Re: Re: Neurontin and high blood pressure?

July 7, 2010

The drowsiness and sedative effect is there for me too, but by this

point I'm used to it since I've been on Vicodin and Flexeril since

March. It took a few days to get used to it when I first started taking

Neurontin but after that my body adjusted. But the high bp is

worrying. I'm awaiting a call back from my doctor. The nurse said I

should wait for my normal appt on 7/14 but I don't want to wait that long.

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On 7/7/2010 8:53 AM, Barb wrote:

> I typically have low blood pressure so I didn't notice it when I was on the

medication. All I noticed was the extreme brain fog and running into things

because my equalibrium was off so bad I couldn't walk straight.

>

> Good luck!

> Barb

>

>> Has anyone else experienced a rapid and extreme increase in their

>> blood pressure after starting Neurontin?

>>

>> My usually normal bp has consistently been very high, since last

>> Wednesday before I got the facet injection. That day right before the

>> procedure it was 207/165 or some outrageous number like that. Everyone

>> thought it was because I was stressed and anxious, including me and the

>> doctor. But since then I have used those kiosks and tested myself and

>> it has still been high, averaging 180/120 when my norm is 120/80. So I

>> thought about what has changed in the past couple of weeks and realized

>> that I started Neurontin on 6/15/10 (300mg once a day), and per the

>> prescription instructions, increased the dose a week later to twice a

>> day. I couldn't get used to the drowsiness so went back to only once a

>> day after two days, but then again tried to increase it to twice a day

>> on 6/29, the day before my injection.

>>

>> Something clicked today when I tested my bp and it was again high,

>> 185/119 and I thought about what had changed in my life in the past two

>> weeks or so. Other than the facet injection, the only thing that had

>> been added was the Neurontin. It seemed suspicious, so I googled

>> " Neurontin and high blood pressure " and found several sites that said

>> severe high blood pressure is listed as a potential very rare side

>> effect of Neurontin. I read accounts from several people who had

>> experienced the same thing I have. I'll be calling the doctor in the

>> morning and getting his take on it. I am really getting tired of being

>> the 1% of the population or whatever to experience these extremely rare

>> side effects of things.

>>

>> --

>> and the gang -- jacdobe@... Birds: Sadie (GW) Cookie

>> (MMxBuffons) Jaderbug and Nissa (LJs) Sylvie (RB2) ie (CAG) Cats:

>> Sully(DSH) Shadow(DMH) Sanouk & la(Siamese) Dogs: Skye

>> (Dobe/Husky) Reece (Dobe) Bridge kids: Flirt, Tia, Munchkin, Jasmine,

>> Chuckles, Angel, Indi, Kayla, Sabien and our heart, Bubba. Pics of the

>> gang: http://community.webshots.com/user/jacdobe Allparrots:

>> http://pets./group/allparrots The Coalition of PA

>> Aviculturists: TCOPA

>>

>

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July 7, 2010

Did you say you just had steroid injections? The first one I had landed me

in the hospital with hypertensive crisis. I had also just been started on

Cymbalta and Lyrica. Walking around with a bp that high is scary. Did they put

you on antihypertensive meds? I no longer take the lyrica or cymbalta,and I

won't do the injections again. Stomp your feet and assertive,if your bp is up

and they gave you nothing to control it,the 14th is too long to wait! Best of

luck. Suzy

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