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 | Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & OA Pain | Drowsiness after 3rd dose of the day. | So far so good, I'm able to live not just exist. Ehlers-Danlos is life long, though I was diagnosed at 30. I tried various other meds over the years for the chronic pain/fatigue/joint problems etc.., nothing worked until Gabapentin. I was reliant on crutches, I barely went out etc... I'm on low dose to start but already I can walk unaided & almost pain free. I'm sleeping better too. So far for me it's a miracle drug. | F | 35 | 4 days 100 3X day | 8/25/2014 | 1 | Sciatic Nerve Pain | My pain increased while taking this drug. I had bad pain before taking neurontin, but I noticed my pain was increasing. After two weeks I could not walk. So I went off it for two days after third week, and I could put some weight on leg. I read that others had same experience, increased pain while on neurontin. It also caused me to leak/dribble urine all day. I know doctors will not believe this, but it is true. | F | 54 | 3 weeks 600mg/day | 8/17/2014 | 5 | hot flashes | occasional light headedness | This has been a Miracle Drug for my hot flashes. I was having severe hot flashes at the age of 42. At age 45, I started taking gabapentin, which greatly reduced the number and severity of my hot flashes within a few weeks of starting this medicine. I stopped taking this at one point after several years and the hot flashes came back almost immediately, so I started back on the gabapentin and the hot flashes went right away. Unlike other people, this medicine has given me an added bonus, I feel more energetic than when I was 40 . My overall feeling of well being improved when I started taking this medicine during my onset menopause. This has been a miracle drug for me. | F | 54 | 9 years 600 mg 3X day | 7/30/2014 | 1 | Bi-Polar Disorder: Insomnia/Anxiety | It wasn't until after I stopped taking Gabapentin that I was able to link the medicine to my high level of anxiety, reduced cognition and severe memory loss. It also increased the intensity and frequency of my depression. While taking the medicine it was difficult for me to even hold a conversation. | While I know everyone reacts differently to medication. I can't see how this medicine would benefit anyone | M | 42 | 3 years 300mg 1X day | 7/29/2014 | 5 | intermittent explosive disorder | My concentration is out this world,I'm able to do anything for hrs....I do things and figure things out I've never even worked on before.I'm 42 yrs old...I could not do without... | M | 42 | 10 days 2100 | 7/27/2014 | 1 | fibromyalgia | Almost lost my job while taking this. ...didn't realize it but apparently I became angry and crazy and friends were frightened of me. I could not focus...job production went down and quality of life went to heck. Evil drugs. Evil. | F | 40 | 2 months 100mg | 7/25/2014 | 1 | bulging disc lower back &leg pain | constipation, gas, always tired as to where I could not work or drive , ringing of the ears | made leg pain unbearable ! why should anyone pay for this poison! | M | 58 | 6 days 300MG 3X day | 7/25/2014 | 1 | I have chronic back and neck pain | I am not taking it it makes me sick and worse then I was I would not recommend drugs to any one try vitamin and herbal remedies all Dr's want to do is kill people that's why they give you drugs I throw all mine away | M | 37 | 2 days 300mg | 7/20/2014 | 2 | headaches n facial pain | Abdominal bloating and pain, fatigue, weight gain, constipation and initially blurred vision. | 43 | 10 days 900 | 7/19/2014 | 1 | neck pain | Burning aching feet. In a fog all the time. Very tired. Caused more pain after continued use. Withdrawal is bad | F | 53 | 6 months 1800 | 6/26/2014 | 1 | Back pain | People dont use this drug. Its a poison. My body reacted real bad to it. On second day my stomach throw up as body reacted to this drug as the poison. It's also are damaging brain by making complete vegetable out you. It gives hearth problems and reduces blood circulation giving pins and needles in arms and legs. It gives terrible headache, dry mouth and eyes and ringing in ears. This drug made me very