Is The Gabapentin Affecting My Eyes? (Page 3)
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I am now taking 7 x 300 gabapentin per day and am getting terrible eye problems: double and blurred vision, I am also sufering unnerving confusion, could it be a side effect of the gabapentin?

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I've been taking Gabapentin for four days now for fibromyalgia and all of a sudden I went from reading to having blurry double vision. I sure hope this doesn't last long.

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In my opinion I hated that drug. Made me fuzzy all the time,yes affected my vision and had a severe back injury made me gain 18 pounds. Which either one I can see can be good for someone with a back injury. Carrying around the extra weight and blurred vision recipe for disaster. At age 64 for you please be careful and address this with your doctor. Report your symptoms to your insurance company. Just incase doctor gives you a problem changing your mess. If he does file a greivence against him. He can't refuse to treat you or drop you as a patient.

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I'm on 10 Gabapentin daily, 3 in the morning, 4 at midday and 3 at night. I also take 2 10mg slow release morphine pills in the morning and 1 at night. I am getting a lot of blurred vision and only had my eyes tested and new glasses prescribed 6 weeks ago. The Gabapentin is fairly new with me. I've been on it since the 21st of Dec 2016. Before that I was taking 100 mg of morphine along with the slow release for a bad back. Now I find I am pain free in the mornings but as the day goes on I get pain in my lower back and by 6 / 7 in the evening it can be really bad. I'm 64 and really don't need this daily constant pain. My Doc has booked me in to see a neurosurgeon but that could take months, then if he decides to take it further more waiting time. I really cant handle the constant pain and sometimes I get thoughts of suicide. I don't think I'd ever go thru with that as I'm a coward but no one is meant to live with this amount of pain. Anyway getting back to the beginning, I have bad blurred vision which makes watching a movie a bit hard and using the computer very hard.

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My eyes are not functioning like they were is it the gabapentin?



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Yes . One side effect is blurred vision double vision but it isn't overdose side effect. They started me on gabapentin a year ago I am taking 5000 milligrams per day no choice pain just keeps coming back double vision blurred vision and passing out fortunately Gabapentin can't kill I guess

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If its for pain way 2 high. I was prescribed 900mg ×4/day I could
not get above 600mg once 400mg.I thought my head would explode
I couldn't stand the visual disturbing images still exist 4months later.
I had an allergic reaction requiring hospital stay. When I spoke with
my MD he told me he could never handel more than 200mg max.
Be VERY CAREFUL. WE DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT DOES OR HOW IT WORKS. IN PRODUCT INFORMATION FOR DR.S

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Happens to me. Use peripheral awareness training. It can be found on youtube. When i get morning double vision, this takes it away.

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Just started gabapentin today, I have MS and been feeling numbness on my left hand, Neurologist prescription me 300mg twice a day, now I'm scare to take it after reading all the feedbacks... Due to my MS I lost vision on my left eye and I really can't afford loss of vision on other eye.. Thank You for all the feedback, I guess it's time to have a serious talk with my DR......

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Omg! Me too - with my right eye. No one can figure out what the problem is but i am leaning toward the gabapentin side effect.

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I am on 1200mg daily of gabapentin for pain and itching been on it for 4months my eyesight is very blurry and is getting worse I also have really bad headaches I cannot read anymore as it is to blurry I told my doctor about this and he said it will go away in time it has been 4 months I am terrified I am going to lose my vision.

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I am just sick reading that your eyes were permanently damaged from this medication! My mom is 74 and was only on Gabapentin for 18 days at a low dose of 300/day. After the side effects started she went off of it, but the side effects REMAIN now 4 days later! Her side effects are: Visual disturbances in her right eye (partial blockage of vision on the outer edge, a square "box" in the center of her visual field) + dizziness, loss of coordination/balance, and headache.
I am really really hoping that these side effects are not permanent. It's effecting every aspect of her life!!
Please update if you eventually found that your side effects diminished or went away

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I have been taking gabapentin 300mg 3xdaily for 10 days I am still having double vision and it is not getting any better I am taking it for itching and pain. I also sweat really bad and this morning my neck is so swollen and also my eye lid I want to go off it but is does help my pain. I am hoping the side effects will go away I wish you the best and know that you are not alone.

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One in ten people will suffer disturbances to their vision - that's what it says on the 'blurb' that comes with it. I don't think this is acceptable. Vision is of prime importance and not to be treated lightly. Some people report their vision remains affected, even when the drug is stopped. I will make sure it's never used again in our house and I'd advise anyone else to proceed with caution, if prescribed it. My husband's eyes are improving slowly. Doctors are reluctant to confirm any relation to eye disturbance and Nuerontin.

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I have been taking gabapentin for 9days 300mg 3xdaily for itching and nerve pain side effects are more itching sunburn face sweating double vision swollen eye lid feeling of confusion my nerve pain has gotten better but my itching is worse I hope this makes you feel that your not alone I am hoping that the side effects will go away after I have been on it for a while good luck loretta

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Diane, fight the ticket Bc u r right.. Gabapentin gives u double vision n pupil does move Bc it happened to me n when I told my dr n looked at my pupils he says it was moving.. That day I was rushed to the emergency n the dr if the ER saw my pupils moving .. So do believe when u say your vision was bad n pupil was moving ..

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Less than a month ago I began low dose of gabapentin for throbbing pain from pinched nerve in neck. I had successfully recovered from cataract surgery 3 months ago. Now I have extreme redness and itching in my surgical eye and similar, less extreme condition in my other eye. I have begun treatment with the drops I have left over from my surgery but get only temporary relief from those. May this be a side effect from 300 mg a day?

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Yes it is i had all that stuff going on but the doctors denie it all

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my husband was prescribed neurontin (gabapentin) a few weeks ago and five days ago the dose was increased by three times the amount. He woke this morning with a headache and blurred vision in one eye. We saw the optitian, who could find nothing wrong, mechanically, with his eyes and mentioned the possibility of a mini stroke. (he didn't know about the Gabapentin.) We have to go to an opthalmic clinic, 50 miles way, tomorrow and I am worried sick, though I am sure it's the results of taking this drug, as there are so many reports on the subject.

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Yes indeed! Check out side effects of Gabapentin on numerous drug review sites. I personally experienced blurred vision on Gabapentin and I was only taking 100mg 1-2x/day.

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On Monday August 15,2016 I noticed I was getting double vision .. I thought I was going crazy.. I couldn't believe this was happening to me so I only told my hubby .. Then I saw the front of my bottle n it said ( blurred vision) for gabapectin.. Even though some Doctor might say it doesn't happen, u know your own body better then anyone else so believe when u say or see something different in u

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