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Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :

i only use it occasionally...will it do that to me???

Posted by dmc (Member # 5102) on :

http://shingles.emedtv.com/gabapentin/gabapentin-side-effects.html

maybe weight gain could be the swelling/water retention.

http://www.everydayhealth.com/health-questions/gabapentin

"During studies of the medication gabapentin, up to 2.9 percent of adults taking gabapentin experienced weight gain, compared with just 1.6 percent of adults not taking it. "

good luck

Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :

I doubt "occasionally" would be a problem, kayak.

Quoted this from dmc's first link:

"Increased appetite or weight gain (see Neurontin and Weight Gain)"