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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NEURONTIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Benzo withdrawal / substitution | Horrible Withdrawal symptoms, blurred vision | Titrated upward and upward and upward...eventually to 800mg x 3 daily then 1600mg at bed time (4000mg/day). Did not have any full blown seizures during benzodiazepine withdrawal, but this did not work at all for the anxiety and panic attacks that I was on the benzo for to begin with (which worked wonders). | M | 26 | 9 months | 6/1/2006 | 2 | anxiety and nerve pain | constipation, bloating, diarrhea when eaten with food, no energy, munchies almost like when stoned | didnt help much with anxiety. helped with pain a bit but with all the side effects no thanks. | M | 26 | 6 days | 2/3/2007 | 1 | Generalized Anxiety | Severe nausea, acid reflux, diarrhea, constipation, extreme weight loss, fatigue | My daughter was perscribed neurontin for anxiety because she had a problem with antidepressants and their side effects. The neurontin seemed to be working well but in April 2006 she needed to increase it. After the increase she had some problems with gas and indigestion. In Oct. 2006 it was increased again to 600mg. 4x per day within 4 weeks she was almost completely bed ridden with severe nausea, diarrhea, and gastrointestinal problems. After 25 lbs. of weight loss, 2 visits to the ER and 4 sets of bloodwork, not to mention the countless tests, ALL OF WHICH WERE NEGATIVE, she was hospitalized and told she had IBS and sent on her way with a perscription for Elevil. She continued to take the neurontin for two more weeks until we finally made the connection. She stopped the neurontin right away because of the severe side effects. The withdrawl was horrible!! She has now been off of the neurontin for 3 months and is still suffering the severe side effects which NO medication touc | F | 26 | 15 months | 4/20/2007 | 1 | Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome | Tiredness initially, but the bulk of the side effects did not begin until I quit the medicine cold turkey (was only taking 200 mg/day): Difficulty concentrating, memory problems, hangover feeling, vision problems, depression, anxiety, paranoia, vertigo, nausea. | When my dr. prescribed this I asked what the side effects were and he said | M | 26 | 3 months | 8/17/2005 | 1 | Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome | Severe weight gain, hypothyroidism, swelling, blurred vision, drowsiness, depression, memory difficulty, dry mouth and mouth sores leading to several cavities, muted orgasms | This is the best drug I've ever taken for pain. It makes my nerve damaged leg and back feel better than they have since getting permanently injured years ago in an accident. However, the side effects are so bad that I need thyroid and depression medications plus lots of dental fillings. I'm too drowsy to work or drive. I'm being taken off the drug because the blissful pain relief just does not outweigh the debilitating side effects. | F | 26 | 1 years 600mg 3X day | 6/16/2015 | 5 | Injury to nerves | Extreme fatigue, lack of motivation | It helped with mood stabilization. | M | 25 | 2 years | 5/6/2008 | 4 | Bipolar I, Panic Attacks, Insomnia | The first few days I was completely looped, like I was drunk. I was giggly and my speech was slurred and the world spun alot. Then it just went away suddenly and I woke up feeling fine. I crave sugar all the time and I think it's getting worse, not better. I have more headaches than usual and it does nothing for my myriad of physical aches and pains. | I'd love it if it weren't for making me crave sweets. I already have problems with binge eating but none of the other mood stabilizers are good for me, so this is what I've got to work with. I've gained some weight since I've been on it but I don't know if it's me or the Neurontin. I had to increase my dosage after a year to keep the bipolar and anxiety away because the severe mood swings and agitation was creeping back in. I get very good sleep with this medication though. I can take as many benzo's as I want and they can't beat Neurontin for a good nights sleep. I was previously on Depakote and it didn't help me near as much as this. My moods are mostly stable now and I feel like I'm at a decent level of functioning. | F | 25 | 2 years | 3/12/2007 | 4 | fibromyalgia | weight gain, about 15 pounds in 6 months. initially, some fatigue and weird reactions to small amounts of alcohol, not drunk, but loopy | Until I started taking neurontin, I didn't realize how much pain I was in because it had been so long since I had felt WELL. Once at maintenance, the knots in my muscles relaxed, my joints felt better, and I could exercise more. Despite my increased exercise, I gained weight at a pretty steady rate. By the time I stopped taking it, I had gained about 15-20 pounds, which, for me, wasn't really the best situation. Stopped