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Gabapentin sleep tolerance
I have been on olazapine for few years for bipolar disorder. I have imsomnia anxiety and tension headaches. I am going to talk to my psychiatrist if I can take gabapentin. Can I develop tolerance of gabapentin for sleep in few months?
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Convey your symptoms let your psychiatrist do proper assessment, if needed investigations and then select appropriate treatment, which will be better, rather than you using your Google knowledge to ask for a particular drug. Good luck
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It’s relatively a safer drug and dependency is very rare
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Dr. Vishal Bhatt
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4 yrs exp
Rajkot
No not like that
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Dr. Suyash Dwivedi
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9 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
It is advisable if you let your psychiatrist choose a best possible medicine for you as per your symptoms.
However, coming to your specific query, gabapentin is a safe drug and generally does not cause tolerance. In my opinion, there are better alternatives compared to gabapentin that can resolve your symptoms.
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Dr. Mohd Abrar
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Srinagar
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