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 | Fybromyalgia + Spinal Stenosis | None | Immediate relief from back, neck and leg pain and don't feel like a zombie like I did on amytriptylene. So far this has been nothing short of a miracle for me. I appreciate that it is early days but so far it's brilliant. I am hoping that I don't develop a tolerance and end up on mega mgs daily. My main concern is weight gain as I did have a craving for sweet stuff last night, fingers crossed it was a one off due to high level of activity yesterday, not possible previously due to pain. | F | 59 | 5 days 300 3X day | 8/31/2013 | 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 | 4 | Peripheral Neuropathy | Sometimes have trouble recalling words. Occasional problems with balance. | It has generally been a help with the burning pain of diabetic neuropathy. It doesn't eliminate the pain, but combined with tramadol, it makes the pain tolerable. It really is the difference between agonizing, intractable pain, and medium pain. | M | 59 | 4 years | 5/14/2006 | 4 | Peripheral Neuropathy | Sometimes have trouble recalling words. Occasional problems with balance. | It has generally been a help with the burning pain of diabetic neuropathy. It doesn't eliminate the pai, but combined with tramadol, it makes the pain tolerable. It really is the difference between agonizing, intractable pain, and medium pain. | M | 59 | 4 years | 5/14/2006 | 4 | nerve pain pinched nerve in neck | none noticeable | seems to help pain and also helps me sleep better at night | F | 59 | 2 months | 12/3/2009 | 4 | fibromyalgia, restless leg syndrome | I cannot take 900 mg daily as my dr prescribed because I do medical transcription and midday I was totally wiped out and unable to work; very sleepy, brain fog, blurred vision. I now take 300 mg am and 300 mg p.m. After 1 day I had a drastic improvement in the RLS; gone completely, and it had suffered badly with this. It has helped enough with the fibro that I can tell a difference, but not a huge difference. Without a midday dose I can work fine, but definitely need it for pain about 5 p.m. which begins to become almost intolerable. | I have gained 45 lbs taking Neurontin only 9 months. SO I decided to wean myside and see what would happen. I weaned slowly over a 2-week period. After just 1 day of no Neurontin IMMEDIATELY the RLS returned and kept me awake at night with leg pain. But the really scary part - I believe to have tremor-like seizures in my head; it felt like I had a drill turned on in my skull for a few seconds that left a taste in my mouth and my teeth sore. I stood this for about 1-1/2 weeks of these seizures increasing to 3 a day average and I jumped back on the Neurontin. It tooks another 2 weeks for my head to "feel normal" and the seizures just gradually weaned away. So, no matter how large I get (I am 230 now) I will be too afraid to ever stop the Neurontin again. But I tell myself it is worth it for the leg pain to be gone. I would toss and turn all night and feel a deep ache in both legs and a feeling as if electricity was running up and down my legs, even in my feet. To have that gone and be able to sleep is worth wearing a size 20, although a devastating blow has been struck to my vanity. | F | 59 | 9 months | 9/12/2009 | 4 | Peripheral neuropathy | Loss of libido. Sometimes difficulty sleeping. | M | 59 | 1 months 300 3X day | 12/15/2020 | 3 | cerival radiculopthy, sciatica, | Too many side effects. Ear Ezecema,zoned out,clumsy. Liver enzymes slighlty increased at 1200mg/day. Drug inhibits metabolism of vitamin D. Had low vitamin d. Off of drug and taking vitamin d. Ear Ezecema practically disappeared. | Really help radiculopthy. Dosing above 300mg/day is too much for me. Will never take it again. | F | 59 | 1 years 300-1200 | 9/13/2015 | 3 | fibromyalgia | weight gain, drowsiness all day and not much relief even at very high dosages. | Pills are huge and difficult to swallow esp when taking several | F | 59 | 2 months | 3/25/2009 | 3 | 3 weeks post shingles | Sleepy, forgetful, mood swings | Cut back to 600mg a day due to the side effects. It is somewhat effective, Dr. says it is the best for shingles pain..Who knows? | F | 59 | 3 weeks | 4/14/2009 | 3 | osteoarthritis of the spine | at firts only somulance which resolved in a few days but now after 2 months with no dose change I have weight gain, diziness, headaches and brain fog. It has reduced the amount of lortab I take but not eliminated it. | I thought this was going to be a good thing but to tell the truth I had no side effects with lortab it worked well at 5-6 a day for three years and it is inexpensive. I think I would just as soon go back to my old routine. | F | 59 | 60 days | 6/24/2006 | 2 | neck,lower back pain | Hair loss, night sweats, nightmares | I began losing my thick head of hair and couldn't figure out why. The only thing I could think of was my change in medication so I decided to do a little research on this drug. It was reassuring to read that others have had this same problem. I quit taking