How Long Does Neurontin Stay In Your System?

Neurontin has half-life of five to seven hours, if you have healthy kidneys. This means that with in 7 hours half of the Neurontin will be removed from your system, 75% removed in 14 hours and so on.

Neurontin is a medication used for Post therapeutic neuralgia. The effects of Neurontin can start within one week of the use or it may even not provide a cure to the pains of the patient. It was first used for the control of epilepsy but soon it was established that it can be helpful in other diseases too.

It can be used in various illnesses such as brain injury,sleep dysfunction, muscle cramps etc. Neurontin is considered as one of the drugs with very few known side effects but its usage should not be high, as the more you consume, the less  benefits you get .

It is supposed to be taken 2 to 3 times a day after every three days for twice a week. There are different variants of Neurontin produced by Pfizer and Park Davis both with their own benefits, uses and side effects but both are considered as effective medicines for epilepsy and other illnesses.

The most important disadvantage of Neurontin is the fact that it does not work for everybody but its effects on those it worked for are excellent and it is been recommended by most of the doctors also.

The average time it takes to remain in your system is two days.

It will vary from person to person, but generally it should be out of your body within about a week after you stop taking it.