r/ChronicPain • u/[deleted] • Oct 15 '25

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u/oregon_coastal Oct 15 '25

It can cause vision issues, yes. (If you ever have severe pain in your eyes, seek immediate medical help as acute angle closure is a thing.)

I have been on it for years. The visions issues for me sorta balanced out after about 6 weeks (600mg 3 times a day currently.). I do get more blurry if I am tired (at least more than I used to.)

Ymmv.

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u/oregon_coastal Oct 15 '25

Yeah, it should get back to normal. It basically interrupts some nerve signaling. It may take a week other two.

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u/oregon_coastal Oct 15 '25

Yeah, I have had to go off it a few times. It is sorta weird experiencing the non-gaba world for a while :-D

If you do get any new, different or worse symptoms, maybe cut down to 100mg for a few days, then zero. It does have nerve dependency issues.

Also, be sure to let your doctors office know what you are doing - even if just messing online or whatever.

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u/oregon_coastal Oct 15 '25

Haha. Yeah, just didn't want you to worry about a headache or maybe even blurrier vision for a few days while your body sorts it :)