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Suggest Treatment For Trigeminal Neuralgia

I have MS and Atical Trigeminal Neuralgia. I began having severe vertical double vision and have tapered my gabapentin to 300mg/day. I had no double vision for the last 3 days but it started again today. Is there any relationship between TN, MS, Gabapentin and double vision
Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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Hi,

Gabapentin has a side effect of causing double vision, so yes, this is quite possible that your double may be caused by Gabapentin.

I would suggest you should talk to your doctor to reduce the dose or stop it. MS possibly can cause double vision but very unlikely rather it causes a decrease in vision. Trigeminal neuralgia does not cause double vision.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman,
General & Family Physician

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Suggest Treatment For Trigeminal Neuralgia

Hi, Gabapentin has a side effect of causing double vision, so yes, this is quite possible that your double may be caused by Gabapentin. I would suggest you should talk to your doctor to reduce the dose or stop it. MS possibly can cause double vision but very unlikely rather it causes a decrease in vision. Trigeminal neuralgia does not cause double vision. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman, General & Family Physician