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Does Gabapentin help with pain & inflammation?

Possibly — but there are few reports. 85% of 13 people who reported on Gabapentin for pain & inflammation say it improved. 8% noticed no change and 8% say it got worse.

Pain & inflammation: what users report
85%better13 reports · few reports
11 better1 no change1 worse

What people say about Gabapentin and pain & inflammation

“I am on Gabapentin for pain and it works absolute miracles for anxiety. It works for my social anxiety, performance anxiety, and general anxiety disorders.”
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“But when I stack it with my Gabapentin (Neurontin), a gaba focused prescribed pain nootropic, I FEEL LIKE A GOD.”
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What the research says

AResearch: Strong532 meta-analyses · 672 trials on PubMed
Lancet Neurol · 2015
Pharmacotherapy for neuropathic pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusion: Our results support a revision of the NeuPSIG recommendations for the pharmacotherapy of neuropathic pain. Inadequate response to drug treatments constitutes a substantial unmet need in patients with neuropathic pain. Modest efficacy, large placebo responses, heterogeneous diagnostic criteria, and poor phenotypic profiling probably account for moderate trial outcomes and should be taken into account in future studies.

Side effects people mention

withdrawal 8cognitive impairment 5brain fog 5addiction 4tolerance 3

What else is Gabapentin used for?

Anxiety 80%of 44Sleep 82%of 17Mood 73%of 15Focus 38%of 8Energy 67%of 6Memory 0%of 5

Based on few reports — treat as anecdotal. Information only — not medical advice. How we count

Does Gabapentin help with pain & inflammation? 85% of 13 users say yes — PlainPill