yep, big no for me on gabapentin - eye issues from it. Also totally ineffective for me during the 10-12 days I was on it until my eyesight was so blurry I thought I was going blind.
The root of the problem needs to be found and dealt with efficaciously (can be extremely difficult and requires one to advocate for themselves, sometimes vociferously). During that time of intense pain, something intense is needed for pain management so one can ambulate and attempt physical therapy if warranted.
Personally, I can only take opioids for a few days, then they make my gut hurt so bad it is worse than taking nothing.
“my gut hurt so bad it is worse”
This is an example of not being taught to use the meds correctly. I would wonder if your MD is a trained pain specialist.
This is because opioids cause constipation. Counter with diet and frequent doses of Miralax. Learned this the hard way after mt first surgery. Bloody doctors and nurses HAD to have known, but didn't bother to tell me.
“yep, big no for me on gabapentin - eye issues from it. Also totally ineffective for me during the 10-12 days I was on it until my eyesight was so blurry I thought I was going blind.”
A-ha! I just finished a round of gabapentin (prescribed for back pain) and toward the end I noticed my eyesight getting blurry and couldn’t figure out why. I thought it was excess FReeping.