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 |
| 3 | MS, Peripheral Neuropathy from MS | Taking appx 800 mg for 10 years Different side effects at different times. At this time trying to withdrawal at 100 mg each day is impossible. Neurologist confused and now recommending withdrawl trying to get me on LYRICA. He has correctly noted my sleep pattern of 5 pm to 5am needs fixing to a 10 PM bedtime for circadium rhythems... SIDE EFFECTS --insomnia, burning of hands of feet after taking 1400 Neurontin as a trial. Had that before. Hard to say what else | Seemed to work better in early years, | F | 48 | 10 years | 1/12/2009 | 3 | nerve pain from herniated disks | Weight gain, nightmares, tiredness | I kept taking it (at minimum dose) because it helped me sleep! But if I increased the dose for pain management, the dreams would wake me up and it was hard to return to sleep. Would recommend only if you have severe pain or seizures- and if it helps you, of course. | F | 48 | 9 months | 6/12/2008 | 3 | Fibromyalgia, CRPS, Sciatica, Pain | Anxiety through the roof, moody, crying, suicidal ideations, memory loss, trouble speaking. Emotionally, this is the worst I've ever felt in my life! Like seriously scary stuff. This drug may help some people but for me the side effects are just too much | It helps my pain but sadly the side effects are so bad that they outweigh the positives. Im weaning myself off, hope it's not as bad as some say to get off of. I am seriously close to committing myself on psych hold the depression is SO overwhelming | F | 48 | 2 months 200mg 3x | 1/31/2017 | 2 | postherpetic neuralgia | Sedation,brain burn, head jerking, muscle spasms, acne, poor vision, poor memory/speech, chills, gastro/intestinal distress, sore kidneys, new pains, ringing ears, cluster of sores in mouth/palette, hair thinning, congestion/cough, very low blood pressure, and emotional distress over the side effects. Note: no other drugs were being taken concomitantly. Strictly Neurontin | There is an initial honeymoon period - you get relief from intolerable nerve pain, you're sleeping, so you continue with the standard dosing protocols (300mg day 1 then up)Caution: if sensitive to drugs or coming off others, start low. I was underweight and struggling on drug treatments. No doubt this was a factor, while it reduced the core pain it created new types of pain in different parts. Within 1 hr of dosing I felt the chemicals entering the brain (brain burned),ears ringing, optical noise. Tummy fireworks became tummy torture. Sores on the roof of the mouth, and bronchial inflammation and coughing. These are big red flags. You know you've got stop taking it, but you know you have to taper gradually. My sense is that drugs can/will exacerbate pre-existing conditions or weaknesses, and create new weaknesses. Some of the damage I can see, some I can only sense. Some showed up immediately, some damage will no doubt appear down the road. Sadly, Dr. was't interested in the list of | F | 48 | 72 days | 1/8/2009 | 1 | nerve pain | Dry mouth w/unquenchable thirst, severe stomach upset, indigestion, blurred vision, spots before eyes, unable to focus eyes, problems forming speech, brain fog, confusion, memory loss, mood swings, blacking out, throat began closing off, headache, increased pain. I've read a lot about people gaining weight on this drug, but I had the opposite -- lost five pounds because I was UNABLE to eat. | RUN, DON'T WALK FROM THIS MEDICATION -- IT SHOULD BE PULLED FROM THE MARKET! I only took this for a short time, but the side effects were extreme, and are continuing. I only took for the amount of time I did because doctor said "it takes some time for full effect to kick in." I thought maybe the ill effects would subside after a little time. I am lucky to still have my job as I got so confused on the drug I could not complete even simple tasks (that I had been doing for 23+ years). This alleged drug to STOP pain actually caused me to have MORE pain in the end, and I truly thought I was going to die when my throat began to swell and close. From what I've read from others, there should be a class action suit brought against the makers of this drug. I can just only pray that I haven't gotten any permanent damage from having used this crap. I don't recommend this drug to ANYONE. | F | 48 | 8 days | 6/28/2008 | 1 | Nerve pain for arm | This medicine made me SICK! Brain fog, vomiting, felt so sick and tired, had to come home from work. | Not a good medicine for me. | F | 48 | 1 days 300mg | 11/18/2015 | 1 | Chronic pain, autoimmune neuropathy | This was my second attempt at taking this drug. Years ago I took a much larger dose and stopped because it made me literally freak out. I agreed to try it one more time at a much lower dose. On the 7th day I bumped up the dose as directed and went to bed. Woke up and felt afraid. I was groggy but agitated and felt like I wanted to punch or hurt my partner. That scared me terribly. I am a gentle person. I was pacing back and forth. I felt very afraid and crazy. I called pharmacy and my doc. Was told to stop immediately. Scariest reaction EVER. Incidentally, my nerve pain was worse during the 7 days. Feel much better today but can't wait until this med is out of my system completely. | Horrible! Made me feel afraid of myself. | F | 48 | 7 days 100 1X day | 5/6/2018 | 1 | cronic pain | trouble with speech,walking,seeing. muscle spasms falling down can't remember things no change in pain level depression no sex drive. can't sleep weight gain swelling of hands and legs/feet. just wanting to die some days!I | it is poison!!! please don't take it! go illeagle before they kill you with this one | F | 48 | 13 months 600 4X day | 10/25/2010 | 1 | broken neck | Started at 300 and steadily increased it to take 4 600mg 4 times a day. Did not help pain at any level. Started to loose vision and hearing and it was increased. Became paranoid and began acting aggressive and landed in jail over a property dispute. My lawyers questioned my use of the doctor (Robert Cocran, Nashville pain specialist) and his use of Neurontin. I objected because my sister who is also a doctor in the same building said he was good. I have two college degrees and began not to be able to finish complete sentences or think