Gabbing about Gabapentin

Dr. Heather Nye MD PhD talks through a study that indicates some conerns about perioperative use of gabapentin in geriatric patients. Citation: Park CM, Inouye SK, Marcantonio ER, et al. Perioperative gabapentin use and in-hospital adverse clinical events among older adults after major surgery. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2022;182(11):1117-1127. Full episode here: • Video

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I use gabapentin for my lower back pain im 24 years old. Duloxetine makes feel drunk

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When one has pain, his body is telling him something is wrong and attention is needed.
To mask the pain is beyond idiotic. It's like having "check engine light" brightly lit on the dash of your car and you go ahead and disconnect the wire to it. I have bad case of neuropathy and chose to live in pain until the root cause is found. Interestingly enough, I am building up tolerance to pain. No Gabapantin or Lyrica for me. Side effects scare the daylights out of me.