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What Is The Maximum Dose Of Gabapentin For Back/knee Pain?
Hi there I am taking gabapentin 100 mg a day as have pain in back and in rt knee. I had a rt knee replacement with nerve damage. My dr wants to increase the gabapentin and I am concerned as I took lyrica for short time and got suicidal. If I do with this happen \
Fri, 18 Jul 2014
HELLO N WELCOME. YOU CAN TAKE UPTO 600 MG PER 24 HOURSIN DIVIDED DOSES. PREGABALIN CAN CAUSE EUPHORIA AND ANXIETY IN SOME PATIENTS. STICK WITH GABAPENTIN N USE DICLOFENAC NA 50 MG TDS WITH IT. THANX
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