Gabapentin Weird Side Effects (Skin, Psychological, Eyes)

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Gabapentin Weird Side Effects (Skin, Psychological, Eyes)

Gabapentin is a medication used to treat partial seizures and post-herpetic neuralgia. It is a GABA analog, and since GABA is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter, it acts as GABA to inhibit neuronal activity in general. However, due to this mechanism, gabapentin can cause a wide variety of side effects, which we discuss in this lesson.

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REFERENCES:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493228/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21612983/

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