Gabapentin, Tramdol, Baclofena And Buspirone

[rpowell01]

Which one of them will give nightmares/dreams at night? The only things that has changes is they upped my Gabapentin to 3200mg a day and I take more of the Busiprone.

Tuesday night-Wednesday morning I must have had about 20 dreams and I woke up each time. I swear I never had that many dreams in one night, ever. And I slepted for 14 hours and couldn't get up after 8 hours. It was awful...

[Vync]

It could be the gabapentin. Check out the link below. You can also look up info about other drugs too.

https://www.druginformer.com/search/side_effect_details/neurontin/nightmare.html

Also, while riding the VAMC shuttle bus the other day, an older Veteran was commenting about how he had to stop taking gabapentin because it gave him wild dreams and nightmares.

Contact your doctor or the pharmacy. They should be able to help or provide more information.

[rpowell01]

Thanks Vync. I also have had a really bad headache for the past 3 days and read that Gabapentin is more likely causing this also. It won't go away and man it stinks. My doctor told me last week that I don't have to take one before bed, so I am going to try that to see if that helps.

This crap is awful. Hopefully he can change it to Lyrica or something that doesn't do this to me...

[meghp0405]

I've been on gabapentin for about 7 years and it doesn't cause me nightmares. But remember, each individual has different responses to medication based on the number of meds they take.

I would suggest speaking with your doctor for his/her opinion in your case

[rpowell01]

What I did was only take 3 Gabapentins and didn't take the one at night for the past two nights and the dreams/nightmares have pretty much gone away.

What I did earlier was take 2 Gabapentin about one hour apart and I will be honest it brought the pain down from an 8 to a good 4. I am surprised whenever i did this. Of course this is with a mixture of 2 tramadols, one baclofen, and etodolac.

My biggest issue I have is whenever I first wake up in the morning. I will be honest this is the worst part of my day. Today as like all other days I woke up and could not get out of bed until 12:00 pm because the pain level was a 10 in my feet and toes.

So, does anybody know if I 2 800mg of Gabapentin in the morning if this is still in the safe level. That would be 1600mg. I do take them 4 times a day so I can just skip the night time pill and just take it in the morning. My PCP stated they wanted to give me 5000mg a day of Gabapentin but Tampa Pharmacy doesn't go this high or something like that..He said what I take now is the average of what people normally take.

But me and him has had a run in on the "secure messaging" because I basically told him off on me receiving treatment. He mentioned that I have been with Alpha Team for almost a year then I came back and told him Yea he is correct but he was lacking in saying I only have seen him TWICE in the one year and that it has taken 5 months to get the epidural that failed and in the meantime somebody could have ordered an EMG on my legs and toes.

I let him pretty much have it and told him that I feel the system is failing me.

See I am not out to get the money for the ratings. I do that because it has been 3 years since I have asked the VA for help and I have been denied, mainly at Bay Pines, to see a specialists. Then I transfer to Tampa thinking "hey they have a spine center there" thinking it was going to be great. I go see my PCP the first time, told him about my issues in my feet and toes and he orders an MRI. Then after the MRI results he sends me to Pain Management. At pain management I am seen by some anesthesiologist INSTEAD of a Neurologist or Neurosurgeon. Yep you heard it here first that I am being seen by some anesthesiologist who is going to college to advance his education in some other specialty. If you want somebody who is pretty darn hot right now about all of this I can tell you I am that guy. Keep in mind I seen him in November. He ordered an epidural in my neck. I didn't get an appointment until April 16th. But in the meantime they could have ordered an EMG on my feet and toes and maybe some other tests.

Right now I am 44, in a few months I will be 45. By the time I get any results I will be 60. I told my PCP this. He hasn't responded so I think I might have pissed him off. Oh well, they brought this on themselves. I am the victim here not them. I am not saying they are wrong and I am not saying I am right but there is logic to this and their logic stinks like crap....

So I told him last night this would be my last message to him and I guess I will notify him on the TWO visits per year I get with him....

Thanks meghp0405

Edited June 23, 2013 by rpowell01

[john999]

I use Tampa VA hospital and I have mucho experience with their so-called pain clinic. I would not get into a pissing match with my PCP. What can you expect from the VA? I think with your problems you should just find a private doctor if you can afford it. I have 60% for CAD and I have never seen a cardiologist at the VA. I have deviated septum and tried to see an ENT and was told they only see patiets at 8am in the morning once a week. Like you I can't even get out of bed that early. I just use my insurance and see real doctors which are not that great either. The VA is good for pills and a couple of trips a year. If you start to depend on them they will disappoint you big time.