Is The Gabapentin Affecting My Eyes? (Page 3)

I am now taking 7 x 300 gabapentin per day and am getting terrible eye problems: double and blurred vision, I am also sufering unnerving confusion, could it be a side effect of the gabapentin?

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I just started taking 300 mg 1X per day (supposed to "taper"?) up to 900mg per day, however, on this small dose, I am really experiencing blurred vision...??

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Yes, blurred vision and the total airheadedness were my side effects too. But Lyrica was worse, my lungs filled with fluid on first use and using cymbalta did nothing so Gaba and Tremadol are the only reasons I am moving right now. :( Going to go back to changing my diet again ( anti-inflammatory and taking curcumin and some other supplements), hoping then I can taper off everything.

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I have been taking gabentin for at least 8 yrs and it has not damaged my visions. I have fibromyalgia and spinal stenosis and I take 800 mg 4 times in the evening. Once I take it I don't drive at all. Since reading this I am thinking of talking to my doctor about lowering my dose

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That is is because we need our eyes for everything, and our libido for only ONE thing.

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Did it go away when you went off of it?

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I'm taking gabapentin. I had an accident and the cop gave me a ticket because of my pupils, he said I was impaired. That is not true! I have to go to Court. My doctor doesn't know much. Do you know how it affects eyes? I don't drink or smoke. Do you know where I can get info about the pupils?

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I was on a low dose of gabapentin and within in a few days I had blurry vision and confusion. My doctor titrated me off this medicine by lowering the dose every few days until I was done. Once done my symptoms stopped and re erased within
1-2 days. This is a common side effects t for this medicine.

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I take 6x 300mg per day and I too have had vision changes. Drs. have said they aren't aware of connection, but have read several other share same concern. I'm checking with eye Dr. again to see if it's age or meds.

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Yes lam now on 3000mg was on 3600mgDr decrease a month ago I have trouble with my vison also.Its so hard coming off this med ,I just want to stop it all NOW!!!

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I get blurred vision from only one 100mg capsule a day which is why I was looking to see if others had this side effect. I am worried that if I continue with this medication that the blurred vision will become permanent.

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Hi i was on gabipentin last year for six weeks just before christmas for restless leg syndrome. My insurance stopped paying for it and i had withdrawals. No sleep 24/7 for three weeks. I had 32 seizures in one day not knowing what was going on. In the ER the doctors didn't connect the dots. Now im back on gabipentin for nerve pain at a higher dose. Have been on it three weeks and having all kinds of problems.

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Absolutely you have to withdrawal slowly. I've went almost 2 weeks without out it and could barely make it out of bed because my joints hurt so much and I was dizzy. Waaay worse than Hydrocodone I believe.

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I was also taking 2700 milligrams of Neurontin and had eye problems so I discontinued it after I don't know eight months or 9 months and I continue to have blurred vision and muscle problems with my eyes along with severe light sensitivity which is permanent. I have not had any relief. Could it have been caused by the Neurontin? If anyone has any answers to this I'd like to know. I've experienced exorbitant expenses trying to go through therapy and special glasses and still have difficulty on a computer or any light whatsoever. If you can please get back to me I'd appreciate it. Thank you.

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I looking up Medical journal articles studies on long time use side effects There are no articles. I would warn anyone prescribed this drug not to take it. The benefit should outweigh the risk. It doesn't. Except for the drug Companie$$$$$$$$$$.

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On Monday August 15,2016 I noticed I was getting double vision .. I thought I was going crazy.. I couldn't believe this was happening to me so I only told my hubby .. Then I saw the front of my bottle n it said ( blurred vision) for gabapectin.. Even though some Doctor might say it doesn't happen, u know your own body better then anyone else so believe when u say or see something different in u

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Yes indeed! Check out side effects of Gabapentin on numerous drug review sites. I personally experienced blurred vision on Gabapentin and I was only taking 100mg 1-2x/day.

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my husband was prescribed neurontin (gabapentin) a few weeks ago and five days ago the dose was increased by three times the amount. He woke this morning with a headache and blurred vision in one eye. We saw the optitian, who could find nothing wrong, mechanically, with his eyes and mentioned the possibility of a mini stroke. (he didn't know about the Gabapentin.) We have to go to an opthalmic clinic, 50 miles way, tomorrow and I am worried sick, though I am sure it's the results of taking this drug, as there are so many reports on the subject.

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Yes it is i had all that stuff going on but the doctors denie it all

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Less than a month ago I began low dose of gabapentin for throbbing pain from pinched nerve in neck. I had successfully recovered from cataract surgery 3 months ago. Now I have extreme redness and itching in my surgical eye and similar, less extreme condition in my other eye. I have begun treatment with the drops I have left over from my surgery but get only temporary relief from those. May this be a side effect from 300 mg a day?

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Diane, fight the ticket Bc u r right.. Gabapentin gives u double vision n pupil does move Bc it happened to me n when I told my dr n looked at my pupils he says it was moving.. That day I was rushed to the emergency n the dr if the ER saw my pupils moving .. So do believe when u say your vision was bad n pupil was moving ..

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