Suggest Dosage For Gabapentin While Suffering From Restless Legs Syndrome

Posted on Thu, 4 May 2017

Question: I have parkinsons for many years, lately I start to have the restless legs syndrome, that don't let me sleep, my neurologist gave me gabapentin 300mg, the dosage reccomanded.
Last night I toke the first pill and I slept like a baby!
MY QUESTION IS; Can i take only 2 pills x day instead the reccomanded 2 three time a day?
I am always worry of drugs and if with only one was good, why no keep low dosage and wait to increase the dosage if do not works?

Answered by Dr. Neeraj Kumar (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Reduce the dosing frequency of gabapentin

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Yes, You can decrease the dose. The optimal therapy will be to take lowest possible dose having desired effect without any significant side effects.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist

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