Gabapentin Causing A Metallic Taste In Mouth (Page 2)
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I recently started taking gabapentin to alleviate nerve pain from fibromyalgia, but now I am having a metal taste in my mouth and all the teeth brushing in the world doesn't stop it. I am also eating myself out of house and home with this med.... anyone else have this problem, and if so, how do I stop it?

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Re: jojo (# 10)

i have had a suspicion that they have been changing their formula because had taken them a while ago and it didn’t feel the same.. i felt SO off. then i developed a stutter that lasted a day and a half so i stopped taking them. now i’m taking them again and have a metallic and soap tase in my mouth that WILL NOT go away no matter what. i hate it so much!

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Re: Sd (# 7)

I was taking gabapentin but stopped but still having the metal taste. Does anyone know how to get rid of it? Mine's been going for about 2 months.

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Re: Sunflower (# 12)

I feel the same but I have more nausea, metallic taste, and having breathing problems.

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I used to be on Gabapentin for hot flashes but did it last? No! The metallic taste will go away in a week. Just wait & see.

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It gave me a horrible metallic taste in my mouth as well. It also seemed to increase my want of things sugary which I do not usually crave much. I had to quit taking them as I couldn’t stand the taste anymore and they were causing mouth and tongue sores also.

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Yes, I have metal mouth since starting on gabapentin for nerve pain. I’ll have to stick it out or go back to intense pain from fibromyalgia.

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My doctor prescribed Gabapentin because I am Menopausal at 47, isn'tthat a laugh? I have the same metallic taste. I am also on Warfarin, Dilantin, Omeprazole, Meclizine, Isosorbide, Fluoxetine, Gabapentin, Atorvastatin & Tylenol 3 w/ codeine. The Tylenol 3 is for my Fibromyalgia pain but I take it at night. Can the metallic taste in my mouth be dangerous because of any risk factors that I have? Thank you.

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Re: Jaime (# 16)

I agree it's awful I'm going to tk to my dr today about stopping

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I also have the bad taste that metal taste is horrible. However I do not eat my house out of house and home I am just the opposite I cannot eat because of this metal taste

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

I want to take it as needed for nerve pain for a pinched nerve in my neck and I have to seem nasty taste in my mouth I don't know how to get rid of it guess I have to stop taking the medicine but how long before it goes away?
Does anyone know how to get rid of the taste in your mouth from the Gabapentin

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

I want to take it as needed for nerve pain for a pinched nerve in my neck and I have to seem nasty taste in my mouth I don't know how to get rid of it guess I have to stop taking the medicine but how long before it goes away?

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I want to take it as needed for nerve pain for a pinched nerve in my neck and I have to seem nasty taste in my mouth I don't know how to get rid of it guess I have to stop taking the medicine but how long before it goes away?

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

I also started developing a metallic taste in my mouth and the only thing I can relate it to is starting Gabapentin. I take it for menopause symptoms. I’ve had it for almost 4 months. I will be talking to a pharmacist soon. I think I would rather have hot flashes and insomnia. This taste totally destroys the flavor of all foods.

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Re: Linda (# 15)

I was taking it for chronic cough also. Didn't like side effects so tapered off 2 months ago & still have that awful taste in mouth.

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Hi Stefanie
This truly sucks, I too have the Metalic taste in my mouth... I don't and won't take ''this pill" as of today ..nothing taste right.. even tooth paste..my Doc needs to help me another way ...

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Taking 300mg Gabapentin 3 X a day. The last week's dose has left a nasty metallic taste that gets into the nasal passage so I constantly smell it. Nothing alleviates it. Any suggestions? Stepping down to 100mg 2 times a day. I hate this med, getting completely off as soon as possible. Prescribed for a chronic cough. Lifelong non-smoker.

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Hi everyone, been on ganapintin for a year and a half, started off 300 several times a day gradually went up to 600 6 times a day, funny JoJo said not until this last batch here was a metal taste, I just started new bottle and this was first time having that metal taste...any ideas why?

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Neurontin is an Rx which slowly destroys the nervous system. The very conditions that the pharmaceutical company proposes it treats, does in fact, CAUSE those very conditions. This enables certain entities to divert class 3 drugs onto the streets through mislabeling and falsifying prescriptions. Worst of all, the patient is destroyed physically, and those involved in this dispicable malfeasance, blame the patients' credibility for the very symptoms they caused.

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I'm trying to reduce gabapentin. Been on 600 mg every 4 hrs for 4 yrs. decided to taper off when burning became unbearable about 2 months ago. My pcp gave me Lexapro BUT my vision blurred & became more nausious & anxious. 69 & feel doomed

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I also have a metallic taste, I can't get rid of.
Worse with dairy.
I also have increased appetite, unusual for me, since I had gastric bypass.

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