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Should NSAIDs Be Avoided While On Gabapentin?

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Posted on Tue, 21 Feb 2017
Question: Im taking gabapentin for anxiety and sleep issues with tinnitus. Im supposed to avoid Nsaids right? Is celebrex ototoxic?
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Answered by Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (44 minutes later)
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Hello, and thanks for your question.

NSAIDs do not need to be avoided when taking gabapentin. Celebrex is not meaningfully ototoxic. This is safe.

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Should NSAIDs Be Avoided While On Gabapentin?

Brief Answer: Consultation Detailed Answer: Hello, and thanks for your question. NSAIDs do not need to be avoided when taking gabapentin. Celebrex is not meaningfully ototoxic. This is safe. Please remember to rate and close this answer thread when you are finished and satisfied. In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private web address below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private web address: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers