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 | seizures | constapation | M | 34 | 6 years | 6/25/2001 | 4 | for demylinating polyneuropathy | first 2 days I had a terrible sore throat. | It has really helped with the burning pain I had in my feet from the nerve damage | F | 46 | 2 months | 8/21/2001 | 5 | bi-polar disorder | 1800mg daily along with 400mg wellbutrin and 30mg buspar. I began taking neurontin as an alternative to depakote which caused sexual dysfunction. Increased initial dosage of 900mgs to 1800mgs over a 2 year period. Last change was about 9 months ago. | M | 41 | 2 years | 10/31/2001 | 3 | trigeminal neuralgia | F | 44 | 70 days | 12/4/2001 | 3 | for muscle pain (spasms) | None, except it makes me drowsy | I actually got some sleep for the first time in a very long time. This helped more than the relief of spasms (those are still coming). The tingling in feet and hands has decreased though. | F | 47 | 1 months | 12/23/2001 | 3 | F | 50 | 2 months | 12/23/2001 | 5 | bi-polar disorder | mild fatigue | F | 24 | 6 months | 1/24/2002 | 5 | bipolar disorder | Some lethargy, dullness feeling. | I am very happy with it. It works much better than the extremely high dosages of Depakote I was on. I felt slightly groggy in the beginning, but it leveled out well. The dull feeling comes and goes, but not sleepy. | F | 28 | 3 months | 3/14/2002 | 3 | tingling/burning of feet & legs | For the first few weeks and sometimes thereafter; I get like a "neurontin moment". I am totally spaced out, not sure what I'm doing, where I'm going, or what's happening around me. Severe at first; after a few weeks doesn't happen as often | Works well for my problem of tingling/burning of feet and legs. | F | 49 | 1 months | 4/3/2002 | 5 | Mood Disorder | Spaciness, high feeling | Works better than the depakote that I had been taking | M | 39 | 5 years | 4/19/2002 | 4 | nerve damage after surgery | loss of memory (in the beginning) some trouble with speech (in the beginning) | The Cost Is astronomical | F | 45 | 2.5 years | 5/27/2002 | 5 | trigeminal neuralgia | no side effects | this medication has helped me. Without it I am in terrible pain | 40 | 2 years | 5/29/2002 | 3 | ghb addiction + social/anxiety | clouding of short-term memory/recall, slight wooziness & prickly feeling, addiction, dependence | I take more than 4g per day, and want to get off, but when doses are lowered or too far apart, I feel terrible. need to find something less addictive, that will help me get off neurontin. my doc has told me to take benzos when I feel the need to take more neurontin, but they depress me. He is in a quandary. Is there something that can help get you off neurontin that won't depress you, or addict you? | M | 35 | 2 years | 7/31/2002 | 2 | Nerve pain | It allowed me to sleep but I had more pain in the morning. I took drug at bedtime. Also found I had increased body aches and pains,upset stomach and some depression.Tried it twice taking two days on both occassions and had same side effects. | F | 60 | 2 days | 8/4/2002 | 3 | Herniated disk and nerve damage | M | 43 | 3 months | 8/19/2002 | 5 | mood stabilizer | some days groggy, some dizziness dry mouth etc | Physciatrist says "There are no side effects" | F | 10 | 1 years | 9/4/2002 | 4 | control seizures | My biggest side effect is weight gain. Has anyone else experince this? | F | 41 | 9 months | 9/11/2002 | 5 | Ulcerative Colitis, Depression | NONE, A little sleepy but that went away when I started taking it only after dinner. I am taking 100mg/day after dinner. | I have been on Narcotics for 7yrs. following 2 colon resections, in pain, depressed every day and suicidal. After one week of taking Neurontin I was able to stop taking the Oxycontin 80mg/twice/day with NO withdrawls and I feel happy and content. I was also taking Prozac which did nothing and I have also stopped taking also. This drug is amazing as I have always went into horrible withdrawls when I have ran out of my Narcotics. Additionally the severe abdominal pain and depression is totally gone. Since I have only been on this drug for 2 weeks this may be temporary and extremely unusual. I sincerely hope not. | M | 40 | 2 weeks | 9/23/2002 | 1 | Migraine Headaches | Chest pains, hot flashes, shortness of breath, face swelling, worsening of headaches, confusion, inability to focus, trembling, neck pains, soreness in shoulders, | F | 38 | 10 days | 11/11/2002 | 1 | Migraine Headaches | Chest pains, hot flashes, shortness of breath, face swelling, worsening of headaches, confusion, inability to focus, trembling, neck pains, soreness in shoulders, mood changes, extreme fatigue | Along with making my migraine pain worse (I had to be given steriods to control the swelling), the withdrawal of this medication was just as bad. It took longer to get the drug from my system than I was on it. I still have an altered sense of taste and soreness in my shoulders and back of neck. | F | 38 | 10 days | 11/11/2002 |
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)