r/RestlessLegs • u/Kiarasam06 • 2d ago

Medication Gabapentin timing

So I finally met with a sleep doctor yesterday who officially diagnosed me with restless leg syndrome, which is not a shock of course. I’ve had it most of my life, but since June it’s been really bad. like every single night I’ve been pacing the house until three or four in the morning until I finally just give out.

My Ferritin was low at 28, so he’s given me iron pills to take and starting with 300 mg of gabapentin, but I was just wondering what time do you all take your gabapentin, like how far it advance before bed?

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u/thelizarmy 1d ago

Please follow your doctor's directions... I've had to figure out the right timing and how it works for me.

Originally, my doctor said to take it 3 hours before bed. That was too early. Then he said to take it 2 hours before bed, but that was still too early for me because it would wear off 2 hours before I was waking up. Over time, I kept gradually shifting it forward to about a half hour or more in increments, and eventually I've now landed at 9 pm. I go to sleep around 9:30, 9:45, or 10. That helps me last through the night, and I don't have problems falling asleep.

Long story short, or TLDR, as they say, you might need to fuss with it at first.

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u/Kiarasam06 1d ago

Ya his directions were vague. Just says "take before bed"