Posted by floatingbridge on September 22, 2011, at 10:04:58
Hello. I recently added 300mg of gabapentin to help lengthen my sleeping time at night. It helps and does not feel bad in the a.m.
I still wake up earlyish however. I am thinking of trying 600mg at night. I want so to sleep in a bit. The day is long when it begins around 4:30. I have chronic pain that usually comes on by about, oh depending, 4:00 p.m. I am hoping an increase to 600mg might help with that a bit, too. I don't know. The gabapentin might be out of my system by then.
Not sure how it works. The amounts usually scripted for pain would create cognitive impairment and would necessitate daytime dosing, and I could not do a daytime dose. Maybe if I had absolutely nothing to do, (yeah, right) an early evening dose would be acceptable.Anyways, if anyone experienced with this med for pain or
sleep could comment, that'd be great.And I am hoping gabapentin is a substance that does not escalate, like a benzo. It actually feels nice at night. It would be such a boon if a med that felt good would continue to feel good.
Thanks.
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