straight. | Then one night I hear Dr. David Franklin on TV saying the drug is a scam and was marketed for 11 unapproved uses by inventor ParkeDavis and knew it was destroying peoples lives and could not take it anymore and spilled the beans after PD sold it to Phiser. Phiser knew this and still markets it. The only use it was ever approved for is Grand Mal siezures and only in conjuction with another drug. Now they have added Herpes Pain. If you are getting it for anything else, you are being scammed; you are not even a Guina Pig, your a Big Pharma punk. They do not care. I pray everyday to God for justice and he says to read the 10 commandments to see what he is doing to all responsible. God states he will punish their 3&4th generations. He states he gets results when he starts punishing and making sick their grandchildren and great grandchildren because the rich will throw their own children under the bus but knows he strikes a nerve when he takes it out on the grandchildren but this of course takes time, years and leaves it up to the victims to warn the rest of us. BE WARNED! Check the 10 Commandments you are told are the 10 Commandments. God says many churches leave out the part about HIM getting your grandchildren and HOPE that it is not true. God says he would not of told Moses a lie. God states HOPE is the last evil in pandoras box. How is HOPE evil? It is evil when man places his faith in what others tell him to believe is the truth. instead of following his God given intuiti | M | 48 | 400 days 2400 4X day | 6/29/2011 | 5 | diabetic neuropothy | M | 47 | 2 years | 8/1/2007 | 5 | Anxiety - Bipolar II | The only medication that, after 7 years of medication adjustments, finally removed my constant anxiety!! | I was so amazed at not having any anxiety for the first time in my life that everyday for 3 months I would thank the pharmacutical gods for their chemical miracles. | M | 47 | 5 years | 4/15/2005 | 5 | Sciatica | Very sedating at first, but this decreased over time. | It relieved the severe, constant, bilateral sciatica when absolutely nothing else worked. I think it's very important to start at a very low dose & gradually increase it to avoid side effects. Also, anything high in magnesium (foods, otc meds, etc.) and/or fiber will block its effectiveness. | F | 47 | 4 years | 5/28/2004 | 5 | Guillain Barre | This was the only medication that relieved the severe nerve pain I experienced with Guillain Barre. It allowed me to focus on recovery following complete paralysis (instead of needing to cope with pain), and for that I will be forever grateful. I am now fully functional without any residual nerve problems. | F | 47 | 8 months | 4/30/2004 | 5 | Neuropathic Pain | Indigestion, weight gain (but that may be more lifestyle related - not exercising as much as I used to because of back problems), at recently increased dose seem to be dealing with flatulence. Marked drowsiness...I do not drive after taking my dose in the evening. Dopiness in the morning....no problem getting up but my brain is slow to get going! | This medication has hugely improved the quality of my life. I didn't sleep for more than a few hours a night for almost 2 years prior to being prescribed Gabapentin. The side effects are worth dealing with for the relief I have gained. I have to take my entire dose at once & quite early in the evening in order to be functioning in the morning. | F | 47 | 4 years 1600mg | 11/1/2014 | 5 | lymph node dissection from melanoma | If I miss a dose the severe nervousness sets in. I think I gained weight and it seems impossible to take it off while continuing the drug. | This drug saved my life. I had severe nerve pain after 3 months of healing. Nothing stopped the pain not even morphine. The first few doses totally ended the nerve pain and made every day life tolerable. I would take this drug no matter what now. | F | 47 | 5 years | 1/19/2010 | 5 | chronic pain due to neck injury | I am so depressed and am having suicidal thoughts and am at the end of my rope. I think it's time for me to get some help. This drug has been a lifesaver so far as almost totally eliminating my pain, but recently have woke up screaming from nightmares and this depression will take my life if I don't do something soon. | F | 47 | 2 months | 9/4/2009 | 4 | Hot flashes | I can't attribute any side effects to JUST Neurontin, as I am on a few different ones, but I sometimes have blurred vision, memory problems, stomach upset, difficulty with organizing thoughts, fatigue, etc. | I was prescribed Neurontin when I was at the Mayo Clinic for unrelated problems. I went into early menopause after chemotherapy for breast cancer, and could not take estrogen. The Neurontin worked GREAT...so well, that I can tell if I miss more than one dose, as the hot flashes return immediately. I was losing much sleep due to them, and was irritable, so the relief was dramatic...worth trying!! | F | 47 | 4 years | 6/8/2008 | 4 | Neuropathic pain caused by MS | Best: Feeling of extreme euphoria (like a high) Worst: sticky stools, smelly gas Other problems may be the MS or the Neurontin | Did a good job of controlling my pain, but at high dose (taking 800 mg 4-5 times a day). Seems to be short acting, would feel it start to wear off after 4-5 hours. Discontinued it due to the GI side effects. Now take Lyrica (but no high :-( | F | 47 | 10 years | 4/2/2009 | 4 | peripheral neuropathy pain | ringing in my ears that eventually got so loud i thought i'd go insane. couldn't even hear myself think. | was a fantastic mood stabilizer. calmed me down, made me able to still be rational and logical even in intense pain. what a toss up between the pros and cons. sigh | F | 47 | 10 months | 1/16/2008 | 4 | Peripheral neuropathy | At first nightmares and fatigue, even thought pain might have increased some. But I hung in there and gave it the recommended 3-4 months to work and am glad I did | Much better drug than Lyrica. Lyrica was horrible and messed w/my mind, cried a lot and suicidal. Neurontin has helped stabilize mood and dull excruciating nerve pain. Isn't a perfect drug, but works well. Needs to be started on low dose and slowly dose must be raised over time as the same dose will not work well after awhile. | F | 47 | 8 months 300 3X day | 2/4/2011 |