Is The Gabapentin Affecting My Eyes? (Page 5)

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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Yes that is why i went off of it! N the detox coming off is aweful. I was on pain meds which thsnkfully i no longer take but didnt even faise me! Neurontin on the other hand my advice beware! Just from my experience! Good luck and God bless!

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I was on gabapentin for 11 month and went through withdrawal over 3 weeks it was hell started to feel really tired and dizzy (was dizzy on gabapentin) started to feel nausea and loss of appetite headache this continued over 3 weeks been off the gabapentin 1 week still don't wanna eat but the side affects off feeling off balance and dizzyness has improved just the dry eyes to sort out as this caused from the drug will never go back on it

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Yes it is side effects, you can find it on line, Gabepentin has several ocular side effects blurred vision is one, I got the Flashing but it is not one the side effects sheet so no one will help me. I would get off it now. Talk to your doctor but go in with as much information as possible because they don't believe you. I have been fighting this for 4 years, just got back from the University of Seattle and that Doctor had no help for me.

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This is not for everyone But I was prescribed gabapentin on the 21st of Dec 2016 .It didn't take long before I was up to the maximum dose of 4 - 3 times a day . It started out like the wonder drug , I was able to do things like get into my garden and clean it up . Go for walks . My mobility was very much improved .But like most things it didn't last and two weeks ago I decided to come off the gabapentin and started cutting down . My own Doc agrees with this . no point in taking something that doesn't work .Lat night I watched the Hobbit an unexpected journey and got halfway thru the desolation of Smaug before I had to go to bed and I realised that my vision was good .No blurred vision .This is great because there were some mutterings about it being linked to diabetes and i am type 2 diabetic controlled by diet .I tell you what I feel better in myself as I was getting that bad I couldnt drive . Normally Id have a go at watching a movie and give up long before halfway .It feels pretty good to be free of the blurry vision .lomg my it last . Im still in a fair bit of pain but I would rather live with that than have to put up with not being able to see . A lot of the time Id just close me eyes and try to sleep .so If you have blurred vision because of the gabapentin and feel you live without gabapentin then spot using it Wean yourself off it .Im down to 2 - 3 times a day and by the weekend it will be one 3 times a day and finished after a week .I live in Scotland .I get the impression that American patients are treated differently especially if the query the Docs diagnosis So tread carefully .What would you rather have life without a lot of pain but blurred vision and confusion (I forgot to mention the confusion part like standing at the checkout in the supermarket and not being able to work out what to do next , very embarrassing ). So in jhust over a week I will be free of gabapentin and intend to stay that way

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Most definitely I was on gabapentin for 11 mo ths eyes have never been the same now I have dry eyes hoping now Ive stopped the meds things will improve in time

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Double and blurred vision is a noted side effect of Gabapentin. I started looking up side effects after two weeks on this medication. As someone who rarely took Advil it shook me to the Core and am weaning off of it slowly due to fairly dramatic withdrawal symptoms.

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Hi, in regards to Gabapentin, I had been on that as well & if it helps at all I suffered visual problems, I felt very "spacey", forgetfullness. Finally one day at work I got up to go use the fax machine & I could not remember where it was. I was switched to Gabapentin which they say is pretty much the same med, but I had no symptoms at all, much better.

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I took gabapentin for 2 months for slip disk. 300 mg thrice a day.
I started to see lights on the sides of my eyes. It usually happens when I enter a dark room from a sunshine /well lit room.
I stopped the medicine 4 weeks back. Seeing lights problem is still there. I got eye examined from eye doc he says eyes are fine. Anyone facing similar issue please advise.

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I am facing the same issue. Hope you have recovered by now.
I am off gabapentin 300 mg thrice a day for 4 weeks now. Eye doc says eyes are fine but I still see flashing lights. Please let me know in case you get any info on this.

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Yes it did cause blurry vision and eye problems avoid this drug I was on this for 10 months and now have dry eyes

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It is definitely the Gabapentin. I had ankle surgery and was sent home with that drug. I was up to 8 X 300mg per day before the light bulb came on. I couldn't focus on anything, including the chore board on a wall 10 feet away. My doctor insisted that I keep taking the designated dosages until I was up to 2700mg a day. When the prescription renewed, he only filled with 100mg capsules. So I went from 2700mg to 900mg without realizing the difference immediately. I was confined to the bed, couldn't watch tv, read or focus on anything. After reducing the meds drastically, (unknowingly because the mg's changed), I spent an entire Friday wanting to commit suicide. I got to the point of holding a bottle of pills in one hand and a gun in the other! I made it through, but fear drove me to remove everything from my immediate area. That was 3 weeks ago and I have never taken another gabapentin. Spending a day worried for my life, unable to see, I realized the devastating consequences of taking gabapentin. It is used to fight nerve pain. It was conceived to assist with epileptic seizures, yet causes them. I am dealing with my nerve pain naturally and not pushing the limits of my healing, but continuing to build my strength. My doctor insisted that I wouldn't be able to handle the pain once the cast came off if I wasn't taking Gabapentin. This is untrue. I took my cast off a week early and other than not of course being able to put a lot of weight on it I have been slowly exercising. The nerves tingle but it's nothing that can't be reasonably handled on my own. Gabapentin is BAD DRUG.

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Has the condition improved now. I still see light falshes after being off gabapentin for almost 7-8 weeks now.

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Yes it very well could be the gabapentin. I had the same visual problems as well as memory problems, light headedness, forgetfullness etc. I was switched to Gralise, a form of gabapentin, and my symptoms cleared up immediately.

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Keep the post alive guys. This is the only place on the web where I found people actually suffering from the same side effects as me, Blurry vision, light flashes, depressing thoughts etc.

I really hope that people who recover keep posting so that the ones still struggling with the recovery don't lose faith.

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I am no longer taking gabapentin .It was prescribed to me as a painkiller and it worked for about a month .I ended up taking 4 capsules 3 times a day and got terrible blurred vision and confusion which was embarrassing to say the least .I spoke to my doc and he said I should come off it as it wasn't helping with the pain and over a period of two weeks I weaned myself off it .No more blurred vision No more confusion .So you have to ask yourself is the gabapentin doing what it's meant to do ? If not stop taking it as the side effects are just not worth it .Im back to taking morphine for the pain and am trying to limit my intake .It's severe back pain which Ive had for two years now . I dont think there is a cure for it .So good luck with your ailment , hope things get a bit easier for you

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I have only taken this for two days and I lost vision in my left eye very suddenly. It was scary. Did this continue to happen?

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Please get eye checkup done. This drug does cause problems in vision but it's better to consult eye doc to be sure. Hope things improve soon.

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What was the symptom or disease that could make you go back on the drug?

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I think your sx could be related to the Neurontin. I can ONLY take 300mg right before bed. Sometimes I still wake up with dbl vision. I cannot and will not take it during the day. I'm a Dir. Of Nursing for a Homecare agency and have to be alert!

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I have been using gabapentin for restless legs for 12 month. Having worn contact lenses for 44 years, I an 62, without many problems apart from dry eyes I have found that I am unable to wear them now for more than 3/4 hours as my eyes become extremely red and
feel gritty even using my hypo forte eye drops every hour. My doctor said Gabapentin wouldn't affect my eyes in this way but I have come to the conclusion there is no other explanation. I would like to hear if any other lenses users have had this adverse reaction?

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