What are the side-effects of gabapentin?
Here is a listing of gabapentin’s side effects that affected 5% or more of the 543 people taking the drug during clinical trials and the frequency of those side effects in the 378 people treated with placebo in those trials: Adverse Reactions (%) Adverse Reaction Gabapentin Placebo Sleepiness 19 9 Dizziness 17 7 Unsteadiness 13 6 Nystagmus 8 4 Tremor 7 3 Double Vision 6 2 Side-effects are most noticeable the few days after an increase in dose and then usually fade. 14. Which side-effects are severe enough to force people to discontinue gabapentin? The side effects most often associated with discontinuation of gabapentin are sleepiness (1.2%), unsteadiness (0.8%), fatigue (0.6%), nausea and/or vomiting (0.6%), and dizziness (0.6%).
