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 | 5 | depression/anxiety/insomnia | None! Possibly weight gain, which I need to monitor (cannot afford to gain weight as I am already 50# overweight.) Could be post holiday. | I have suffered from mild depression, anxiety, and INSOMNIA since memory. I have tried all of the SSRI's, Wellbutrin, and Nardil. All alleviated the depression, acted some on the anxiety - but had to stop because my insomnia went from rotten to worse. I stopped taking medication for about two years and my symptoms became unbearable. Could not function at work because I was surviving on 3 - 4 hours of sleep and a nervous wreck. Klonapin worked for sleep - but I limited it to two nights a week to avoid dependency - but my insomnia was worse the nights I did not take it. Decided to have sleep study and the neurologist asked me if I ever tried Neurontin. I told him no. I then asked my shrink for a Rx. I started on weekly increments of 100 mgs and ended with a final dose of 900 mgs at bedtime. This is drug I have been waiting for! Sleep is not perfect, but if I get up at 3:30 or 4 AM I am able to fall back to sleep. Depressive symptoms gone! Anxiety reduced by about 75% - all this and able to have orgasms! This med has changed my life. I just hope the weight gain stops. I strongly recommend this med for others who "have tried everything" without success. | M | 56 | 3 months | 1/28/2010 | 5 | OCD, anxiety, probably ADD. | euphoria, increased libido, sometimes brain fog. | it is awesome... saved my life. it reduced irritability, obsessions, compulsions and delete almost whole social phobia. it raises up my mood better that an SSRI. i suggest to try for its safety too. | M | 24 | 2 months 1200 4X day | 3/24/2010 | 5 | Abdominal pain from celiac | I've been a little absent-minded, but nothing serious. | I have celiac and I've gluten-free for almost 7 years, but a large amount of pain has persisted. I've been on a lot of drugs that just made me sick, so I try to avoid them. After the first week with neurontin, the pain was all but vanished, my bowels moved better, and I was more productive at work. Wonderful! | M | 28 | 1 months 300 mg 3X day | 3/30/2010 | 5 | degen disks neck/ lumbar | No side effects noticed. I was placed on gaba (300mg x5) by Rheumatologist for degenerative disks in neck/osteoarthritis, and two herniated disks with arthritic changes in lumbar due to an old injury. The pain had been so bad for years that I was ready to try surgery. | Gaba has made a huge difference in my neck pain. I rarely have the headaches and neckaches I suffered with almost daily (and which I had thought were partially caused by sinus(evidently not). I also had sciatic pain which the gaba was not overriding. I tried a Chiropractor out of desperation, and one month of adjustments on my hips has eliminated the sciatic pain (or at least enough that the gaba can handle the pain). So far, so good (although the Rheumatologist says you can eventually develope a tolerance and may have to increase the dose sometime in the future. | M | 54 | 3 months 1500 1X day | 4/5/2010 | 5 | sleep aid, anti-akathisia. | drowsiness, calm, somatic relaxation, all side effects wanted. | the best medication to sleep great, to moderate anxiety and anger, and for antipsychotic induced akathisia. | M | 24 | 6 years 600 mg 1X day | 8/12/2010 | 5 | nerve pain from bulging disks | restless sleep due to vivid dreams; feel anxious if I miss a dose | it worked immediately to relieve severe shoulder and arm pain that I had had for months due to bulging c6 and c7 disks. | M | 52 | 300 mg 3X day | 8/18/2010 | 5 | Depression/ncontrollable Thoughts | Apathetic, very slight sedation (super slight) | Neurontin, combined with lamictal and wellbutrin, has helped me function. Neurontin keeps my mood stable during stressful times (i.e. nursing school). However, it does make me a bit apathetic, so make sure to maintain focus on important tasks and people in your life. | M | 28 | 6 years 200 3X day | 9/12/2010 | 5 | Severe Anxiety and Social phobia | Listen, this is the best drug for my anxiety. if I take enough (wink, wink) I feel absolutly wonderful. Pure euphoria, no more anxiety, no more panic, no more bad days. I was social, I stood tall when I walked, and I love life now. I am also on Zoloft 100mg, and Remeron 30mg. I am a severe benzo addict, so I can't have any xanax or anything, but I would rather have neurontin, 100%. This is my opinon, but this is my favorite pharm. It has changed my life | None | M | 29 | 27 days 600mg 4X day | 11/30/2010 