Taking Baclofen and Gabapentin

Symptoms and treatments
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I take 1500mg of Gabapentin a day and I’m just about to start taking Baclofen.
I have been told that the two drugs together will increase the side affects and I may need to adjust the amount of Gabapentin I take.
Does anyone on here have experience of this please?
I’m a bit nervous to start taking the Baclofen if it’s going to knock me out.

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Hi there

I’m on 1900mg and 30mg Baclofen daily.

Baclofen was transformative for me. At 30mg it doesn’t knock me out but I realise I’m different to some. I can function normally on 8 x tramadol daily but my wife goes gaga on one! The message is that we’re all a bit different but baclofen can be transformative as I ay. Try it and if to doesn’t work then come off it again. My quality of life has definitely increased.

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I’ve not tried Gabapentin, but I’m on 1.5 tablet a day of Baclofen, although relative small in dose I’ve not experienced any side effects; it’s lessened my leg stiffness and spasticity for sure.
JP

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Does the Baclofen still allow you to walk “ok”? I have spasticity in the left leg only and worried that the drug will effect the whole body and not just where I want it.

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I take 5mg 3 times a day and its effect lasts 2 or 3 hours after each dose.

It helps a bit, I’m not really expecting to completely reverse my disability.
Best,
JP

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Thanks for the reply. I think I am more worried that it goes the other way and increases my disability by reducing my ability to walk due to lack of control of the muscles.

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Probably if you take too much Baclofen, you become really floppy, so it would affect walking, I haven’t tried before tbf.
Regards,
JP