Nausea after Gabapentin in dogs

The FDA has received 153 reports of nausea in dogs after Gabapentin. That is 1.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.4% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

153Reports

68%Marked serious

18%Recovered

24%Died or euthanised

17 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

30 24%

1–2 days

12 9.6%

3–7 days

14 11%

1–4 weeks

24 19%

Over a month

45 36%

How the animals did

Recovered

27 18%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 0.7%

Still unwell when reported

63 41%

Died

10 6.5%

Euthanised

26 17%

Not known

26 17%

Problems reported at the same time

87 57%

73 48%

45 29%

40 26%

38 25%

36 24%

32 21%

30 20%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Gabapentin used for pain and to reduce stress or anxiety.

Questions owners ask

Can Gabapentin cause nausea in dogs?: 153 reports link the two, but a report alone does not prove the medicine was the cause: other illnesses, other medicines or coincidence can be involved. Your vet can judge it for your animal.
How soon after a dose was it reported?: In half of the reports with dates, it started within 17 days of the first dose.
What should I do?: Don't give another dose until you've spoken to your vet, and keep the packaging so you can tell them the product and dose. Your vet can also report it to the FDA (or you can, through the manufacturer or FDA form 1932a).

Nausea with similar medicines

Nausea after Trazodone 42 reports · 1.7% of its reports

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