the drug a few days ago so will see what happens. I meet with my doctor today and will discuss the issue with her. | F | 59 | 3 months 300 mg 1X day | 12/22/2010 | 1 | Neuropathy/ entire rt side | I was quite frankly, stoned. I was lightheaded, dizzy,tired and zombie like while on it. I developed purple circles under my eyes and looked like a junky. | F | 59 | 4 days 100mg 3X day | 1/8/2011 | 1 | Neuropathy caused by Taxol (chemo) | Dizziness and balance problems; Inability to find words or complete thoughts; leg cramps | I am only taking 300 mg per day (at bedtime)and I cannot tolerate the side effects. There has been absolutely NO improvement of the neuropathy. | F | 59 | 28 days | 6/9/2007 | 1 | L5spinal stenosis/ multiple myeloma | I have been on this drug for 10 years now in ever increasing doses as my condition has gotten worse. I am plagued by constant weakness,tremors,severe tinnitis,spaciness,lack of coordination,inability to focus or remember anything. It took away my sex drive and my motivation. I thought that it was somehow associated with menopause or the myeloma. The memory loss and aphasia has been so bad that I was terrified that I had Alzheimers. Some days I feel almost normal but most of the time I feel pretty rotten. I kept asking my doctors,"If my cancer is doing so much better why do I still feel so bad?" Apparently information about these side effects are not well known and these subjective feelings are often associated with other problems. | This drug is a blessing for some but it has been a curse for me. I felt so guilty about how miserable,listless and depressed I have been for so long. It has robbed me of my life force, my business acumen and my relationships. Doctors and Pharmacists recommend it all the time since it has acquired a reputation for being "safe" and almost "free of side effects". I have a medical background and I still got sucked into this trap! I am currently going through a slow and careful withdrawal process and I only hope that I will be able to regain my faculties once the drug is out of my system. | F | 59 | 10 years | 11/8/2007 | 1 | eye twitch, then back pain | Superior oblique myokymia--worked wonders for a month, then quit. Upping dose was no help. Side effects began after a month--fatigue and adhd. Later, took it for back pain (3 months) and had increased side effects-- memory problems, organization and concentration issues (making work very hard to do), weight gain, problems driving, couldn't "find" words. No pain relief. Reluctantly took it again two years later for worse back pain. (2 months) Side effects just got more problematic each time I started this drug. The third time, again no pain relief, but I felt absolutely crazy. Can't take any of the anti-seizure category meds. (Have also tried Baclofin, Gabatril, Lyrica, Tegretol with varying side effects and no pain relief.) I get none of these effects with opiates, even though they are considered more powerful drugs. They also control pain very effectively. | I think this is a powerful and sometimes dangerous drug which may esacalte in terms of side effects over time. I would never take it again. I have a friend who takes it and while he does not notice his side effects, I do. Very talkative, forgetful, lack of energy, weight gain, and impulsivity. He doesn't experience the out-of-control feelings I had. Ask other people what your driving is really like when you take this drug. I rear-ended three different people, thank goodness not seriously. It was all due to lack of concentration and poor reaction time. | F | 59 | 3 months | 3/1/2007 | 5 | pain due to 3 different causes | none | It has made a significant difference in my pain. Before, I wondered how I could go on living becuase the pain was so bad. Now, it's quite tolerable. | F | 58 | 300mg 3X day | 11/26/2010 | 5 | synovial cyst with right facet join | fatigue, fuzzy thinking, very deep sleep, constipated | Sciatic pain was at a 10 (meaning horrors!) prior to using 900 mg/day Neurontin. Now pain is gone until medication wears off. Have reduced Vicodin and Percocet out of the mix. Will be having surgery to remove cyst soon. | F | 58 | 4 weeks | 12/12/2006 | 5 | Severe Sciatica & Herniated Disks | It's hard to know if symptoms result from neurontin gabapentin or medical conditions. Symptoms include: intense and persistent cough (but I have allergies & asthma); cognitive decline, difficulty concentrating, memory loss, and trouble finding words and doing simple things (but I suffer from neurotoxicity to VOCs in environment--have even prior to taking gabapentin). | Neurontin is like a miracle drug; without it I couldn't function. 300 mg, t.i.d. keeps sciatic pain manageable as long as I (1) do not lean or bend forward, (2) do not lift or push more than a few pounds infrequently, and (3) keep most other physical activity to a minimum. So, even with Neurontin, herniated disks and sciatica force me to greatly limit most normal everyday activities. | F | 58 | 7 years | 12/4/2009 | 5 | Sleepy | Less back pain | M | 58 | 4 years 1800 | 9/12/2016 |