NonOp · Visit questions

Gabapentin and pregabalin

Bring the questions that matter to you to your next appointment.

• What kind of pain do you think this is, and do these medicines tend to help it?
• How long a trial should we plan, and how will we decide if it is working?
• Is it safe with my other medicines, especially opioid pain medicines, sleep or anxiety medicines, and alcohol?
• Does my kidney function change the dose?
• Will it affect my driving, my balance or my work?
• If I want to stop, how do we lower the dose safely?
• What other options are there for nerve-related back, neck or leg pain?
• I am pregnant, planning a pregnancy, or breastfeeding. Does that change the plan?