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 |
| 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 | 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 | 1 | anxiety/ mood disorder NOS | Extreme fatigue/exhaustion, general apathy during activities normally found exciting, inability to stay awake, sleeping probably 15-18 hours per day, dizziness, drowsiness, depersonalization, weight gain. Makes taking care of oneself, keeping a job, or succeeding in school nearly impossible. Rendered me essentially non functional. | I caution against taking gabapentin (neurontin) alongside other anticonvulsants. The bad effects, especially chronic exhaustion/fatigue, are heavily amplified. Loved ones thought I might have narcolepsy upon taking this medication because I literally could not stay awake. While taking this medication it made it to where I didn't care about anything and could not do anything other than sleep. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery while taking. Neurontin got me into 2 major car accidents due to falling asleep uncontrollably at the wheel. | F | 21 | 1 years 1X day | 10/7/2021 | 4 | degenerative scoliosis | "Brain Fog" occassionally, word loss, forgetfulness, weight gain...hmmmm, it may have turned me into a ditz. Just kidding, the side effects are mild, and I certainly do not get high as some others have posted. | I was ready to wait my turn for extreme back surgery (read up on it sometime) at the hospital ER. I was put on 300mg 3 times a day. With the occassional help of hydrocodone it made my severe problem, liveable. No longer do I have an icepick buried in my lower back, and a lump of burning coal resting on my leg just above my ankle. I will deal with the side effects in exchange for the relief. | M | 53 | 28 months | 10/30/2009 | 5 | Central (Thalamic) Pain Syndrome af | Weight gain. Brain fog, esp after increasing dosage. More vivid often nightmatish dreams. Word forgetfulness, even in the middle of a sentence. | I developed CPS after a stroke - a constant horrible cold burning pain on one side of my body. I am lucky that gabapentin helps me control it by lowering the pain intensity. It has saved my life. No joke. It has made me forgetful and thickened my waist. But at least I am not crawling on the floor, retching with unbearable pain, which is what happens when I do not take it. Gabapentin has side effects. CPS is Hell - a never ending burning pain that does not consume your flesh. Given a choice, I will continue to take the drug. | F | 52 | 21 months | 7/6/2009 | 3 | Bulging discs & sciatic nerve pain | Significant appetite increase, significant weight gain (15 lbs. in 10 months), extreme sleepiness during the middle of the day, upper-arm size increase, severe edema, moody, depressed, word-loss, loss of concentration and difficulty with making decisions, etc. UGH. | It did help my sciatic nerve pain. I was on 300 mg, 2 times per day and had gained lots of weight so I weaned myself down to 300 mg once per day (thinking I would loose the weight) and haven't lost any because I am still on the medicine. I have cut down to eatting almost nothing (but still have a large appetite because of the medicine) and walk 3 miles, 5 days per week and haven't lost any lbs. It has really helped with sciatic nerve pain but I did gain the weight and have all of the other side effects that I mentioned. | F | 36 | 21 months | 7/18/2008 | 5 | nerve pain in both arms | brain fog from this or the fibro - I don't know, weight gain or eating too much, | Nothing else has helped my nerve pain more than this - it's a godsend. I don't want to go off of it b/c it works so great for me. | F | 42 | 18 months | 1/27/2008 | 4 | failed lumbar fusion | initiall had excessive dizzy, slurred speech on doses over 300mg/day | Back on Neurontin after a two week trial of Lyrica (so nauseated I could not continue) I am now slowly increasing this drug by 100mg a day every week. Have a great PCP, and feel very supported in my medical care which is invaluable to me navigating through. | F | 45 | 18 months | 12/2/2008 | 3 | Anxiety | At first this was working great for me. But then problems started to occur. I experienced a lot of mind fogginess and big problems with stuttering...not being able to form words....sudden stopping med-sentence. I am on 800mg 3 times a dy | I don't notice any big benefits from it. | F | 30 | 18 months | 9/28/2008 | 3 | Diabetic Neuropathy | Extreme dizziness, photophobia (sunlight is too bright, out side everything looks | Despite the side effects, the raging burning pain in my feet and legs was somewhat blunted leaving only a numb sensation. It does help with sleep. | F | 35 | 18 months | 7/26/2004 | 3 | bipolar disorder | weight gain, fatigue - always tired, lack of interest in anything - including sex, memory loss (short and long term), GI problems (diarrhea, bloating, gas - ended up having upper and lower scopes done), I feel like there's more... but I CAN'T REMEMBER! | This actually helped with my extreme mood swings, but all of the side effects tipped the scale for me. I ended up walking out of my job that I loved and had been at for almost 2 years (a record for me!). When I lost the job and health insurance, I started tapering off of neurontin, ativan & celexa. I've done it over a two month period and as soon as I stopped taking the neurontin completely, my world was turned upside down. I feel horrible. I'm up all night and sleep all day. I'm jittery and twitchy. I know it will pass, but be prepared if you are going to taper yourself off - do it with a doctor if you can. As you can see... I'm back to rambling incessently - neurontin did help with that. | F | 32 | 18 months | 10/12/2007 | 3 | Drug and Alcohol Addiction | brain fog, forgetfulness, memory loss, loss of feeling, tingling in hands and chest | I leave the car running, I drive past my freeway exit, I forget my sister's kids names, I sometimes feel high on it, I have very little emotion about anything although I do take prosac as well. I take 2400 mg throughout the day (800 mg 3 times a day). It has helped my craving for drugs in an incredible way and have been sober a year now. BUT, I just tatood my father's name on my back and spelled it wrong. I am not that stupid. Is it the neurontin? | F | 39 | 16 months | 7/2/2008 | 2 | anxiety, replace prozac | dry mouth, weight gain (35 pounds in 1 year) back reaction with alcohol, sexual disfunction, changed from nightime and now see the others problems. tired, no motivation to do anything, agoraphobic, and lots more... | 600mg... no longer helps with original problem of panic attacks. feel like suing doctors. | M | 52 | 15 months | 1/14/2007 | 2 | anxiety, replace prozac | dry mouth, weight gain (35 pounds in 1 year) back reaction with alcohol, sexual disfunction, changed from nightime and now see the others problems. tired, no motivation to do anything, agoraphobic, and lots more... | 600mg... no longer helps with original problem of panic attacks. feel like suing doctors. | M | 52 | 15 months | 1/14/2007 | 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 | 5 | Bulging cervical disc w/ neuro pain | A little tired, not as sharp as a could be, but not too bad. Loose stools. Withdraw is hell and began for me with my first missed dose. No physical problems, but I was suicidally depressed. | I had a bulging disc at C6-7 with nasty radiculopathy down both of m arms. Combined regimen of 2700 mg/day of neurontin, 60 mg/day of baclofen, 1600 mg ibuprofen/day, and oxycodone as needed. It bought me an extra year before I had to have a second fusion surgery. I won't say I felt great, but it really did a good job for me. | F | 30 | 14 months | 11/14/2006 | 5 | memory loss | F | 30 | 14 months 400 3X day | 11/18/2014 | 3 | Hand tremor and siezure | I feel tired on and off the fatigue goes away. Fine hadn tremor typically around 10 am and also at night 9 - 10 PM when I want to go to bed I feel a fine tremor on my back and neck area. Very funny feeling 2 x 300 mg I may go with 3 x 200mg if I can find it. 600mg/ is a low does for a my size. | Take with a glass a water and make sure you keep hydrated. It seems to dehydrate the body. ALSO if you DO NOT keep hydrated it develops into headache/migraine...lasts 12 to 30 hrs | M | 44 | 14 months | 3/9/2009 | 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 | 5 | Periphal Neuropathy in Feet | Felt relaxed....Better able to sleep at night....No bad side effects, just good ones.... | I used to have sharp stabbing pains with burning. It felt like they were on fire. After starting Neurontin, all the sharp pains and the burning went away. Thank-You for Neurontin!!!! I take 300mg in the morning, and 300mg at bedtime. | F | 54 | 12 months | 8/14/2005 |