aggressive and angry, also reduced concentration with blurred vision. | Didnt help back pain. Pain is still there. | M | 34 | 2 days 30 mg 1X day | 6/10/2014 | 1 | nerve pain | Crazy increase in appetite, obsessed with food. Consequent weight gain. Other than that, no real side effects (no effects of any kind actually) | Maybe 10% of the time seemed to help a bit but mostly didn't do much of anything. Not worth the weight gain. | F | 60 | 5 weeks 200 2X day | 4/25/2014 | 5 | migraines | Weight gain and frequent headaches when i wake up in the morning. | F | 70 | 10 months 300mg | 4/17/2014 | 1 | Diabetic neuropathy | I had to abruptly stop taking this medication due to being pregnant. The next 3 weeks after stopping it were terrible. It caused depression and suicidal thoughts. I had Insomnia for 4 days where I didn't sleep at all. I was abnormally angry for the 3 weeks and miserable. I would beware of this medication if at all possible. | F | 35 | 5 years 900 mg | 4/13/2014 | 1 | MS and nerve pain | Where to start, let's see, gas, memory loss, forgetting everything, depression, water retention, brain fog, and indigestion so bad it kept me up! I was not myself, I tapered down after getting on my full dose. All bad symptoms stopped including the messed up vision Neurontin gave me. Not worth being all screwed up because of a pill. I have enough problems with MS and fibro and the brain fog those give me. I need no added help from Neurontin!!! | F | 57 | 1 months 100 mg | 4/10/2014 | 1 | pain | Intense rage and anger with homicidal thoughts. Dizzy in a fog and hungry. | M | 58 | 1 weeks 300mg 1X day | 4/6/2014 | 4 | Fibromialga and nerve pain | Foggy feeling in my head but not bad swelling of hands and feet | F | 52 | 1 weeks 300mg | 3/12/2014 | 3 | fibromyalgia, reflex dystrophy sydr | Helps with burning pain of RSD but everytime I dream I have malignant hyperthermia and an increase in my pain and swelling so bad that I have looked into a way to not dream. Brain fog, headaches, forgetfulness and clumsiness are there too. Currently weaning after SCS implant but witbdrawl is terrible | F | 44 | 3 years 300 | 3/7/2014 | 5 | Fibromyalgia, Small Fiber Neuropath | Nausea, Dizziness, Lack of Coordination - kinda like drunk - to begin with and with any subsequent increase in dosages since. Otherwise, I no longer experience any perceivable side effects. It just helps. | I love this medication - I would take it over my narcotic pain meds if this were all I could have. Before Neurontin, it was beyond painful just to hold my toothbrush. I was so hypersensitive to all medications in the beginning, however, 100 mg was too much to start so I had to split the capsule in half - my doc said no one would believe that I was having startling results on what he said would have been about a 12th of the average dose. I used Neurontin at 50mg doses for YEARS with good results. It made a night and day difference in my quality of life. Now, 17 years later, I take 300 mg 3 x day. I tried more than that but I didn't get better results at a higher dose and it was very difficult to increase so I am extremely happy with this medication at this dosage. Even though this is a difficult med to get used to and I definitely found that the way the docs told me to increase it was way too fast for me, once I started increasing it far more slowly, it was much easier. | F | 56 | 17 years 300 3X day | 3/5/2014 | 1 | for neuropathic pain | complete nightmare. only realized that it was causing depression & anxiety when i reduced down to 400mg daily. i was having awful swings in mood & crying at the drop of a hat. have also had extreme difficulty reducing due to horrid mental & physical side effects. Did nothing for the pain. Also became very run down got shingles and now chronic sinusitus. Never ever again. Have read so many patient accounts of dreadful experiences and negative side effects & some people not being able to get off the drug as withdrawals so unpleasant & many gp's & pain consultants totally ignorant & disbelieving when patients report adverse events.For those who do benefit from this drug good luck. very very dissatisfied.z | F | 53 | 1 years 300mg x3 | 2/11/2014 |