Your doctor or pharmacist will give you the manufacturer's patient information sheet (Medication Guide) when you begin treatment with gabapentin and each time you refill your prescription. Your doctor may decrease your dose gradually over at least a week. If you are taking gabapentin to treat seizures and you suddenly stop taking the medication, you may experience seizures more often. If you suddenly stop taking gabapentin tablets, capsules, or oral solution, you may experience withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, nausea, pain, and sweating. Do not stop taking gabapentin without talking to your doctor, even if you experience side effects such as unusual changes in behavior or mood. Continue to take gabapentin even if you feel well. Gabapentin may help to control your condition but will not cure it. If you are taking gabapentin to treat PHN, tell your doctor if your symptoms do not improve during your treatment. If you are taking gabapentin to control seizures or PHN, your doctor will probably start you on a low dose of gabapentin and gradually increase your dose as needed to treat your condition. Properly dispose of any half-tablets that you have not used within several days of breaking them. Use the other half-tablet as part of your next dose. If your doctor tells you to take one-half of a regular tablet as part of your dose, carefully split the tablet along the score mark. Swallow the extended-release tablets whole do not cut, chew, or crush them. Ask your pharmacist if you have any questions about the type of gabapentin you were given. Be sure that you receive only the type of gabapentin that was prescribed by your doctor. Gabapentin extended-release tablets cannot be substituted for another type of gabapentin product. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. The extended-release tablet (Horizant) is taken with food once daily at about 5 PM. These medications should be taken at evenly spaced times throughout the day and night no more than 12 hours should pass between doses. Gabapentin capsules, tablets, and oral solution are usually taken with a full glass of water (8 ounces ), with or without food, three times a day. Gabapentin comes as a capsule, a tablet, an extended-release (long-acting) tablet, and an oral solution (liquid) to take by mouth.

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