Is The Gabapentin Affecting My Eyes?

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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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It doesn't seem from the monograph listing, that these are common side effects:

Gabepentin Side-Effect Info Click Here

I would suggest you speak to your doctor and discuss this as soon as possible, it could be this drug, an illness, or a combo if you are taking something else.

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I get blurred vision with only 2 300 Mg's

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I have been taking 2400 mg (eight 300-mg tablets) a day of gabapentin for more than a year. I have a lot of double vision, though only when I'm tired (which is most of the time). Of course, I take a few other sedating medications as well. I've gotten used to the double vision, except when it happens when I'm driving!

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If you google Gabapentin 300mg, you'll see that double vision is a side-effect. I have double vision when I am tired without the drug. I have just been prescribed it for nerve pain and am very concerned about taking it. Has anyone had difficulties coming off this drug?

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i have only one eye and its not so great will gabapentin affect my eye i am concerned and does it contain any hint of prednesone i have foune for the past three days been on 900 mg a day to help with the nerve damage in my foot since my surgery three months ago all i do is cry i cant stnd it is this is a side side affect frome it my great concern is the eyes and it is seisure meds could i have a seizure fro it?

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I have double vision also....take 1200 to 1800 mg. Gabapentin daily. double vision getting worse...

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I have been on 2 300mg. a day for 3 days and can not read -have blurred vision- will call the Dr. today-was prescribed Gabapentine for a ras caused by my nerves and had shingles-

Can one get permanent eye damage from 2 300mg. of Gabapentin a day?

I very worried-

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I was on gabapentin and I believe it has permanently damaged my eyes, at my last eye test 2 years ago (i am 44) I had 20/20 vision then after being on gabapentin for a few months (they gradually increased the dose to 2400mg/day) i went for an eye test and needed glasses all of a sudden. Then in a matter of a few days I began to get double vision only in my right eye (could see double text etc when my left eye was closed), apparently my lens is damaged, I discontinued taking gabapentin straight away. It has been 3 months now and there has been no improvement. If you get double vision in one eye (not when both eyes are open as that is usually muscle related I am told and thus quite common with gabapentin) I would seek advice immediately.

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300 mg taken twice a day made my vision very blurred!

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I have been on 900mg for a year for a damaged nerve. I am seeing a new doctor who increased the dosage to 1800mg/day. My vision in my right eye is so blurry, I can't even drive some days. This is the first I am learning that it could be from the gabapentin. Jay, has your vision improved since stopping the medication?

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Hi, Afraid not, but it has stopped getting worse, though if it is just blurred i think this is it partly doing its job helping things relax as is double vision when both eyes are used, the muscles relax and the eyes no longer converge as well.
But if you have double vision in one eye for example you cover one eye and you still see double from the little knowledge I have this is damage to the lens. I cant 100% say it was the gabbapentin but I had 20/20 vision then when I went up to the high dose my vision suddenly got poor.

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I have had the same problem! When I first took Neurontin my vision really got bad with double and blurred vision. Everyone told me it should not do that but that I was just getting old. I had stopped my Neurontin but out of desperation started it again and my vision is much worse! I am having trouble reading my text messages etc.

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I have second eye test tomorrow. Stopped all meds but I still have double vision in one eye. The eye doc said to take drops for 2 weeks and see, but hasn't worked.

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Gabapentin MOST DEFINITELY causes me blurred vision, dry eyes, and a general feeling of my eyes being fatigued. I do have to admit, I'm surprised that people here discuss the eyes but not the negative impact on libido.

My only hope is that it's not permanent.

Pain in general makes me more tired.

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I get blurred vision also with 2400 mg. I have noticed if I accidentally miss a dose the vision is better. HOWEVER, it helps my neuropathy so much I am willing to put up with this side effect.

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My daughter has been taking gabapentin for almost a year now. She is currently taking 300mg in the morning and 600mg in the evening. A couple of months after taking the gabapentin she started to loose the vision in her left eye when she gets a migraine. Has anyone else experienced this

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What about eye headaches as I call them. When your eyes just start hurting and the eyes ad surrounding area feel hot, not to the touch. When trying to read or look at something small even with reading glasses on. On Gabapentin and get the double vision as well

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had the same double vision has it improved yet, mine is 6 days since stopping gavapentin

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I took gabapentin for nerve damage. I quit because of double vision. It really did nothing for my nerve damage. In fact I changed my diet to whole organic foods, vegetables, quinoa, millet, amaranth, green drinks and I was able to eliminate the need for all medications except one asthma inhaler which I only use 1/2 dose. Pharmaceutical drugs are dangerous and do not cure nor do they heal a sick body, but in the long run creates even more problems.

