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gabapentin

British  
/ ˌɡæbəˈpɛntɪn /

noun

  1. an antiepileptic drug that is also used to control neurological pain

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“What concerned me about seeing gabapentin was, is this just another chapter of this idea?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

While the medical establishment has mostly maintained that gabapentin isn’t habit-forming, some patients have reported debilitating adverse effects when they try to taper off it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

He co-wrote a study finding that evidence is limited for off-label use of gabapentinoid drugs—including gabapentin and another drug in the same class, pregabalin—for most pain-related conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Several other doctors have since told him that gabapentin is likely the cause of his condition, including a neuropsychiatrist who diagnosed him with severe dysautonomia, or impairment of the autonomic nervous system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

The pain management specialist told him that gabapentin couldn’t possibly be the cause of his symptoms, Avery said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

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