Hey all. Been on gabapentin 300mg twice a day for about a week now. I have bad nerve pain on my sides and terrible RLS leading to insomnia, and gabapentin has worked miracles. It’s helped tremendously. However, I am getting the “zombie” effect that a lot of people describe, so I’m glad to know that it’s a typical side effect, but I still had some questions.
Mainly, it’s that I am sleeping so much that I’m not sure if I should be concerned. I’ll sleep about 8-10 hours, wake up, be up for maybe 2-3 hours at most and feel like I have to lay down and sleep again. I’m just concerned that maybe it’s hitting me too hard, but I’m curious to know if this is pretty typical and not anything to worry about. I’m sticking it out until my body adjusts because it’s really helped me in all other aspects of my life, I just want to make sure that I’m not experience side effects at a severity that isn’t typical.