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What Causes Seizures While On Gabapentin In A Patient With Compressed Nerve?

Posted on Thu, 15 Oct 2015

Question: My husband has been diagnosed with a pinched nerve due to spinal compression. He has Ankloysing spondylitis, has had for 15 yrs, is on Remicade....He has degen. disc as well.....We went to Pain Mgmt Specialist, he has had a cervical spinal epidheral which was three days ago...He has no relief as of yet.....He has another treatment on 10/6/2015. We have been all over to try to figure this out...What specialist should we see and also, he is on gabapentin, and has had three seizures while on that, or what I would call tremor.......

Answered by Dr. Dr. Alokkalyani (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
see spinal surgeon..

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Hi you need to see spinal surgeon as soon as possible to find out the degree of spinal compression.. this should be urgent... as late may leads to disability also.
Even I would like to change medication also -- from gabapentin to carbamazepine. Carbamazepine is very effective in nerve pain as well as in seizures also...
you can discuss with your doctor also...

Hope this will help..

if you have any further query-- please donot hesitate..

Take care

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