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 | CFS/Possible MS | Head feels heavy, slight vertigo, and a shorter tempere. Had a slight headache, nausea and stomach ache, after the first day, but couldve been due to a migraine I had the day before! The "heavy head" feeling is what bothers the most. | Still giving my body more time to adjust. I fall asleep much easier now, but still wake up at night. Had no fatigue for the first two weeks, but it hit me like a ton of bricks 2 days ago. Aches and pains arent as noticeable and no migraines since I started. Really hoping that this will stop the horrible migraines I get several times a month! | F | 38 | 3 weeks 100 3X day | 3/22/2011 | 3 | anxiety | I am no longer on this but reading through others comments I am struck by the 'struggling with words' problem. This was a VERY obvious side effect for me and as a writer, I could not adjust to this. | I actually felt this did some good as an added benefit, my insomnia went away completely!!! It also eradicated the nerve pain in my hip that I have lived with since a car accident 20 years ago and loved that. Unfortunately getting off of it was hard. It was like all the blocked pain came back with a vengence and I felt as if I was losing my mind. This only lasted a few days but it sucked so just be forewarned if you are going to stop taking it. | F | 38 | 12 weeks | 3/29/2007 | 2 | Partial Complex Seizures / Bipolar | Weight gain!! When I was prescribed 2100 mg. of Neurontin for seizure control I gained 40 Pounds in about six monts without seizure control. The dosage was increased to 3600 and I gained 20 more in just two weeks. I can't wait for my doctor to take me off this thing. | Don't let your Dr. talk you into this medication. If you have seizures or bi-polar try something else like Lamictal. | M | 38 | 5 years | 6/26/2005 | 2 | Depression/Anxiety | I gained 10 pounds in ONE WEEK. It helped with my depression and anxiety but there was no way I was going to keep taking it if I was going to gain that much weight... I was hungry all the time. | Was on 300mg three times a day. | F | 38 | 9 days | 5/9/2007 | 2 | back aches | dizziness | F | 38 | 3 months 800mg 4X day | 3/23/2013 | 2 | Swellington and edema of lower extremities, weight gain. | Like the previous poster, I was placed on Neurontin for Xanax withdrawal; however. I'm not "a drinker." I don't even think he had a legit rx because he couldn't spell Ativan correctly. In my case, the Gabapentin helped ease withdrawal symptoms a bit, but when I was hospitalized again, I was already taking it plus the Xanax, so withdrawal was nast, hallucinations, etc. I was also placed on Remeron, and that assisted in the 60 lb weight gain. I want off all this stuff! | F | 38 | 1 years 300 mg 3x | 4/2/2016 | 1 | Lightheadedness? Vertigo? Anxiety? | Drunken dizzy feeling, memory loss, chest and muscle pain, numbness tingling of limbs, narcolepsy, tiredness, confusion, constant thirsty and appetite, weight gain, unrestful sleep, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, crazy thoughts or odd behavior, lost feeling, and higher anxiety disorder. | If a neurologist gives you this and you tell them all these side effect a month later but they just up the dose and tell you gabapentin don't give up these side effects then you need to find a new doctor. This stuff destroyed my life and career. I can't pay my bills from all the work I lost and medical bills from constant ER visits due to side effects. | M | 38 | 10 days 600 mg | 9/7/2016 | 1 | herniated disc lower lumbar | Fatigue, extreme sleepiness, dry mouth, depressed mood swings, suicidal ideation, sexual dysfunction, nightmares, cognitive fuzziness | This drug did not do much for my pain, I still have to take hydrocodone. It made me extremely tired, to the point I was falling asleep at 7:30, sleeping for 11 hours, and still nodding off behind the wheel while driving. Extremely vivid and disturbing nightmares, fuzzy thinking, dry mouth, very low depressive mood swings, suicidal ideation, inability to orgasm... I did not like it, it does not work for me. Evidently, you either love it or hate it, going by the reviews on this site. | F | 38 | 7 days 300 3X day | 3/23/2011 | 1 | sevier nerve pain in legs. | Memory loss, agitation, extreme tiredness, sores on mouth and sore throat thought was getting sick so took longer then got so bad that stopped taking med started coughing up skin from throat it hurt worse than tonsel taken out couldn't eat for 4 days breathing problems lungs felt heavyand short of breathe been a couple weeks off it and so short of breathe can't walk 150 yards without sitting down. My family told me not to tell this one but I amnd it made me depressed and I got so hostile and aggressive I got a knife and held my husband hostage while I gripped cause I felt he wasn't listening. Thank GOD he knew it was the medicine making me that way. Looking back it has almost scared me out of taking any medicines it made me crazy it scares me to remember how I felt. I also got suicidal. | This is very dangerous medicine. I am so worried now knowing medicine can really make you want to die or hurt someone else. My throat still hurts and now I can't hardly breathe I feel restricted and my lungs ache and are heavy. I walk some or go out in heat then I can barley breathe I pray this goes away. I also still feel depressed and what I did on it makes it worse. I am so glad my husband knew it was the medication that did it and reacted in a way that made it better instead of worse. I could be in jail and my whole life ruint and his to it made me feel