Pain is personal and highly subjective. An event that causes excruciating intolerable agony for one person might be perceived ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Regular gabapentin use appeared to increase risk of dementia by 29% and mild cognitive impairment by 85%, researchers reported n ...

Taking gabapentin for lower back pain is linked to higher dementia risk, a recent study warns. Image credit: Maryanne Gobble/Getty Images. Now, a new study published in the journal Regional Anesthesia ...

Experts say gabapentin is now widely used to manage chronic pain, particularly pain caused by nerve damage. (CREDIT: iStock Images) They studied 26,414 patients prescribed gabapentin for chronic low ...

Most older adults prescribed gabapentin after a stroke kept getting the drug for at least 1 year. Gabapentin is used off-label for post-stroke pain, despite limited guidelines and safety concerns. The ...

Receiving six or more prescriptions of the drug gabapentin for low back pain is associated with significantly increased risks of developing dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)--29% and 85%, ...

Some less common but serious side effects of gabapentin include suicidal thoughts, allergic reactions, and serious breathing ...

Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication that is FDA approved for the treatment of seizure disorders and postherpetic neuralgia—a chronic, often debilitating, nerve pain syndrome often linked to ...

A common painkiller widely prescribed for lower back pain might raise your risk of developing dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). This surprising link was uncovered in new research published ...

July 11 (UPI) --A drug used to treat seizures, nerve pain and restless leg syndrome might be linked with increased risk of dementia, a new study says. Regular gabapentin use appeared to increase risk ...