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Can Gabapentin Cause High BP And A Racing Heart?
My mother 84 yrs. takes gabapentin 300 mg. She has been taking for 3-1/2 weeks without any evidence of side effects. This morning she felt sick at her stomach, and her blood pressure was 155/85 and she said her heart felt like it was racing. She has been taking 300 mg. at 8;am and 300 mg. at 8 pm. Could this medication have had anything to do with the sick stomach or the feeling of racing heart.
Thu, 2 Mar 2017
Hello..
thank you for query,
i can understand your concern ,gabapentin can cause gastritis ,so leading to pain abdomen,palpitation so if this happen then she can use any antacids
along this like zantac 150 mg twice daily for 2 weeks if she is not allergic
to these type of medicine,racing heart also due to hyperacidity in stomach
as side effects of using this medicine but it will subside by antacids.
Hope you got the answer,
regards
thank you for query,
i can understand your concern ,gabapentin can cause gastritis ,so leading to pain abdomen,palpitation so if this happen then she can use any antacids
along this like zantac 150 mg twice daily for 2 weeks if she is not allergic
to these type of medicine,racing heart also due to hyperacidity in stomach
as side effects of using this medicine but it will subside by antacids.
Hope you got the answer,
regards
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