like i had every right to do it and it was over forgetting to put ice in the cooler. I pray for anyone who takes this. I also coughed up big pieces of skin from my throat. Sores stayed on my mouth til a few days ago. I have never had sores on skin anywhere. Hey but it did take my pain away worth it? ( you decide).... | F | 38 | 6 days 300 mg 1X day | 6/2/2011 | 1 | cervical nerve damage car accident | Loss of control of emotions, felt out of my mind. Insomnia,gas and bloating,very hungry. | Only took this for 3 days and after the episode of "losing my mind" decided no way and then I found all these reviews. I am stopping it today! By the way it is 5 am and I have been up since 3am, VERY unusual. | F | 38 | 3 days | 1/6/2008 | 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 | 5 | nerve pain after back surgery | occassional dizziness, mental fogginess at times (like I can't think straight, I can't think of words, etc), anxiety | I started out on 300 mg 2x daily in combination with skelaxin (muscle relaxant) 800 mg 3x daily. I have finally found relief with taking the Neurontin, 300 mg, 5x daily w/o the skelaxin. I definately know when I have missed my Neurontin dosages. With the Neurontin, I am pain free. | F | 37 | 9 days | 3/27/2004 | 5 | partial seizures | dizzyness, weight gain, really crazy sensations when first falling asleep, long term foggy feeling, kind of groggy, though I feel pretty great while on it now. Seems like it really works for my partial seizures, though the side effects are kind of similar to having the seizures, just less scary. It does help with sleeping and middle of the night anxiety! | I'm trying to cut down because it seems to be making it more difficult at work. It's has most definately stopped the partial seizures almost completelly which makes it possible to function again, but at the expense of feeling "sharp" and "quick" at my somewhat busy job. My husband says I've not been myself - I notice I don't feel the "sparkle" or magic of life - everything seems really "dull" and numb. Which seems to help the seizures which were often caused by visual stimuli. I've started taking the medicine out of the geletin capsuls (it tastes terrible) - but it seems like the weight gain has slowed down since. I'm really bummed that I have to take this, but it totally helps the seizures. I am trying to cut down from 1800/day to 1200 / day, but it seems futile, as I feel totally crazy trying to take less. It feels absolutely terrible cutting down, totally depressing and sick feeling. My doctor is not very involved, I guess since partial se | F | 37 | 6 months | 3/29/2007 | 5 | ANXIETY | None | A WONDERFUL PILL...took me off Adavan because I'm a drinker N put me on Neurontin. Thought my Anxiety would never go away being off Adavan, but Neurontin has changed my life! NO ANXIETY!!! NO PANIC ATTACKS....GONE!.....THANKYOU SO MUCH TO THE MAKERS OF THIS PILL..my nerves are under control now👍👍👍 | F | 37 | 1 months 300mg3/day | 3/30/2016 | 5 | Neuropathy | I can walk without neuropathy in my knees due to surgery. Sleep is a plus. Kind of dizzy/loopy. | M | 37 | 10 months 300 mg. | 5/24/2015 | 5 | chronic upper abdominal pain 10yrs | At times i struggle with finding my words/some dizziness/poochy stomach But i was on 600mg of morphine/day i have been able to taper down to 75mg with gabapentin! I am pleased with it...altho i am maxed out on it and getting ready to switch to lyrica. | F | 37 | 1 years 3600mg/day | 9/11/2014 | 5 | Meralgia Pparesthetica | Groggy at 300mg, tired at 600mg, slightly dizzy when first started taking meds. Adjusted after about 1 month | Gabapentin is the ONLY thing that has helped my MP (meralgia paresthetica). My 300mg dose in the morning combined with Cymbalta - again for the MP, allows me to get through the day with little pain. The 600mg dose at night allows me to sleep with only slight pain through out the night. It is my "Miracle Drug"!!! | F | 37 | 1.5 years | 5/30/2008 | 4 | Trigeminal Neuralgia and Headaches | Weight gain! Thirsty all the time, forgetfulness, forget how to spell words or when talking to someone forget the word of something almost feel like I have alzhiemers at times...also there are times when I go to talk that my mouth doesnt want to move with the words I am trying to say...hard to explain..I have major problems sleeping, which is funny because the medicine does make you sleepy but then I am wide awake like 2 or 3 hrs later or there are times when it doesnt make me sleepy I am just plain wired! | Yes it is a good drug. Definitely decreased my pain!! Basically it is just something you will have to talk to your Dr about and then if he recommends it then just try temporarily to determine how it works for you and if the benefits out weigh the negatives. I have tried to get off the medication before or there are times when I ran out and I was SEVERELY sick!! Major headache and nausea! | F | 37 | 3 years | 3/20/2009 | 4 | Complex migraine | Nausea - easily resolved with anti nausea medication. Insomnia - I have ADHD so even Benadryl has that effect. I started at 100 mg and titrated every 2 or 3 weeks after side effects faded completely at each dose level. | I had serious reservations adding this drug, but I am on low dose Depakote and this which has mitigated side effects. Migraines are down from nearly every day to 4-5 per month, and those go away with one dose of Imitrex (injection)! As an added bonus, I no longer have the awful breast pain and swelling I used to have every month which, for me, is reason enough to continue the medication! | F | 37 | 2 months 300 mg 1X day | 8/13/2015 |