Patient History | 5 | Refered pain from cervical spine | Anxiety and insomina if medication is forgotten. Normal level personality becomes agressive at the littlist provocation. Normally no side effects. | Love the pain stopping power of Neurontin. Combined with a good physical therapist, neurontin, is a wonderful relief from the terrible pain I was suffering. | M | 51 | 3 months 600 3X day | 12/6/2010 | 5 | Migranes | Drowsiness, Small loss of coordination, | This is a miracle drug for me. Went from severe migranes every other day for 10 years to no migranes at all. I will live with the side effects, I have my life back. | M | 59 | 90 days 600 3X day | 12/8/2010 | 5 | spinal stenosis/leg and foot pain | None | I am lucky that I have not experienced any of the unpleasant side effects. I also take MSM. | M | 50 | 2 months 600mg. 3X day | 6/2/2011 | 5 | neurofibromatosis | M | 53 | 5 years 1200 1X day | 6/6/2011 Patient History | 5 | GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD, MDD | Lethargy. | This med helps me to feel so much calmer. | M | 16 | 2 years 300 M.G 2X day | 9/24/2012 | 5 | Anxiety | Increased appetite, ability to focus and get things done, reduced anxiety, overall improvement in my mood. Saw results within less than 2 days. | I've been on this since 2002, at different doses and frequencies; currently on 400mg 5x/day, but I'm such a scatterbrain it's hard to remember to take this so frequently. I have always responded very well to this drug, and have been on as high as 800mg 4x/day. Every time my psych increased the dose the results got better. When I first started in 02, after about 3 weeks my appetite increased, I could focus much better than before, and noticed I was brighter and more optimistic overall. Combined with this, my anxiety slowly became less and less severe. Been on this off-and-on for over 10 years, and EVERY single time gotten excellent results. Plus since its been generic for years, and I dont currently have insurance, it's pretty cheap even with the amount I get (150/month). Highly recommended to anyone with anxiety, especially when combined with an SSRI. | M | 29 | 10 years Varies 5X day | 11/8/2012 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | None | Neurontin (gabapentin) plays a crucial role in combating the dysphoria that many of us Manic-Depressives all too frequently experience, especially in reference to assisting better sleep quality, and when there is a rough night, gabapentin seems to act like a "buffer" for the nervous system the following morning; i.e., there is less agitation during the day. Although I do take a lot of medicine (14 Rx's), gabapentin is critical in my regimen. If anyone is tired of feeling "tired" and life is nothing more than an agonying experience, I may be able to offer some helpful advice. | M | 43 | 3 years | 9/10/2005 | 5 | Peripheral Neuropathy | Slight dizziness . Hard to come off if you want to to. | I have no pain in my legs, and gabapentin also helps me stabilize my moods. | M | 52 | 1 years | 9/14/2005 | 5 | Anxiety | Dizziness - initially, but wore off; sleepiness,if too much is taken; unsteadiness (physical balance)initially, but wore off. | This drug has been dramatically effective for me; making it possible to almost completely drop lorazepam. I find it most effective on the "physical" symptoms of anxiety. I find that lorazepam seems to work better on the "mental" symptoms of anxiety - obsessiveness or rumination. | M | 46 | 9 months | 11/8/2006 | 5 | Peripheral Neuropathy | I THINK it occasionally causes a severe depression when I accidentally miss a dose. I have never experienced clinical depression before but twice now I have had a profound depression episode for a couple of hours and both times I later realized that I had missed my dose the night before (med is taken 3 times a day with a double dose at night). | The drug is an absolute miracle as far as I am concerned. In fact every time I see a wheel chair I think that it is Neurontin that is saving me from such a ride. I am terrified to tell my doctor about the occasional profound depression for fear she will take me off the drug. | M | 54 | 4 years | 9/5/2006 | 5 | Bipolar 1 and epilepsy | None | This drug is a lifesaver, I had a grand mull seizure with in two hours of coming out of the seizure I had another one neurontin was given to me and with in 24 hours all my seizures stop. As well with seroquel I have been seizure free as well a my mania has been under control. | M | 26 | 2.5 years | 3/25/2006 |
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)