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Some less common but serious side effects of gabapentin include suicidal thoughts, allergic reactions, and serious breathing ...

Pain is personal and highly subjective. An event that causes excruciating intolerable agony for one person might be perceived ...

Gabapentin didn't appear to show a greater risk of falls after older adults started using it. The analysis compared new gabapentin users versus new duloxetine users. Patients with diabetic neuropathy, ...

In January 2025, we reported that some adverse events associated with gabapentin (Neurontin) may have been overestimated. Since then, new risks related to gabapentin emerged and prescribing continued ...

Gabapentin, typically used for seizures and nerve pain, is sometimes prescribed off-label to help prevent migraine by calming nerve impulses in the brain. The effectiveness of gabapentin for migraine ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with 12 or more prescriptions had higher incidence of dementia and MCI vs. those with 3 to 11 ...

Gabapentin isn’t a narcotic or federally controlled substance, but it is regulated and recognized as a controlled substance in certain states. Gabapentin is approved by the Food and Drug ...

ATHENS, Ohio — On April 5, Ciera Smith sat in a car parked on the gravel driveway of the Rural Women’s Recovery Program here with a choice to make: go to jail or enter treatment for her addiction.