and depression. I tried many meds and also was addicted and created a tolerance. I have also Bipolar Type 2 and taking Lamotrigine in the morning. Today I begged my doctor to prescribe me GABA after many good reviews here. He said that I will not sleep and was very sceptic :(But I hope it’s not true even if it will need a bit of time to find the right dosing, I will sleep one day. Fingers crossed! Somebody has the same experience? Would be helpful!"

• Apoca...
• August 13, 2022

"I have tried so many things for sleep. Xanax, klonopin, trazedone, ambien and several others. On week 3 of 800mg of Gabapentin and cannot sleep AT ALL. No side effects to speak of. The only thing from my list that works is Ambien but doctors won't prescribe it long term. I am a walking zombie. Forced to drink coffee in the day which perpetuates the sleeping problem. Guess I'm doomed to sleepless nights."

• samue...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 27, 2022

"Tried for a few days 50-100mg Gabapentin as a low dose add-on to 12.5mg zolpidem for insomnia. I took zolpidem and gabapentin 30 mins before bed. Gabapentin improved deepness and satisfaction of sleep at 100mg, muted quite effectively my daily headaches after meals, but made reaching orgasm completely impossible even at those low doses. I'm a middle aged male and have difficulty reaching orgasm but gabapentin took that to a complete impossibility. The anorgasmic effect is described in the medical literature but I was hoping it won't spill over during the day since gabapentin is alleged to have a short half-life of 7 hours. It's effect on the nervous system seem to last the whole day - I've read somewhere that it boost production of GABA in the brain, in which case the 7 hour half life does not apply."

• Aline
• September 3, 2021

"I take 900 mg of Gabapentin at night with other meds due to sleep issues after a traumatic event in 2016 which causes me to be hospitalized for 7 weeks of insomnia. I am so scared to sleep on my own and am followed by a psychiatrist , but I can’t function. Does anyone think that is too much and I think I have to slowly try to detox from it"

• Anonymous
• December 1, 2016

"I find this odd. I came across this thread while looking up if gabapentin causes insomnia. Since I started taking it for nerve pain, I haven't slept in days."

• Mim
• September 21, 2009

Neurontin (gabapentin) "I sleep deeper and wake up refreshed. It doesn't knock me out or stop anxious thoughts, but once I get to sleep, I sleep so well and with fewer awakenings."

• hscol...
• November 26, 2011

Neurontin (gabapentin) "Initially took it for shingles pain but found it to be great for sleeping and for settling down my occasional restless legs syndrome."

• Walker
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 28, 2019

"Gabapentin helps me sleep even after 4 hours of taking it but I take a heavy dose at night. It helps with my anxiety too."

• J...
• December 30, 2015

"This was the miracle drug to help get me through the hot flashes and insomnia associated with menopause. It also helped my anxious insomniac daughter. I take 300mg every night before bed."

• rholl...
• October 5, 2009

Neurontin (gabapentin) "I took this medication in conjunction with Lamictal for bipolar disorder some years ago, and it would help me fall asleep, especially if I had a lot on my mind."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 29, 2016

"I take a 300 mg of Gabapentin along with 10 mg of Melatonin and it's works great for me. I fall asleep about 30 to 40 minutes after taking them and sleep throughout the night."

• Mike
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 14, 2018

"First week= awful. Stopped med after 10 days. 1 week later started again only at bedtime 200 mg, then 300mg. What a difference, sleep better, mood better, even pain is better."

• Bipolar
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 15, 2019

"I was taken off my sleep and pain meds for flunking a drug test. Put me on gabapentin. Works good on helping me stay asleep but not worth a darn on the pain."

• Camii
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 12, 2016

"I've been taking gabapentin 300 mg for 2 nights and I've slept like a baby No side effects in the morning."