taking it and all the pain has come back. | F | 25 | 8 months | 3/24/2006 | 4 | depression | M | 25 | 4 months | 3/8/2007 | 3 | Hand pain of unknown origin | Some dizziness, feeling spacey, slight vision disturbances | I started on Neurontin 100mg two times a day and it didn't seem like it did anything at all. My doctor then upped the dosage to 300mg two times a day - it seems to help my hand pain a little, but not much. However, I do seem to notice some dizziness and spacey-ness after taking it, and the vision in my left eye (which has always been a little worse than my right eye) seems to be worsened after taking it. That's about all the side-effects I've noticed to date. | F | 25 | 5 weeks | 1/25/2008 | 2 | MS Acute Pain | Fatigue, Loss of Cencentration, Double Vision, Nightmares - and most importantly I have completely lost the ability to have an orgasm...this is so depressing as I'm only 25! | Started off on 100mg three times a day but this turned me into a zombie. Went down to just 100mg at night. Haven't had any sudden nighttime MS spasms since I've been on it (which is a relief) but I still think I'd prefer to have a decent sex life. I'm going to try coming off it this week and take a chance that I might have the pains. This drug is weird - makes you feel like you're not even human. | F | 25 | 3 weeks | 10/14/2008 | 1 | Depression | Loquaciousness (talking excessively),anxiety, feeling outside of myself. It think that there is something about it that was addictive for me. My doctor told me that I could take however much I wanted. I don't think that it helped my depression. | F | 25 | 4 months | 6/14/2005 | 5 | bi-polar disorder | mild fatigue | F | 24 | 6 months | 1/24/2002 | 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 | 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 | post-herpetic neuralgia (shingles) | exteremely blurry vision at times -but perfectly fine vision most of the time. extreme thirst, rapid speech. i have difficulty speaking what is on my mind..i know exactly what i am trying to say but when it actually comes out of my mouth it seems like all of the words come out at once. then i wish i never opened my mouth to begin with. i've managed to embarass myself quite a few times now which is a shame because ever since i began taking neurontin all i want to do is talk and socialize with people -anyone who wants to talk. before neurontin i was mostly shy, reserved and well spoken. my sleep pattern has been somewhat disrupted. i wake several times throughout the night, and can't fall asleep for hours sometimes. other times i want to sleep the day away. i am still in the process of finding the right dose to ease my back pain, but i have found that it does help a great deal with the stabbing and pins and needles sensation. | on the more positive side, people around me have noticed some positive changes. i have been told i look better, and well rested, sound perkier and am just more friendly and approachable..which makes me happy and sad at the same time because i was unaware i was so miserable to be around to begin with. i often feel like i could burst out into laughter for no reason at all. i would recomend giving neurontin a shot...for me, the good has definately out-weighed the bad. | F | 24 | 14 days | 2/22/2009 | 5 | Neuralgia | Sleepiness, dizziness, memory loss. | I have been on Neurontin several times, and the side effects are always the same. I am sleepy all the time, dizzy all the time, and have no short term memory. I have bounced so many checks because I forgot that I used my debit card. I think the makers of Neurontin should pay my overdrafts! | M | 24 | 6 months | 7/27/2009 | 5 | Methadone withdrawal, 85mg | Nothing except that it removed all the terrible symptoms of Methadone Withdrawal and I recovered completely in 7 days. Even slept | However,I was taking clonidine and the extremely low blood pressure caused temporary blindness. Combined with Adderall, Methadone was easy... 85mg no less | M | 24 | 7 days 9000mg | 2/9/2015 | 4 | RLS/nerve damage in legs | Started with 300mg 2 times a day, and 2400mg at night to combat the RLS. This medicine works pretty well for RLS, and my episode per month have gone down quite a bit. Gabapentin was also invaluable for me when I was withdrawing from Vicodin. It made the opiate withdrawal much more bearable. I only had one uncomfortable incident after taking a larger dose one day; I became very manic, wouldn't shut up, mind was racing, and I felt like I was under the influence of alcohol. This has not happened again, but I do get a noticeable mood lift (almost euphoric) from Gabapentin, and it often makes me feel inebriated. | Works pretty well for RLS, but be careful because you can have a nasty withdrawal if you've been on high doses of Gabapentin for a while. | F | 24 | 4 months | 9/3/2009 | 3 | Bipolar type 2 | None that I'm aware of. | No side effects but it only helps with the anxiety, and not very much. | F | 24 | 3 years | 4/3/2009 |