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I also had 20/20 vision for distance and needed 1.0 magnification for reading only. Then after taking Gabapentin at 2400mg daily for 6 months, I have double vision, blurry vision, require 3.0 magnification readers and am now reducing the dosage I take to try to save my eye sight. I have severe spinal damage in cervical and lumbar areas and am taking Gabapentin with strong pain meds in an effort to tolerate the server nerve damage in my arms and legs. The Gabapentin was working quite well in reducing nerve pain, the problem is I don't want to loose my eye site since I can not walk. I am reducing the Gabapentin to see if my eyes return to normal.

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Re: truman (# 14) Expand Referenced Message

I was on Gabapentin for 5 yrs for a crushed vertabrea and I’d never associated this with my terrible problem of dry eye. Nothing I took helped with this condition. But the middle of last year I weaned myself off it with the help of my doctor. A month later I found my dry eye was getting better and better. Now whether down this is due to the fact I’m no longer taking Gabapentin, I don’t know but reading some the responses I’m tending to believe it is. No more dry eye or fuzzy sight.

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Re: nicole (# 4) Expand Referenced Message

YES!! The withdrawals are almost instantaneous. You feel edgy and confused. I have experienced insomnia for 5 days. I couldn't form a thought or complete sentence. I don't recommend going cold turkey. Ween yourself off these. You'll be happy you did.

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Re: Tracy (# 109) Expand Referenced Message

Wow...that was a high dosage. I am a Dr of Nursing and besides myself, I have NUMEROUS patients on this drug. I personally only take 1-2x100mg capsules at bed and that TOTALLY knocks me out! The Physician originally wrote my RX for 3x 300mg capsules Q day (morning, noon & night) but where I'm starting I.Vs on patients all day, figured I should see what the side effects were when I took it myself. My first night was awful and scared the crap outta me. I took one 300mg around 7pm. I don't know what happened after that but woke up at 10:30a on the floor in my room. I slept right through my alarm and first 3 patients. I take this for Neuropathy due to issues with my M.S. I ended up calling off work that day and was seeing double vision and had blurred vision for 2 days. I called my Dr and he didn't even seem alarmed. He dropped my dosage to 1-2x 100mg capsules @HS (bedtime). It seems to help but I don't always take it. Also, my eyes are always dry when I take it!

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I have been taking 1200 mg a day of gabapentin for 3 months! I have blurred vision, pins and needle feeling from head to toes, thigh muscles feel like I have worked out, weak legs, I call them internal shakes!! I want to get off of it. Just wanted to know if anyone else have had these side effects! Any help would be appreciated! Thanks

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I take 900mg of Gabapentin per day - my doctor says that's the usual dose. They warned me that I would experience some light headiness and some lose of short term memory - both of which I do experience. However, no eye problems that I have noticed. Recently passed a full eye exam.

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Hell yes you need to avoid this drug I was on a high dose 1800mg a day for 10 months my eyes were always blurry always dizzy felt really strange but my eyes were never the same now have dry eyes I have since withdrawn from gabapentin and my eyes do feel alot better but have left me with dry eyes now

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Re: Worried lenses wearer (# 100) Expand Referenced Message

I decided against my pharmacist advice to stop taking printing as I was convinced this had affected my eyes. I have not taken the medication for over three months and my eyes are definitely better. The itching And the Irritated redness have also calmed. I do not feel my eyes are as they were previous to taking gabapentin but are certainly on the way to being better. In my last post I did not mention as I hadn’t related it to the gabapentin but I was also experiencing dizziness every morning, I had been to my GP regarding this dizziness he just took my blood pressure and said that was fine and it was left at that. It was only after reading another post that I have connected my dizziness, which has also stopped, with the gabapentin

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I too have been experiencing double vision when taking my first dose of the 300 Gabapentin...Took my very first dose yesterday and felt.dizzy, unbalanced,. and also.had the double vision. I take the second dosage at bedtime along with two sleeping meds and still only sleep a few hours due to the pain from shingles. Is there another medication that anyone can suggest for me to talk to my doctor about? Thanks!

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I was shot in the legs during a robbery and have been on Gabapentin for nerve pain to my legs and feet. I have been on 2400 a day with methocarbamol 1000 a day for 7 months and I am starting to experience strobing light circles in my outside peripheral vision only and went to my eye doctor who verified my retinas and eyes are normal. Now I am starting to get the black flecks in my vision. Lno that you can follow, more like dark fireflies. My pharmacist said it is not listed as a side effect or interaction to any of my medications but I have had become completely dependent on my readers for anything close and I am worried about being lame and blind. Nobody in the comment stream said anything about improvement after coming off of the Gabapentin is there a Gabapentin type cleanse, man these side effects are quality of life killers too.

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I was told by my eye Dr that it can cause blindness if taken too long. 5 years for sure. She said do not take if on get off. Now.

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