The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a troubling new warning about popular nerve pain medications – saying the drugs could cause severe breathing problems and even death. Katie Johnston reports.

Gabapentin Side Effects (& Why They Occur)

Gabapentin is a medication used for a variety of conditions including post-herpetic neuralgia, partial seizures, restless legs syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome and insomnia. However, use of gabapentin can cause a variety of mild and severe side effects. Side effects are for the most part RARE and do not cause issues in most patients. In this lesson, we discuss the side effects of gabapentin use and why they occur.

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