Regular gabapentin use appeared to increase risk of dementia by 29% and mild cognitive impairment by 85%, researchers reported n the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. Photo by ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Last year I had shingles. The shingles are gone, but I am still feeling the nerve pain. I have been taking 600 mg of gabapentin for it, but several doctors have told me that I need to ...

Gabapentin is commonly prescribed for nerve pain, seizures, and restless legs syndrome, but it also carries certain risks.

Gabapentin is commonly prescribed for nerve pain, epilepsy and diabetes-related pain, but NHS guidance warns it sometimes ...

Many of the prescription drugs that are commonly abused or misused are brands most people have heard of. Painkillers, also known as opioids, are the most frequently abused ones, per data from the New ...

Most prescriptions for the medication gabapentin are for unapproved uses -- and many patients end up taking it along with drugs that create potentially dangerous interactions. That's the conclusion of ...

Gabapentinoids -- pregabalin and gabapentin -- were tied to increased hip fracture risk in older adults. Risks were high for people with chronic kidney disease or significant frailty. Odds of hip ...

Peripheral neuropathy, in its simplest definition, is damage to the peripheral nerves located outside the brain and spinal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are warning that popular nervous system medications can cause dangerous breathing problems when combined with opioids and certain other drugs. The Food and ...

July 11 (UPI) --A drug used to treat seizures, nerve pain and restless leg syndrome might be linked with increased risk of dementia, a new study says. Regular gabapentin use appeared to increase risk ...