NEURONTIN Reviews (GABAPENTIN)Average Rating: 2.9 (919 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NEURONTIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEURONTIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | | 5/25/2006 | 5 | Anxiety | It elevates might mood. Quite fantastic actually. It sometimes gives me funky shits and nasty farts. | A wonderful mood elevator and anti-anxiety drug. They should put it in the water supply! It's better than finding Jesus. | 1 years | 11/26/2004 | 5 | | 6/4/2004 | 5 | | 6/13/2004 | 5 | peripheral neuropathy | No side effects experienced at low dosage and excellent pain relief, but increased pain and tremors at higher dosages. | Took neurontin for almost three years for peripheral neuropathy pain caused by a medication reaction, It worked wonders in the beginning, giving me excellent pain relief. However, as time went on I noticed that the pain was increasing, the more I took, the worse the pain became. So I decided to wean off and see how I would do without it. Maybe the neurontin was causing some of the pain. The withdrawal effects were really quite terrible and I had to wean off very slowly over a one month period with the use of xanax to control the tremors and pain of withdrawal. I am now completely off the neurontin and the xanax and feel great. No more pain or any discomfort. No neuropathy symptoms anymore! | F | 3 years | 7/13/2007 | 4 | shingles PHN | Some dizziness. Not bad. | I have shingles Post Hepatic Neuralgia (PHN) and I could not have gone back to work or even remained sane without Neurontin. I have had the PHN for over five years now and take four, 300 mg tablets almost every day. Some days I only take three. | M | 5 years | 11/12/2007 | 4 | | 6/3/2004 | 4 | nerve damage pain | Side effect include very confused , weight gain . hard to keep balance and JUdgement ,cant stay focused on task . | despite all the warnings ad side effect .Neurotin allows me to walk and no nerve pain however I do take 75 mg of Lyrica with it ...very confused allot | F | 3 months 300 3X day | 10/16/2012 | 4 | peripheral neuropathy | Son is in wheelchair and nonverbal and was in kidney failure and diabetic PRIOR to starting Neurontin. It did relieve excruciating pain & swelling in feet. Now on for 3 years, and about 18 mos ago he has had unexplained pain and some swelling in left arm, now developing in right. Extreme tendon tightness, feet turning out, floppy legs, and lack of coordination. | Even tho these side effects are listed as rare, they certainly seem to be a pattern, following increase of neurontin over time to control neuopathy. Yes, I know he needs PT, but we have been overwhelmed with home dialysis, other illnesses, and can hardly think to add another specialist to our reigime. | 3 years | 1/15/2009 | 4 | Bipolar + Neuropathy | stuttering, mild jerks | made me stable after 4 years of psychotic mania. eased the pain of diabetic neuropathy a lot. made me a zombie! this is rather better than being a crazy, and in pain | M | 7 months | 6/27/2008 | 3 | This isn't a review: Could someone tell me how long it took for the drug to kick in? LAst year when I used it, it helped immediately, when I first used it 3 months ago, it also worked within a few hours. Now, even though I've been still on it, my anxiety has returned. We've increased but i haven't seen anything happen. I'm so confused. Does this mean it's not gonna work? Or does this mean it could still work, just take longer? Or since cuz with my body, it has worked fast, the fact that it hasn't means it won't? I know these are questions for my doc, but I wondered what any of your experiences were. | | 5/15/2009 | 3 | | 8/12/2009 | 3 | | 5/28/2006 | 3 | pysic med | | 7/10/2003 | 3 | | 5/1/2003 | 3 | | 12/20/2004 | 3 | I had flesh eat bacteria on leg | balance problems. Memory loss. Lack of concentration. Sleepy about 30 mins after taking drug . My thought process is slow and I am not as quick to figure out jokes people tell me. I am not quick to think or make good judgements about decisions I make. My balance is not that good either. The drug works ok for my pain, even though it makes me sleepy. I am not sure if taking this drug is worth losing my memory, being clumsy, sleepy, and not being sharp minded like I should. | I first thought I had alzheimer's disease when I really took notice of memory loss.balance problems. Memory loss. Lack of concentration. Sleepy about 30 mins after taking drug . My thought process is slow and I am not as quick to figure out jokes people tell me. I am not quick to think or make good judgements about decisions I make. My balance is not that good either. The drug works ok for my pain, even though it makes me sleepy. I am not sure if taking this drug is worth losing my memory, being clumsy, sleepy, and not being sharp minded like I should. | M | 2 years | 12/29/2006 | 3 | | 2/1/2005 | 2 | | 2/17/2005 | 2 | pain | M | | 10/26/2003 |
NEURONTIN (GABAPENTIN): Gabapentin is used with other medications to prevent and control seizures. It is also used to relieve nerve pain following shingles (a painful rash due to herpes zoster infection) in adults. Gabapentin is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. FDA Approval Date: 1993-12-30 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)